Reports, Papers, Posters
e-Learning for Educators: Effects of Online Professional Development on Teachers and their Students:
Executive Summary of Four Randomized Trials,
executive summary by Laura M. O’Dwyer, Jessica Masters, Sheralyn Dash,
Raquel Magidin De Kramer, Andrea Humez, & Michael Russell, June 2010
e-Learning for Educators: Effects of Online Professional Development on Teachers and their Students: Findings from Four Randomized Trials,
full report by Laura M. O’Dwyer, Jessica Masters, Sheralyn Dash,
Raquel Magidin De Kramer, Andrea Humez, & Michael Russell, June 2010
(file updated July 15, 2010)
Predictors of teacher satisfaction with online professional
development: evidence from the USA's e-Learning for
Educators initiative,
article by Todd D. Reeves & Joseph J. Pedulla, January 2011
Links to Partner Organizations
Alabama Public Television
Alabama State Department of Education
Center for the Study of Testing, Evaluation, and Educational Policy at Boston College
Delaware Public Broadcasting Station: WHYY
Delaware State Department of Education
Education Development Center
Kentucky Educational Television: KET
Kentucky State Department of Education
Mississippi Public Broadcasting
Mississippi State Department of Education
Missouri Public Broadcasting: KETC
Missouri State Department of Education
New Hampshire Public Television
New Hampshire State Department of Education
Pennsylvania Public Broadcasting: WLVT PBS 39
Pennsylvania State Department of Education
Technology and Assessment Study Collaborative at Boston College
West Virginia Public Broadcasting
West Virginia State Department of Education
Contact
via email: efe.research@bc.edu or
Sheralyn Dash (617) 552-6230
e-Learning for Educators Initiative
The e-Learning for Educators Initiative is a federally funded program seeking to establish an effective and sustainable model of online professional development that will help address state-wide teacher quality needs and have an impact on student achievement in eight partner states. Part of this initiative involves conducting four large-scale randomized experiments in 4th grade English Language Arts (ELA), 5th grade Mathematics, 7th grade ELA, and 8th grade Mathematics. inTASC is conducting these studies designed to examine the impact of online professional development on teacher knowledge, teacher practices, and, most importantly, student achievement. The research study is now complete. Findings will be published as they become available.
Partner Organizations
Each state participating in the e-Learning for Educators Initiative has a state leadership team consisting of staff from the state department of education and a partner public broadcasting station. Additionally, the Education Development Center (EDC), the Center for Study of Testing, Evaluation, and Educational Policy (CSTEEP), and the Technology and Assessment Study Collaborative (inTASC) at Boston College are providing support in the areas of implementation and evaluation. At right is a list of links to all participating partner organizations.