Preparing Tomorrows Teachers to Use Technology PT3

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Preparing Tomorrows Teachers to Use Technology
(PT3)

• College of Education
• University of North Texas
• Rhonda Christensen
• Internal Evaluator

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Purpose of the PT3 Program

• Developing future teachers who know how to use
  modern learning technologies to improve student
  learning is a major challenge facing our nation's
  teacher preparation system. PT3 grants
• support innovative program improvements to
  prepare technology-proficient educators for 21st
  century schools.

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UNT PT3Capacity Building Initiatives

• Provide resources, support and equipment for
  teacher educators in the COE
• Technology Guides/Team Teachers
• Laptop computers/Projection systems
• Knowledge and support to find resources to
  support courses
• Partnering with school districts and educational
  entities to provide authentic experiences for
  preservice students

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Initiatives (cont)

• Educate and encourage non-credentialed
  para-professionals to become certified to teach
• Upgrade teacher education courses to provide
  modeling in the use of technology
• Provide two-way mentoring from preservice
  technology experts to veteran classsroom teachers

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Brief Summary of Outcomes

• Five content area teams formed
• Six tech guides hired to upgrade methods courses
• Three technology and curriculum experienced team
  teachers hired to work with faculty
• Technology integration mentoring course initiated

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Outcomes (cont)

• Preservice courses impacted
• EDSP 4330 Advanced Development Strategies for
  Exceptional Learners
• EDEE 4330 Science for Children
• EDEE 4340 Social Studies in Elementary School
  (K-8)
• EDEE 4350 Mathematics in Elementary School
• EDRE 4820 Teaching Reading
• EDRE 4850 Assessment in Reading
• EDRE 4860 Reading and Language Arts
• CECS 4100 Computers in the Classroom
• CECS 4800 Technology Integration Mentoring

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PT3 Assessment Measures

• Technology Proficiency Self Assessment (TPSA)
• Stages of Adoption of Technology
• Teacher Education Competency Survey (TECS) - from
  NCATE/ISTE standards
• Teachers Attitudes Toward Computers

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Technology Proficiency Self Assessment (TPSA)
Scales

• E-mail
• World Wide Web
• Integrated Applications
• Teaching with Technology

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Stages of Adoption of Technology

• Stage One Awareness
• Stage Two Learning the process
• Stage Three Understanding and application of the
  process
• Stage Four Familiarity and confidence
• Stage Five Adaptation to other contexts
• Stage Six Creative application to new contexts

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Technology in Education Competency Survey (TECS)

• Assessing technology competency in six major
  areas
• Professional Productivity
• Project-based Learning
• Problem Solving
• Assisting Students with Special Needs
• Teaching About Technology
• Ability to Use a Range of IT Learning Environments

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TPSA - Preservice Students (Pre and Post CECS
4100)
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Stages of AdoptionCECS 4100 Pre-post
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Preservice Students in EDEE 3320 (Elementary
Curriculum) TECS pre-post
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Baseline Data for Exiting Teacher Education
Students -June 2000
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UNT COE FacultyFall 1999 - Spring 2000
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Dissemination of Information

• 17 papers and presentations regarding PT3 have
  been completed and/or accepted to be presented at
  state/national/international conferences

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PT3 Project Websitehttp//www.iittl.unt.edu/pt3