Every Child, Every Day: A Digital Conversion Model for Student Achievement (New 2013 Ed Leadership Titles) - Tapa blanda

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Dr. Mark Edwards has served as a school principal; Superintendent of Henrico County, Virginia; Dean of the College of Education at the University of North Alabama; and Vice President for Business Development at Harcourt Assessment. During his tenure in Henrico County, the district deployed 26,000 laptops to students in grades 6-12 as part of a groundbreaking Teaching and Learning Initiative. The initiative received national attention as a benchmark for one-to-one computing and was recognized with numerous awards.

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“Despite the challenges, there was a sense that we could improve. I knew that indeed we could and would do better.” 

 --Dr. Mark Edwards

In 2007, Dr. Mark Edwards was the new superintendent of the Mooresville N.C. Graded School District. The graduation rate was only 64%, the high school academic composite only 68%. But Dr. Edwards was convinced that Mooresville students and teachers could do better . . . and they did.

Here is the story of how Superintendent Edwards led his district in an innovative “digital conversion” initiative with very remarkable results within just four years:

• Every student and teacher got a laptop despite a very modest resource base.
• The graduation rate increased to 90%.
• The composite academic performance rose to 89%.
• A vibrant new learning environment was recognized and admired by hundreds of outsiders.

Each chapter of this inspirational and informative book gives readers a look at the visionary success factors that worked together to produce these positive results–a culture of caring, digital resources, a relentless focus on data, leadership at all levels, and student-centered learning–and shows how their interplay drove, and can drive, academic improvement. In addition, new funding strategies that address the budget issue combine with step-by-step replication tips to provide valuable inspiration and guidelines to help every school succeed on the digital conversion path to student achievement.

Praise from U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-Va.)