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Examining Response To A One-To-One Computer Initiative: Student And Teacher Voices, Mark Storz, Amy Hoffman Dec 2012

Examining Response To A One-To-One Computer Initiative: Student And Teacher Voices, Mark Storz, Amy Hoffman

Mark G. Storz

The impact of a one-to-one computing initiative at a Midwestern urban middle school was examined through phenomenological research techniques focusing on the voices of eighth grade students and their teachers. Analysis of transcripts from pre- and post-implementation interviews of 47 students and eight teachers yielded patterns of responses to illuminate how one-to-one computing changed students’ learning experiences and teachers’ instructional practices. Key themes that emerged were changes in teacher pedagogy, effect on student learning experiences, impact on classroom behavior and management, potential for improved communications, and suggestions to address professional development needs. The students demonstrated their learning in varied and …


Educational Inequity From The Perspectives Of Those Who Live It: Urban Middle School Students' Perspectives On The Quality Of Their Education, Mark Storz Aug 2008

Educational Inequity From The Perspectives Of Those Who Live It: Urban Middle School Students' Perspectives On The Quality Of Their Education, Mark Storz

Mark G. Storz

Abstract In interviews with over 250 urban young adolescents, many students make it clear that they are acutely aware of the educational inequities that exist in their schools and that these inequities are having a negative impact on their education. Student voice is used to highlight urban middle school students’ perspectives on the quality of their education particularly in terms of curricular issues, teacher quality, and lack of resources.


It's All About Relationships : Urban Middle Schools Students Speak Out On Effective Schooling Practices, Mark Storz, Karen Nestor Dec 2007

It's All About Relationships : Urban Middle Schools Students Speak Out On Effective Schooling Practices, Mark Storz, Karen Nestor

Mark G. Storz

No abstract provided.


They Call Us To Justice : Responding To The Call Of The Church And Our Students, Mark Storz, Karen Nestor Dec 2006

They Call Us To Justice : Responding To The Call Of The Church And Our Students, Mark Storz, Karen Nestor

Mark G. Storz

Describes the ways in which to enhance the Catholicity of Catholic education by addressing issues of social justice through listening to the concerns of students as well as reading Church documents on the issue.


Laying The Foundations For Educational Foundations: Working Backward From Evaluation To Preparation., Mark Storz, Cindy Meyer Sabik Dec 2003

Laying The Foundations For Educational Foundations: Working Backward From Evaluation To Preparation., Mark Storz, Cindy Meyer Sabik

Mark G. Storz

Addresses the challenge of asking students to become political within the context of educational foundations. Description of the structure and purpose of foundations courses; Discussion on the goal of the project; Details of the students' assumptions, experiences and understandings of their foundations courses through excerpts of conversations; Reactions and reflections on the interactions and contradictions.


Insights Into Meeting Standards From Listening To The Voices Of Urban Students, Mark Storz, Karen Nestor Feb 2003

Insights Into Meeting Standards From Listening To The Voices Of Urban Students, Mark Storz, Karen Nestor

Mark G. Storz

Part of a special section on the use of standards in middle schools. Students' perspectives on learning were considered when a newly configured K–8 school in a large urban district implemented standards-based reform. Interviews with middle school students in the district indicated that they wanted school experiences that were challenging, integrative, and exploratory and that they were eager to partner with their teachers to achieve high standards of performance that allowed them to develop fully as individuals. A challenging, integrative, and exploratory curriculum is the only way to achieve high academic standards and should be the standard for developmentally responsive …


Students' Advice To Prospective Middle School Teachers: Learning From The Experiences Of Future Students, Mark Storz Dec 2002

Students' Advice To Prospective Middle School Teachers: Learning From The Experiences Of Future Students, Mark Storz

Mark G. Storz

No abstract provided.