Laptop Initiative Evaluation Report

Ingram, Debra
Willcutt, Jennifer
Jordan, Kelly
2008-11

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Laptop Initiative Evaluation Report

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2008-11

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Center for Applied Research and Educational Improvement

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This report describes the results of an evaluation of the Stillwater Area Public Schools laptop initiative at Stillwater Junior High School (SJHS) and Oak-Land Junior High School (OLJHS). The district hoped to enhance students’ interest in learning by increasing the use of technology in the curriculum. The district also identified a need to develop students’ “21st century skills,” such as critical thinking, problem solving, technology literacy, and to support teachers in meeting the needs of diverse learners. The laptop initiative began in November 2003 when each teacher at SJHS and OLJHS received an Apple laptop computer. Over the next few months the teachers participated in professional development at both the school and district level. The professional development focused on increasing teachers’ knowledge and skills related to using the laptops and integrating technology into their curriculum. In spring 2004, students at both schools were introduced to Apple laptops. In summer 2007, the district contracted with the Center for Applied Research and Educational Improvement (CAREI) in the University of Minnesota’s College of Education and Human Development to evaluate the laptop initiative. The evaluation was designed to address three areas that the district hoped would have been affected by the laptop initiative: teaching, student outcomes, and parents.

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