TILT (Teachers Integrating and Learning Technology) Staff Development Program in Billings Public Schools:

This area will feature research-based practices and approaches to teaching students, as well as teachers... to prepare them for a future which increasingly requires its citizens to be tech-savvy. Below you will find a collection of research used in designing and implementing the TILT program in BPS. The research is divided into three major areas; 21st Century Skills Acquisition for students K-12, Effective Staff Development practices, and Emerging Technology and Educational Trends.

TILT Program Overview
TILT Social Network

Focus On 21st Century Skills Acquisition
Article or Publication	Source
Redefining Literacy for the 21st Century	David F Warlick, Linworth Publishing, 2004
The New Literacy - 2004	Armstrong & Warlick [http://www.techlearning.com/article/2806]
The New Literacy - 2005	Warlick [http://tinyurl.com/2acxda]
The Nine Themes of Digital Citizenship	Ribble & Bailey [http://coe.ksu.edu/digitalcitizenship/]
Safe Classroom Blogging to Improve Student Writing	Wes Fryer: Teach Digital [http://teachdigital.pbworks.com/blogging]
Creating, Collaborating & Blending Learning in the 21st Century Infoverse	Wes Fryer: Teach Digital [http://teachdigital.pbworks.com/createcollaborateblend]
Inventing The Future: Safely Empowering Learners in the Read/Write Society	Wes Fryer: Teach Digital [http://teachdigital.pbworks.com/inventthefuture]
Videoconferencing Collaborations and Field Trips	Wes Fryer: Teach Digital [http://teachdigital.pbworks.com/virtualfieldtrips]
Educating the Net Generation	Educause: Transforming Education Through Technologies [http://www.educause.edu/educatingthenetgen?bhcp=1]
ISTE's Educational Technology Standards for Students	http://www.iste.org/Content/NavigationMenu/NETS/For_Students/NETS_S.htm
Standards for the 21st Century Learner	AASL (American Association of School Librarians), [http://www.ala.org/ala/aasl/aaslproftools/learningstandards/AASL_LearningStandards.pdf]
Framework for 21st Century Learning	Partnership for 21st Century Skills: [http://www.21stcenturyskills.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=254&Itemid=120]
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Literacy Maps	Partnership for 21st Century Skills: [http://www.21stcenturyskills.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=31&Itemid=33]
Student Learning: How can technology influence student academic performance?	Center for Applied Research in Educaitonal Technology (CARET) [http://caret.iste.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=answers&QuestionID=1]
Student Learning: How can technology develop higher order thinking and problem solving?	Center for Applied Research in Educaitonal Technology (CARET) [http://caret.iste.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=answers&QuestionID=2]
Student Learning: How can technology improve student motivation, attitude, and interest in learning?	Center for Applied Research in Educaitonal Technology (CARET) [http://caret.iste.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=answers&QuestionID=3]
Student Learning: How can technology help to prepare students for the workforce?	Center for Applied Research in Educaitonal Technology (CARET) [http://caret.iste.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=answers&QuestionID=4]
Student Learning: How can technology address the needs of low performing, at-risk, and students with learning disabilities?	Center for Applied Research in Educaitonal Technology (CARET) [http://caret.iste.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=answers&QuestionID=5]
Curriculum & Instruction: How can technology be infused into curriculum and instruction effectively?	Center for Applied Research in Educaitonal Technology (CARET) [http://caret.iste.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=answers&QuestionID=7]
Bloom's Taxonomy Blooms Digitally	Andrew Churches, 2008, Tech & Learning [http://techlearning.com/article/8670]
Research on Digital Literacies & Today's Learners	Christine Greenhow, 2009, Learning & Leading with Technology Vol. 36, No. 4
Passport To Digital Citizenship	Mike Ribble, 2009, Learning & Leading with Technology Vol. 36, No. 4
The Horizon Report	The New Media Consortium & the Educause Learning Initiative, 2008 edition
Technology In Schools: What the Research Says	Charles Fadel, Global Lead, Education; Cisco Systems, Inc Cheryl Lemke, CEO, Metiri Group
Rethink Learning in the Digital Age (Chapter 3)	Mitchel Resnick, The Media Laboratory, MIT
