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Using the TPACK Framework to Study a Sixth Grade Classroom with High Access to Technology
Keith Wetzel
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2011 (Mar 07, 2011) pp. 3770–3780
Abstract: This is a qualitative study addressing the question: In what ways does an experienced middle school teacher use the TPACK framework in her classroom? The researcher observed in this class, interviewed the teacher, and looked for evidence...
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Are Electronic Portfolios a Good Idea for Teacher Education?
Keith Wetzel; Neal Strudler
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2008 (Mar 03, 2008) pp. 181–186
Abstract: This paper seeks to answer the question "Are electronic portfolios a good idea for teacher education?" by providing multiple perspectives on the implementation of electronic portfolios (EPs) in teacher education programs deemed to be...
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Evaluating Preservice Student Progress toward the NETS-T
Mia Williams; Keith Wetzel
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2003 (2003) pp. 210–213
Abstract. In this paper we evaluate preservice student progress toward the National Education Technology Standards for Teachers (NETS-T). Through faculty collaboration, the Elementary Education Department created an integrated program matrix with...
Topics: Preservice Teacher Education, Professional Development, Standards, Educational Technology, Elementary Education
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An Evaluation of Technology Integration in Methods Courses
Keith Wetzel; Ines Chisholm
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 1996 (1996) pp. 34–38
This paper describes a team planned integration of technology in two courses: Computers in Education and Language Arts Methods for English as a second language (ESL) and bilingual education (BLE) majors, and suggests this model could be used to...
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Smart Classrooms Led by Technology Using Teacher Educators
Ines Marquez Chisholm; Keith Wetzel
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2001 (2001) pp. 704–707
The College of Education at a western upper division state university has two computer classrooms, called Smart Classrooms, that mirror the configuration found in many local schools where teachers have a limited number of computers. This paper...
Topics: Teaching Methods, Classrooms, Teachers, Computers, Instructional Design
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A Naturalistic Description of Educational Doctoral Students’ Uses of Technology in Research Tasks
Ann Ewbank; Teresa Foulger; Keith Wetzel
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2012 (Mar 05, 2012) pp. 2655–2660
This study provides a naturalistic description of the ways that doctoral students who participated in an action research doctoral program used technology to support the dissertation. We identified seven students who had the most uses of technology...
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Should Colleges of Education Move from a Stand-Alone Technology Integration Course to a Technology-Infusion Approach?
Teresa Foulger; Keith Wetzel; Ray Buss
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2018 (Mar 26, 2018) pp. 1045–1054
In this paper, we have described the rationale, implementation procedures, successes, and concerns that occurred as we moved from a stand-alone technology integration course to teach teacher candidates how to use technology in their future...
Topics: faculty development, Technology Leadership, Technological, Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK)
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Creating Innovators: Can the Exploration of New Technologies in Teacher Education Programs Develop Early Adopters?
Mia Kim Williams; Teresa Foulger; Keith Wetzel
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2007 (Mar 26, 2007) pp. 1733–1738
This paper investigates a method for developing innovative tech-savvy teachers through a new assignment in a preservice teacher education course focusing on technology integration. The assignment is meant to support preservice teachers becoming...
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Aspiring to Reach 21st Century Ideals: Teacher Educators’ Experiences in Developing Their TPACK
Mia Kim Williams; Teresa Foulger; Keith Wetzel
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2010 (Mar 29, 2010) pp. 3960–3967
This paper discusses teacher educators’ experiences in developing technological, pedagogical and content knowledge through redesigning course content to integrate web 2.0 technologies. Findings suggest that the instructors gained technological...
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Technology Integration in K-12 Classrooms: Evaluating Teachers’ Dispositions, Knowledge, and Abilities
Ron Zambo; Ray Buss; Keith Wetzel
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2001 (2001) pp. 2165–2169
As part of the evaluation of PT3 sponsored technology integration workshops conducted at Arizona State University West, a Likert-type questionnaire was developed to collect information about teachers' beliefs and skill levels related to technology ...
