Ohio's Technology Academic Content Standards for Students
http://www.ode.state.oh.us/academic_content_standards/acstechnology.asp
This website provides access to the Technology Academic Content Standards adopted by the Ohio Department of Education in December, 2003.

Technology Academic Content Standards Information Page
http://www.ode.state.oh.us/academic_content_standards/acstechnology.asp
This site, hosted by the Ohio Department of Education, contains information about the Curriculum Model Field Test, implementation materials, and background on the curriculum development process. Standards and support materials are available for viewing and downloading.

National Educational Technology Standards for Administrators
http://www.cnets.iste.org/administrators/
The National Educational Technology Standards (NETS) for Administrators developed through the Technology Standards for School Administrators (TSSA) Collaborative identifies knowledge and skills constituting the "core" of what every P-12 administrator needs to know about and be able to do with technology regardless of specific job role. ISTE has embraced the TSSA standards as the national standards and extended the "core" skills and knowledge to include the specific provisions for administrators in three job roles:

• superintendent and executive cabinet,
• district-level leaders for content-specific or other district programs, and
• campus-level leaders including principals and assistant principals.

e-Lead: Leadership for Student Learning
http://www.e-lead.org/
e-Lead is a partnership of the Laboratory for Student Success (LSS) at Temple University and the Institute for Educational Leadership (IEL). Its goal is to connect school systems to information that helps them design quality leadership development strategies for their principals. e-Lead is an interactive database of school leadership development programs and a library of resources.

A Quantitative Synthesis of Recent Research on the Effects of Teaching and Learning with Technology on Student Outcomes
http://www.ncrel.org/tech/effects/
NCREL recently conducted a scientifically based study on the impact of the use of technology in teaching and learning on student outcomes. The study, A Quantitative Synthesis of Recent Research on the Effects of Teaching and Learning With Technology on Student Outcomes, presents a meta-analysis of 20 research studies conducted on the observable impact of technology on student learning. The report demonstrates that there is a net positive effect from integrated technology use on classroom-level student academic performance.

National Leadership Institute ToolKit (No Child Left Behind)
http://www.setda.org/content.cfm?sectionID=24
Since the passage of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001, SETDA has hosted a National Leadership Institute where state participants worked hand-in-hand with content experts and the key people from the United States Department of Education to produce the SETDA National Leadership Institute Toolkit - States Helping States to Implement No Child Left Behind. The toolkit concentrates on five themes that transcend NCLB, such as: Scientifically Based Research, Technology Literacy Assessment, Common Data Elements, Evaluating Effective Teaching and the National Education Technology Plan.

Ohio Department of Education Fact Sheet 2004
http://www.ode.state.oh.us/faq/default.asp
The State Board of Education and the Ohio Department of Education (ODE) are working toward educational reform in Ohio by making sure that what we expect of students is taught in classrooms and measured by assessments. This aligned state system of academic content standards, curriculum models, achievement and diagnostic tests is improving both teaching and learning in Ohio schools. State and national data show that Ohio's students are performing at higher academic levels than ever before. When this system is fully in place, all of Ohio's 1.8 million school children will have access to a quality education, no matter where they live. Our commitment is to make sure that all students reach high levels of achievement, including students with disabilities, limited English proficiency and low socioeconomic status. This includes students from major ethnic and racial groups.

A fairer and better accountability system ensures that all of us are responsible for improving the performance of all Ohio's students. It's the right thing to do.