Digital Natives, Digital Immigrants	Marc Prensky, 2001 On the Horizon (NCB University Press, Vol. 9 No. 5, October 2001)
Critical Issue: Using Technology to Improve Student Acievement	NCREL [http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/methods/technlgy/te800.htm]
Effective Staff Development
Article or Publication	Source
Promoting a culture of learning through community building	Deborah Zawisian, John Caroll University National School Reform Faculty (NSRF): Research Presented at the Second Annual CFG Research Forum, 2007 [http://www.nsrfharmony.org/research/Zawislan_2007.pdf]
Critical Friends Groups: Building Teacher Knowledge Through Collaboration and Reflection	Michaelann Kelley, Eisenhower High School NSRF: Research Presented at the Second Annual CFG Research Forum, 2007 [http://www.nsrfharmony.org/research/Kelley_2007.pdf]
Teachers Talking about Teaching and School: Collaboration and Reflective Practice via Critical Friends Groups	Lisa Kuh, University of Washington NSRF: Research Presented at the First Annual CFG Research Forum, 2006 [http://www.nsrfharmony.org/research.kuh.pdf]
Developing, Embedding and Sustaining Professional Learning Communities: What Have We Learned?	Debra Smith and Hallie Tamez, NSRF: Research Presented at the First Annual CFG Research Forum, 2006 [http://www.nsrfharmony.org/research.smith.tamez.pdf]
Professional Learning Communities: Key Themes from the Literature	Stephanie Feger and Elise Arruda The Education Alliance, Brown University, 2008 [http://www.alliance.brown.edu/pubs/pd/PBS_PLC_Lit_Review.pdf]
Ten Steps to Effective Technology Staff Development: Getting Teachers on Board	Barbara Bray, My eCoach: Edutopia [http://www.edutopia.org/ten-steps-effective-technology-staff-development]
Giving Teachers the Reins	TEACHER Magazine, October 2007: Vol.1, Issue 01, Pages 7-8, 10, 12
Team-Oriented Teaching	TEACHER Magazine, October 2007: Vol. 1, Issue 01, Pages 2-5
Effective Staff Development in Technology - Not Necessarily an Oxymoron	David Jakes TechForum: Strategies, Solutions and Innovations for Technology Leaders [http://archive.techlearning.com/techlearning/pdf/events/techforum/chi04/vault/1/Jakes_Presentation2.pdf]
Effective Technology Professional Development is:	Salpeter TechForum: Strategies, Solutions and Innovations for Technology Leaders [http://archive.techlearning.com/techlearning/pdf/events/techforum/chi04/vault/1/Salpeter_Presentation.pdf]
A Taxonomy for Learning, Teaching, and Assessing	Anderson and Krathwohl, Longman Publishing, 2001
The Collaborative Advantage	Jennifer L Steele & Kathryn Parker Boudett, ASCD, 2009 Educational Leadership, Vol. 66, No. 4
From Surviving to Thriving	Sonia Nieto, 2009 Educational Leadership, Vol 66 No. 5
The Lessons are in the Leading	Gordon A. Donaldson Jr, 2009 Educational Leadership, Vol 66 No. 5
Moving Beyond Talk	Debra Smith, Bruce Wilson, Dick Corbett, 2009 Educational Leadership, Vol 66 No. 5
How Nations Invest in Teachers	Ruth Chung Wei, Alethea Andree, Linda Darling-Hammond Educational Leadership, Vol 66 No. 5
Learning with Blogs & Wikis	BillFerriter, 2009 Educational Leadership, Vol 66 No. 5
Embarking on Action Research	Catherine M Brighton, 2009 Educational Leadership, Vol 66 No. 5
Teacher Learning: What Matters	Linda Darling-Hammond & Nikole Richardson, 2009 Educational Leadership, Vol 66 No. 5
Supporting Teacher Learning Teams	Steve Chappuis, Jan Chappuis, Rick Stiggins, 2009 Educational Leadership, Vol 66 No. 5
Come To the Fair (Support for TILT Showcase)	Sheila Danaher, John Price, Paula Kluth, 2009 Educational Leadership, Vol 66 No. 5
Model Teachers	Douglas B. Reeves, 2009 Educational Leadership, Vol 66 No. 5
The Continuum of Teacher Learning	Tracy Huebner, 2009 Educational Leadership, Vol 66 No. 5
The New Literacies	Zach Miners & Angela Pascopella District Administration Magazine, October 2007
Hungry for Help: Schools of education must fuel a digital revolution in teaching	Michele Knobel Edutopia, June/July 2009
Staff Development, Cafe Style	Jennifer Arns Learning & Leading with Technology, November 2008
Global Connections	Dave Forrester Learning & Leading with Technology, November 2009
Emerging Technology & Educational Trends
Article or Publication	Source
Six technologies that are soon to transform schools	Meris Stansbury: eSchool News Volume 12, N0. 5, May 2009
Digital Storytelling	Regina Royer & Patricia Richards Learning & Leading with Technology, November 2008
Whiteboards Engage Autistic Students	Kathleen McClaskey & Rand Welch Learning & Leading with Technology, February 2009
Keep Them Chatting	Jeanie Cole Learning & Leading with Technology, February 2009