Topics: Teachers, Integration
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Trials and Tribulations of Reflective Practices in Preservice Teacher Electronic Portfolios
Mia Kim Williams; Keith Wetzel; Lance Wilhelm
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2004 (2004) pp. 301–306
The use of Electronic Portfolios in the College of Education (COE) at Arizona State University West (ASUW) results from collaborative efforts of COE faculty and support from the ASUW Preparing Tomorrow's Teachers to Use Technology grant. Each...
Topics: Portfolios, Elementary Education, Preservice Teacher Education, Educational Technology, Teachers
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Professional Development for Transformative Teaching with Technology in K-8 Classrooms
Ron Zambo; Ray R. Buss; Keith A. Wetzel
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 1999 (1999) pp. 1713–1717
This study was conducted to examine the impact of an intensive professional development program on teachers' growth as educators. The researchers analyzed teachers' reflections on their attempts to integrate technology into their teaching and...
Topics: Teachers, Professional Development
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Measuring the Integration of Technology Through Observation
Keith Wetzel; Ray Buss; Helen Padgett; Ron Zambo
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2003 (2003) pp. 3933–3936
The ultimate measure of the effects of Preparing Teachers to Use Technology is the amount of time teachers and their students use technology in the classroom. This paper outlines one PT3 group's attempt to create and use an observation instrument to ...
Topics: Students, Classrooms, Teachers
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Preservice and Inservice Teachers Collaborating with Technology in K-8 Multicultural Classrooms: Year 2
Ron Zambo; Carol Beckett; Keith Wetzel; Ines Marquez-Chisholm
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2002 (2002) pp. 1501–1507
Preservice and Inservice Teachers Collaborating with Technology In K-8 Multicultural Classrooms: Year 2 Introduction PT3 staff, AZCOTT teachers and education faculty at Arizona State University West are completing the second year of the Practicum...
Topics: Elementary Education, Teachers, Assessment, Early Childhood Education, Preservice Teacher Education
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Integrating Technology into Science and Mathematics Instruction: A Professional Development Model
Ray R. Buss; Ron Zambo; Keith A. Wetzel
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 1997 (1997) pp. 953–956
Technology has the potential to change radically science and mathematics instruction in K-8 classrooms. By using computers, multi-media, and telecommunications technology, teachers will be able to present and students will be able to engage in...
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Researching Electronic Portfolios in Teacher Education, Part 2
Helen Barrett; Joanne Carney; Neal Strudler; Keith Wetzel
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2005 (2005) pp. 36–39
This symposium will draw together the current research activities of several teacher education programs implementing electronic portfolios to address some key questions around implementation. For the last three years, ISTE's PT3 Catalyst Grant has...
Topics: Portfolios, Teachers, Evaluation
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Integrating Technology into Science and Mathematics Instruction: A Professional Development Model
Ray R. Buss; Ron Zambo; Keith A. Wetzel
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 1998 (1998) pp. 953–956
Technology has the potential to change radically science and mathematics instruction in K-8 classrooms. By using computers, multi-media, and telecommunications technology, teachers will be able to present and students will be able to engage in...
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The Implementation of Change in Technology Rich K-8 Classrooms
Ron Zambo,; Ray Buss; Helen Padgett; Keith Wetzel
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2001 (2001) pp. 2155–2160
This qualitative study reports on the Arizona Classrooms of Tomorrow Today project, a component of a Preparing Tomorrow's Teachers to Use Technology project. In conjunction with five partner school districts, Arizona State University West developed...
Topics: Classrooms, Change, Teachers, Students
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The Technology Infusion iTeach Experience: Preparing Student Teachers to Integrate Technology
LeeAnn Lindsey; Ray Buss; Teresa Foulger; Keith Wetzel; Stacey Pasquel
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2016 (Mar 21, 2016) pp. 2923–2930
Teacher educators have employed the TPACK framework to guide their efforts in preparing pre-service teachers to integrate technology and measuring their knowledge on various TPACK constructs. The Theory of Planned Behavior has been used in teacher ...
Topics: Technological, Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK)
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Predicting Teacher Candidates’ Future Use of Technology: Developing a Survey using the Theory of Planned Behavior
Teresa Foulger; Ray Buss; Man Su; Jodie Donner; Keith Wetzel
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2019 (Mar 18, 2019) pp. 2431–2437
Teacher educators have commonly used Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK) as a proxy measure to assess technology integration abilities among preservice teachers. But, TPACK measurement tools to date cannot predict or assess...
