To further technology integration in our classrooms, the Edmonds School District uses the SAMR instructional framework. This was developed by Dr Reuben Puentedura as a method for teachers to enhance their existing good practice by incorporating technology in a meaningful and academic manner.
While teachers have used technology in classrooms for many years, SAMR offers a formal method by which they can use it to enhance student learning, rather than act as merely a practice or remediation tool.
Here is a brief slideshow that gives an overview of how the framework might work in practice:
Further SAMR Resources: