We’ll discuss the effects of high school students earning college credit before they graduate. Washington has Running Start, Kansas has dual enrollment, and many other states have similar programs. Some new and more detailed measures of Running Start outcomes indicate there may be some problems with the program and how it is impacting student achievement.
Then we turn to elementary education to consider how teacher perceptions of technology shape tablet usage and impact on student learning.
- 1st Segment – 0:55 – Impact of Dual Enrollment Programs
- 2nd Segment – 28:45 – Perceptions of Technology in Primary Classrooms
- 3rd Segment – 39:08 – Teach 100% AP courses or free electives?
Featured Guest
Primary Citations
- How Much of a “Running Start” Do Dual Enrollment Programs Provide Students?
Cowan, J., & Goldhaber, D. (2015). How Much of A” Running Start” Do Dual Enrollment Programs Provide Students?. The Review of Higher Education, 38(3), 425-460. - Exploring the use of educational technology in primary education: Teachers’ perception of mobile technology learning impacts and applications’ use in the classroom
Domingo, M. G., & Gargante, A. B. (2016). Exploring the use of educational technology in primary education: Teachers’ perception of mobile technology learning impacts and applications’ use in the classroom. Computers in Human Behavior, 56, 21-28.
Supplemental Citations
- Camden Hanzlick-Burton – Summit Sierra High School – Seattle, WA
- Evaluation of AVID Effectiveness – Multnomah County Partnership for Education Research- Northwest Evaluation Association
Featured Beverage
We drink Oak Aged Yeti, a whiskey-infused imperial stout from Great Divide Brewing Co. in Denver, CO.