The Alliance for Building Capacity in Schools (ABCS)
Project Description
Communication and Information Technology (CIT) was approached by the MSU Office of K-12 Outreach to provide Web development support for a Michigan Department of Education-funded project. The project was called the Alliance for Building Capacity in Schools (ABCS). The purpose of ABCS was to recruit veteran educators who would be trained to become school improvement coaches and who would assist Michigan schools to increase student achievement levels.
CIT involvement in the ABCS project occurred in three phases and resulted in the design and development of three Web products.
Phase 1
A Web site for recruiting veteran educators.
Phase 2
A Web site to house the training materials and to promote communication among the educators.
Phase 3
A Web site (with a database) for promoting the coaches who would be hired by Michigan schools.
Given the complexity of the Phase 3 Web site, a focus group and a formal site evaluation were conducted to gather data on the usability and usefulness of the site...More
