T.H.E. Journal (Technology Horizons in Education) is one of my favorite reads both online and off. The treeware version comes to my desk for free and I generally devour the contents in a half hour or so before placing it in a stack of it's brothers and sisters for further perusal. The web site is equally well done although if offers only a glimps at the articles and not the full text (and, it is written in ColdFusion...my personal favorite development platform).
The July 2005 issue addresses a number of issues that educational technology-types talk about...obviously, technology plays a role in the solutions. There is information in the Iowa article - Developing highly qualified teachers, indicating that greater involvement by administrators has played a significant role in improving effectiveness of new strategies and, it points to the Iowa Professional Development Model (IPDM): "the state's teachers are learning through understanding the theory of the strategy, having it demonstrated, and practicing how to implement the strategy in their classroom."
I have included this post, feeling that too many of my CDTD posts are less-than-complimentary toward administrators and educators who seemingly ignore the potential for embracing educational technology. There are success stories floating around and it is good to see them showing up in THE Journal.