Instructional Technology Leadership Academy for Pre-Service Teachers Day of Scholarship 2013 Presenters: Norma Boakes, EDUC Amy Ackerman, MAIT Students of ITLA….. Louis Apalucci Toni Capilli Debra O’Kane Christine Padovani Michael Padovani Rachel Scott Kate Scelso-Sheeran Becca Sims
This was presented at the Day of Scholarship at Richard Stockton College of NJ. ITLA is the instructional technology leadership academy of the Stockton Teacher Education Program. This innovative program is designed to provide preservice teachers with advanced technology skills to help them be prepared and competitive in the teaching workforce. The presentation highlights the progress the ITLA program has made over the past 3 years and the work of the students in the current cohort.
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Instructional Technology Leadership Academy for Pre-Service Teachers
Day of Scholarship 2013
Presenters: Norma Boakes, EDUC Amy Ackerman, MAIT Students of ITLA…..
Louis Apalucci Toni Capilli
Debra O’Kane Christine Padovani Michael Padovani
Rachel Scott Kate Scelso-Sheeran
Becca Sims
Anatomy of the
Stockton TEDU Program
• Content coursework • Elementary- 60 credits in LA • Subject specific- 30 credits in subject
• Professional requirements • Educating Students w/Special Needs • Diversity in Families, Schools, and Communities • Instructional Technology for K-12 Teachers*
Seeking to overcome challenges to better preparing pre-service teachers Timing and amount of current training in instructional technology Limited flexibility in course sequence within teacher education coursework Lack of connection between technology courses, methods courses, and fieldwork
Alignment to Standards
• CAEP- Standard 2- Clinical Practice- seeks evidence for “candidates integrate technology into their panning and teaching and use it to differentiate instruction” (p.21 of draft)
• InTASC- Cross-Cutting Theme Technology
• NJPST- NJ Professional Standards for Teachers
• NETS*T Teachers
“As technology integration continues to increase in our society, it is paramount that teachers possess the skills and behaviors of digital age professionals. Moving forward, teachers must become comfortable being co-learners with their students and colleagues around the world.” (NETS*T website)
Lambert & Gong (2010) reported value of even a single stand-alone course in improving pre-service teacher self-efficacy
Ertmer & Ottenbbreit-Leftwich (2010) note four variables, including self-efficacy and pedagogical beliefs, that interact to impact how pre-service teachers should be prepared for technology integration
Ward and Overall (2010) found that pre-service teachers showed positive gains in both competency and confidence when learning technology in conjunction with content-area pedagogy courses.
Honors-style Instructional Technology Leadership Academy (ITLA) to increase opportunities for pre-service teachers to gain confidence, knowledge, and skill
Provide select group of pre-service teachers with a technology-focused learning opportunity
Encourage a small group of new teachers to become teacher-leaders in the area of technology integration
Students apply to program - selectively chosen according to criteria established by SOE
Those chosen are given:
A three-credit advanced technology course (INTC 4650)
Issued technology for use as part of course (iPod)
Access to computer lab space specifically designed to support ITLA projects
Instrument used was based on Browne (2009) Technology Integration Confidence Scale and
NETS*T standards from ISTE
-33 items
-6 response scale ranging from not
confident at all to completely confident
Classrooms for the Future Lesson Observation
Instrument
For more information on instrument go to: http://metiri.com
•Lesson observation broken into 3 parts- 1st third, 2nd third, and final third of class
observed. Looks at levels of-
•engagement,
•complexity,
•instruction style, and
•Relevance
•Overall analysis of lesson
•Hardware/software
•Instructional strategies
•Technology use (Teacher and Student)
•21st Century Skills
1st cohort of ITLA
• Consisted of 10 preservice teachers • Cohort given two-part advanced technology course
• Advanced Technology Integration I (2 cr) • Advanced Technology Integration II (2 cr)
• Took place Fall 10 & Spring 11 • Lessons learned
• Students advanced their skills and were more apt to use technology in their teaching
• Structure of ITLA made it difficult to find sufficient number of participants
2nd ITLA Cohort- 2012
ITLA retooled to be a one-semester add on to teacher certification coursework
• Intro or Intermediate Semester level student could apply
• One 3 credit vs. two 2 credit course experience- Advanced Technology Integration
• Open process for fieldwork experience versus targeting exact teacher placement
Results of 2nd cohort on efficacy survey
• ITLA students showed a mean change of +12.86 points on the TICS scale, while non-ITLA students showed a mean change of -1.43 points.
• Gains by TICS category: • Planning and Designing Learning Environments
and Experiences: ITLA +6.86; non-ITLA -0.62 • Teaching Learning and the Curriculum: ITLA
+3.80; non-ITLA 0.00 • Assessment and Evaluation: ITLA +2.60; non-
ITLA -1.00
Results of 2nd cohort review of lesson plans
• Lesson plans reviewed on 3 point scale • 0- no technology use • 1-tech used was solely teacher-centered
• 6 ITLA vs. 8 non-ITLA • 2- tech used mostly teacher-centered w/some
student interaction • 2 ITLA vs. 0 non-ITLA
• 3- tech used by students w/ teacher facilitation • 2 ITLA vs. 0 non-ITLA
Current course Wiki: http://intc4650-spring13.wikispaces.com/ Used to house all course details
Students track work and collaborate via wiki All ITLA students given iPod Touch for use during course Added headsets and working on purchase of Chromebooks for next cohort First 5 sessions focus on exploration of tools in 4 main areas & speaking w/K-12 experts Next 5 sessions online via Google Hangout w/featured topic each week and time to collaborate w/instructor and other students Last 2 sessions for sharing experiences and preparing for next term ITLA Ning: (includes first ITLA alumni) http://itla20.ning.com
FAKEbook- make a “fake” Facebook page and converse with animals, famous people
Twitter- share lesson plans
Educreations - “present” lessons that students can view from anywhere!
Louis Apalucci Psychology Major, Introduction Semester of my Elementary Education, with intent on certification for Middle School Math and Social Studies
Examples of Technology:
Smartboards- Implement many interactive lessons
iPods- Take pictures,
implement games in the classroom
with the apps in small groups.
Elementary Education-Middle School Math and English Certification
Socrative Who knew taking a “quiz” could be so much fun?!
iPod Touch The iPod Touch is a fast, portable device great for taking pictures, video recording, and documenting experiences. There also great apps for learning.
Skype Skype is a great way to bring resources into your classroom! You can record a session on your iPod Touch and post it on your class website or blog!
Vokis Make an avatar for students and the teacher.
• Lambert, J., Gong, Y., & Cuper P. (2008). Technology, Transfer, and Teaching: The Impact of a Single Technology Course on Preservice Teachers’ Computer Attitudes and Ability. Journal of Technology & Teacher Education, 16(4), 385-410.
• Ertmer, P. A., & Ottenbreit-Leftwich, A. T. (2010). Teacher technology change: How knowledge, beliefs, and culture intersect. Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 42, 255-284.
• Richardson, G. (2012). What More Can We Do? Analyzing the Impact of Preservice Teacher Technology Training on Subsequent Classroom Technology Integration. In P. Resta (Ed.), Proceedings of the Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2012 (pp. 2386-2392). Chesapeake, VA: AACE.
• Ward, G. & Overall, T. (2010). Pre-Service Teacher Technology Integration: The Team-Taught Cohort Model and TPACK. In D. Gibson & B. Dodge (Eds.), Proceedings of Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2010 (pp. 3944-3951). Chesapeake, VA: AACE.