Letter from the CEO Forum

Year 2 Highlights & Recommendations

Section I: Professional Development:

A Link to Better Learning

• Overview
• Technology in School: An Opportunity for Improvement
• New Urgency
• Technology Professional Development: Critical Throughout a Teacher’s Career
• Meeting Individual Teacher Needs: The Teacher Technology Adoption Process
• Improving Student Performance: "Target Tech" Professional Development
• Principles for Successful Technology Professional Development

Principles for Successful Technology Professional Development

• Set Relevant, Realistic Goals
• Include All Stakeholders; Capitalize on All Resources
• Link Professional Development to Teacher and Student Needs and Objectives
• Model Best Practices
• Encourage Learning by Doing
• Provide Resources, Incentives, and Ongoing Support

Section II: Year 2 STaR Assessment

• Background & Summary
• Summary Profiles
• Data Snapshots — The Four Pillars
  • Hardware
  • Connectivity
  • Content
  • Professional Development
• A Call for Equity
• Year 2 Methodology

Endnotes

About the CEO Forum

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CEO Forum Members

Allan H. Weis, President and CEO
Advanced Network & Services, Inc.

Mitch Mandich, Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales
Apple Computer, Inc.

Ivan Seidenberg, CEO
Bell Atlantic Corporation

R.D. Odom, Jr., President
BellSouth Business

Charles Conn, CEO
CitySearch

Eckhard Pfeiffer, President and CEO
Compaq Computer Corporation

Ron Fortune, CEO
Computer Curriculum Corporation

Kevin B. Rollins, Vice Chairman
Dell Computer Corporation

John Hendricks, CEO
Discovery Communications, Inc.

Michael Marks, Chairman and CEO
Flextronics International

Sean Rush, General Manager
IBM

Therese Crane, President
Jostens Learning Corporation

Julien J. Studley, President and CEO
Julien J. Studley, Inc.

T. Michael Nevens, Director
McKinsey and Company

Don Cameron, Executive Director
National Education Association

Anne L. Bryant, Executive Director
National School Boards Association

David F. Banks, Chairman
Newcourt Credit Group

Dave House, President
Nortel Networks

Jeanne Hayes, President and CEO
Quality Education Data

Alan G. Spoon, President
The Washington Post Company