Topics: Technological, Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK), Research & Evaluation
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Trends in the Use of Electronic Portfolios for Accreditation Purposes
Keith Wetzel; Neal Strudler; Ashley Addis; Tamara Luz
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2009 (Mar 02, 2009) pp. 233–237
This descriptive study analyzed 64 Board of Examiner (BOE) reports submitted to NCATE in 2007 to reveal trends in the use of electronic portfolios (EPs) for accreditation purposes. In comparison to 2004 baseline data (Mitchell, Allen & Ehrenberg,...
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Project Explorer in Cyberspace: Disseminating Professional Development Resources on the Web
Ron Zambo; Keith A. Wetzel; JoAnn V. Cleland; Peter Rillero; Ray R. Buss; Alice A. Christie
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 1999 (1999) pp. 1832–1835
This paper reports on the technological aspects of Project Explorer, a Professional Development Project that encouraged a collaborative effort among preservice teachers, inservice teachers and university faculty. It explains the procedures and...
Topics: Internet, Professional Development, Teachers
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Using TPACK as a Professional Development Framework: Benefits, Limitations, and Exploration of Other Possible Frames
Teresa S. Foulger; Keith Wetzel; LeeAnn Lindsey; Ray Buss; Stacey Pasquel
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2016 (Mar 21, 2016) pp. 2842–2849
For the Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College, moving from teaching a stand-alone course to addressing technology integration in a programmatic manner through technology infusion has been an effort of incremental change, guided by cycles of action reach...
Topics: Technology Leadership, Technological, Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK)
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Diffusing Innovations: Sharing University Assignments
Karen Grove; Teresa Foulger; Keith Wetzel; Leanna Archambault; Mia Kim Williams; Neal Strudler
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2008 (Mar 03, 2008) pp. 3763–3768
This paper provides background information for a round table session highlighting how an innovative assignment was shared in different teacher preparation courses at two universities to promote integration of Web 2.0 tools. In preservice teacher...
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Site-based Inservice that Works: Using the Internet to Integrate Science and Mathematics Instruction
Keith Wetzel; Jo Cleland; Ray Buss; Peter Rillero; Ron Zambo; Alice Christie
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2000 (2000) pp. 1851–1854
Project SCOUT provided inservice and preservice teachers opportunities to experience inquiry-based learning, which combined hands-on and Internet investigations in science and mathematics. The goals of the project were: (a) to provide staff...
Topics: Science, Internet, Teachers, Mathematics, Students
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Nudging Tech Infusion into Student Teaching: Determining Institutional Readiness for Large-Scale, Site-Based, Professional Development
Teresa S. Foulger; Ray Buss; Keith Wetzel; LeeAnn Lindsey; Stacey Pasquel
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2015 (Mar 02, 2015) pp. 27–32
This study was conducted to determine the current status of technology integration during student teaching in our college. It is a natural extension of efforts to integrate technology into preservice methods courses at Arizona State University, the...
Topics: Professional Development, Teaching Methods, Technology Leadership
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Explicitly Addressing TPACK in Preservice Teacher Curriculum
Mia Kim Williams; Keith Wetzel; Teresa Foulger; Todd Kisicki; Lisa Giacumo
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2011 (Mar 07, 2011) pp. 4429–4434
What does TPACK look like in preservice teacher preparation programs? This project explores candidates’ knowledge and experiences after participation in a TPACK-focused learning unit. This research uses mixed methods of survey data, interview and...
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Preservice and Inservice Teachers Collaborate To Integrate Technology into K-8 Classrooms
E. Carol Beckett; Keith Wetzel; Ray Buss; Ines Marquez-Chisholm; Eva Midobuche
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2001 (2001) pp. 1858–1863
Preservice teachers graduating from education programs feel unprepared to integrate technology into their classrooms due to lack of modeling by university faculty and limited opportunities for observation of exemplary technology practices in...
Topics: Classrooms, Preservice Teacher Education, Educational Technology, Integration, Planning