Teachers and teacher educators are faced with the challenge of adapting to and remaining aware of continual advancements in technology and their resulting impact in the classroom. This book presents research on the practical applications of technology in learning environments, assisting both...

"This book offers professional teacher educators a rare opportunity to harvest the thinking of pioneering colleagues spanning dozens of universities, and to benefit from the creativity, scholarship, hard work, and reflection that led them to the models they describe"--Provided by publisher.

"Offers an analysis of the promise and controversy around teacher pay for performance. Identifies potential strengths and weaknesses of performance-driven compensation policies and addresses key conceptual and implementation issues that have dominated the debate surrounding teacher compensation...

"This book provides a framework for evaluating and conducting educational technology research, sharing research on educational technology in education content areas, and proposing structures to guide, link, and build new structures with future research"--Provided by publisher.

"This book explores the tools and techniques that enable educators to leverage wireless applications and social networks to improve learning outcomes and provide creative ways to increase access to educational resources"--Provided by publisher.

"Highlights costs of inadequate education, attaching hard numbers to the relationship between educational attainment and critical indicators as income, health, crime, dependence on public assistance, and political participation. Explores policy interventions to boost the education system's...

"Analyzes the potential costs and benefits of school choice and discusses policy mechanisms that would maximize its benefits while mitigating its social costs, specifically in terms of racial and religious issues and the promotion of civic values"--Provided by publisher

"Curriculum, Learning, and Teaching Advancements in Online Education highlights the models and frameworks that have been effective in the development of online education into the classroom. By bringing together knowledge and experience, this book allows educational technologies to be evaluated...