Virginia Laptop Initiative
The superintendent of the Henrico County school district has written an article for eSchool News giving an overview of the success of their one-to-one student laptop program. They are now in their third year of implementation, and are able to demonstrate significant student achievement gains in that time. The change has affected the whole school environment, including increasing parental involvement and participation in the secondary grades. Most importantly, it has helped teachers move into more constructivist instruction, which probably is the driver for increased test scores.
The article has some very interesting observations about their experience, and suggestions for others looking at the model. It’s at www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStory.cfm?ArticleID=4848. (Free registration required to read the article.)