This chapter clearly illustrates that emphasis on preparation of teachers to integrate ICT is gaining momentum in the education sector. Arguably, underpinning this emphasis is the convergence of assertions that ICT integration has the potential to enhance the quality of teaching and learning. Nonetheless, considering that the debate about effective teaching has overtime existed between two tens...

The purpose of this study is to explore the characteristics of an effective State Interactive Video (ITV) program relating to teacher qualifications and strategies, student research and involvement, organization, economical benefits, and technical support. Evidence from this study suggests that ITV instructors need more organization and preparation than is typically required for face-to-face te...

Based on a comprehensive study of 94 classrooms from four states in different geographic regions of the country, this quantitative study investigated the impact of seven factors related to school technology (planning, leadership, curriculum alignment, professional development, technology use, teacher openness to change, and teacher non-school computer use) on five dependent measures in the area...

There are many challenges that schools face when implementing technology education in an existing curriculum. For example the interdisciplinary nature of technology education, such as the Picaxebased mechatronics program that is the focus of this paper, poses questions such as where should the program sit in the curriculum, which teacher(s) should take ownership of it and how should (s)he/they ...

This paper challenges the assumptions that have informed the design of teacher education programs which have focused on the development of content knowledge and pedagogical knowledge. It remains elusive to convince some teacher educators and teacher education authorities that teacher education programs designed using pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) is no longer adequate in the 21st Century....

The College of Human Ecology ranks among the top U .S . colleges of its kind in student enrollment, and in the number of master's and doctoral degrees granted . All undergraduate programs of the College are accredited by The American Home Economics Association; the Interior Design program is accredited by the Foundation for Interior Design Education Research (FIDER) ; the Teacher Education prog...

Abstract: This study examined United States K-12 science teacher interactions with parents during Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) reform following teachers’ professional development (PD) participation, as well parent accounts of understanding and support for NGSS. Fourteen teachers fifteen completed an online surveys phone interviews. Themes, based on coded data, were constructed to re...

Despite the growing interest in research on Teacher Professional Development (TPD) carried out by previous researchers, voices of local EFL teachers different regions Indonesia which top-down TPD activities are still prevalent remain underrepresented. As a result, order to fill gap literature, current study sought investigate undertaken teachers, extent those formal programs had an impact their...