Textbook Adoption Case Study

As the newly promoted director of student achievement for Washington, D.C Public Schools, I am fully committed to the expansion of current program offerings as well as the creation of additional programs. To achieve this, I will make use of the principles learned in my graduate budgeting course to assess the current financial situation, plan the department’s future direction, create and implement the new annual budget, and lastly, evaluate the success of the programs and the budget in preparation of repeating these steps.

The use of technology in the classroom is an important tool to utilize as an educator. Technology allows for educators to have instant access to a plethora of resources that would not be available if technology was not used in the classroom. Teachers have the ability to plan lessons, create presentations, and have interactive games for students to use as a learning tool through the use of different digital devices. Modern day technology is rapidly advancing and providing teacher with many different tools to use in the classroom to enhance the students learning experience.

“Marketing Professors’ Perspectives on the Cost of College Textbooks: A Pilot Study” is a paper by Lawrence S. Silver, Robert E. Stevens of Southeastern Oklahoma State University and Kenneth E. Clow of University of Louisiana. It was published in the Journal of Education for Business Volume 87. The first half of the paper starts off by explaining why the cost of textbooks is an issue. They go on to explain different competitors’ textbook have in the marketplace today and how publishers are trying to appeal new customers through professors. The second half of the paper focuses on a study that was done by surveying random marketing professors in the United States. The survey contained questions asking about the pricing of textbooks and how they

Allentown School District strives to provide students with an individualized academic plan to prepare them for graduation and “success in post-secondary education or a job paying a family sustaining job” (ASD). By looking at the vision of the district, it is evident that the school is a key factor to better the future of the surrounding community. The surrounding community does not have a

In 2004 the California Student Public Interest Research Group (CALPIRG) along with the Oregon student public interest research group (OSPIRG), jointly released a study called “Ripoff 101: How the current practices of the textbook industry drive up the cost of college textbooks.” A survey was done of the most widely assigned textbooks at 10 public universities in California and Oregon, and interviews were done with 156 faculty members and 521 students on the cost of textbooks and purchasing habits. The study focused on the following problems: Textbooks are getting more expensive, publishers add extras to raise prices, and new editions are published frequently, often with little content change. These

In this project, I hope to focus on the difficulties in obtaining textbooks. Specifically, I want to discuss the ever rising and ridiculous prices. The personal experiences of my fellow students and of students around the country are the main driving resources of my research. I will examine their own experiences purchasing and obtaining textbooks and what sort of effect this process had on their college experiences. I hope to analyze book companies and book stores related to our own campus to discover the options laid out for students. I also hope to discover different statistics concerning the

Students would donate textbooks to the book exchange, and in exchange earn points to purchase textbooks from the book exchange. The exchange could be held in the student center twice a term, and the books will be stored in a self-contained storage cabinet that is housed on campus. The exchange would be run by the student council and student volunteers who earn book exchange points for each hour they volunteer. The initial cost of the storage unit and initial books could be earned through various fundraisers and book

As students are faced with rising book costs, many won’t buy textbooks. The student public interest research groups are an organization which organizes college students to solve pressing public interest problems. A survey conducted by Student PIRG’s showed that 1,905 undergraduates on 13 different campuses, 2 and 4 year pubic colleges, 70 percent of the students decided to not buy the textbooks they needed for class because they were too expensive. Students struggle on

Using this proposal as a point of reference, the Committee should meet to evaluate the increasingly rising costs of textbooks and the burden it presents to students, especially those from low-income families. The direct impact on enrollment rates along with the drop rates gives Universities a particular interest in the analysis of textbook prices. Universities taking a stance may find this is not only good common sense but good ethical practice. Negotiating discount group rates or publishing the required materials attracts market sellers able to offer these materials at a substantially lower cost to students.

When a student gets welcomed into high school, he is gifted with a mountain of expensive textbooks. The money for which most likely comes out of their parent’s pockets indirectly through taxes. These books are inches thick, and weigh 5 pounds or more, and the textbooks, which for the most part are all carried in the student’s backpacks, are rarely used. For the years before the internet, the paperback textbook may have reigned supreme, but we are now in a modern world, where there are better solutions to this textbook toil: Online Textbooks.

The formation of policies and design of educational programs should involve students, graduates, administrators, faculty, and other interested parties such as advisory committees. This practice also should serve as an evaluation process to determine effectiveness and relevance when the institution relies upon curricula, courses, courseware, or coursework that is designed, leased, or owned by another entity or provided by or through a network of entities.

At Enid High School, three goals have been crafted by the administration. The three goals consist of raising the average ACT score of the school, improving student attendance, and increasing the graduation rate. This professional development plan will focus on the last issue of raising the graduation rate. Before plans are crafted to improve the graduation rate, certain data points must be collected. The professional development plan must be grounded in reliable and correct statistics. To collect these resources, multiple sources of data will be referenced. These data sources include the state department of education graduation database, national data on graduation rates, and school specific data from

The Woodson Foundation and school system of D.C. should start with setting clear objectives, a clear predetermined outcome, and set forth the steps they are going to take to achieve their success. I would make sure that not only the community supports the people chosen for this experimental group, but that they have a genuine interest in making changes to the deficiencies of the school system.

As we navigate through the 21st century, technology in the classroom is becoming further predominant. iPads are replacing our textbooks, and we can research any desired topic on our smartphones. The impact that technology has had on today’s schools has been utterly momentous. Educators have now seen firsthand the numerous benefits of technology in the classroom. According to a study by IT Trade Association CompTIA, around 75 percent of educators have come to the conclusion that technology has a positive impact on the education process. Educators have also recognized the significance of developing these technological skills in students so they will be prepared to enter the workforce after they graduate (Cox). By incorporating technology in the classroom, teachers are setting our students up for a successful life outside of school. The increase of technology has even changed how teachers teach along with how

An educational leader promotes the success of every student by advocating, nurturing, and sustaining a school culture and instructional program conductive to student learning and staff professional growth.