What Works in Education—
Educators Speak Out
Listen to these short audio testimonials from education leaders and experts in the field of literacy as they discuss their ideas about "what works" to help all students reach their true learning potential.
Lynda Mattison
February 2007 - Audio Testimonial - Hear Lynda Mattison, Certified Special Education Teacher from Mountain
View Elementary School, Cobb County GA speak about struggling writers
and what works for all kids. Let's bridge the gap between special and
general education curriculum support.
Listen to Lynda Mattison
Read Lynda’s Top 10 ideas for collaboration between general and special education teachers.
Dr. Patricia Cunningham
Dr. Patricia Cunningham, professor of Elementary Education at Wake
Forest University, talks about the effectiveness of Don Johnston’s
“WordMaker” phonics instruction product. Dr. Cunningham was an integral
part in the development of this reading instruction tool which was based
on The Four Blocks® Literacy Model.
Michael Mastroserio
Watch Michael Mastroserio, Director of Information Technology for
Spotswood School District, NJ share his appreciation for our quality
technical support and service teams!
View (Flash) Download (QuickTime) 4 min, 43 sec — 9MB file
Dr. Mary Spence, School Psychologist and Board Member of the Asperger Society, Ann Arbor, MI. As a school psychologist, I have watched students who really struggled with academic skills make significant gains once a comprehensive assistive technology process was in place. Don Johnston’s products were often the ‘key to the puzzle’ to support these students’ learning challenges. Don’s leadership and product philosophy represent a quintessential approach to applying neuro-developmental models into his products and professional services. In these questioning times of whether technology works to improve student outcomes, I continue to be impressed with Don’s mission of incorporating the latest research and feedback from school personnel, students, their families and experts in the fields of literacy, neuroscience, and technology. I believe that Don Johnston and his company are significant contributors to building a base of resilience for all kinds of struggling learners. Thank you Don, for making a real difference!
Listen to Dr. Mary Spence
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TRLD hosted an Administrator Forum that gave attendees the opportunity to hear and connect with four experts from various aspects of education. Ted Hasselbring, Professor of Special Education, facilitated the event which was titled "Transforming Schools Through the use of Technology — Where is the Evidence?" This event was dedicated to provide networking opportunities to build communication and leadership skills. Each short video below is approximately 10 minutes in length and requires QuickTime v7 to download the .mov version.
Lynn Anderson-Inman
"Top 10 Tips to Increase Shared Vision for the Adoption of Technology"
Lynn Anderson-Inman is a nationally and internationally recognized
expert on the use of technology to improve reading, writing and
studying, with special emphasis on strategies for using technology to
enhance the academic success of struggling learners. Currently she is
the Director for the Center for Advanced Technology in Education at the
University of Oregon.
View (Flash) Download (QuickTime) 11 min, 25 sec — 25MB file
Sheryl Abshire
"Partnerships Get Results"
Sheryl Abshire has been involved in diverse staff development
programs throughout the nation and Great Britain involving restructuring
and funding schools through the infusion of technology and curriculum
enhancements. She is currently the Administrative Coordinator of
Technology for Calcasieu Parish Public Schools.
View (Flash) Download (QuickTime) 7 min, 56 sec — 18MB file
Mike Hall
"Digital Content & Funding"
Mike Hall was awarded "Best of the Best" in Intel's 2004 21st Century
Schools of Distinction Program as the former principal of Houston
County School. He was most recently Deputy Superintendent for
Instructional Technology for the Georgia Department of Education and
currently owns his own consulting firm.
View (Flash) Download (QuickTime) 8 min, 49 sec — 20MB file
Kim Finch
"High Performing Title 1 Schools and the Promise of Staff Development"
Kim Finch was the winner of Oregon Elementary School Principals
Association Pioneer Awards "Reading Buddies—i Shuffle Project".
View (Flash) Download (QuickTime) 13 min, 32 sec — 29MB file
