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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Put the Textbooks Away: Preparation and Support for a Middle School One-to-One Laptop Initiative
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Maninger, Robert M.; Holden, Mary Elizabeth – American Secondary Education, 2009
This study, conducted in the Southwestern United States, investigated teacher and student uses of tablet laptop computers in a one-to-one initiative involving fifth grade through eighth grade students and their teachers. The campus initiative led to higher than expected technology integration and student-teacher and student-student collaborations.…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, Technology Integration, Educational Technology, Use Studies
Promoting Inclusion in Secondary Schools through Appreciative Inquiry
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Kozik, Peter L.; Cooney, Bernard; Vinciguerra, Scott; Gradel, Kathleen; Black, Joan – American Secondary Education, 2009
Including students with disabilities fully in the general education curriculum has become accepted in elementary schools, but issues such as teacher collaboration, standardized testing, gaps in skill levels, and scheduling challenges continue to pose significant obstacles to full inclusion in middle schools and high school. This article describes…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Secondary Schools, Inclusive Schools, Organizational Development