The Effect of Technology Instruction on Preservice Teachers' Confidence to Teach Special Learners

Pamela LePage

Reading Improvement Vol. 32, No. 3 (1995) pp. 161–73

Finds that preservice teachers who had been exposed to more than one class of technology instruction considered themselves significantly more confident to teach exceptional learners (and to teach a greater number of categories of exceptional...

Will Robots Ever Replace Attendants? Exploring the Current Capabilities and Future Potential of Robots in Education and Rehabilitation

David Lees; Pamela LePage

International Journal of Rehabilitation Research Vol. 17, No. 4 (1994) pp. 285–304

This article describes the current capabilities and future potential of robots designed as supplements or replacements for human assistants or as tools for education and rehabilitation of people with disabilities. Review of robots providing...

The missing language of the classroom

Hugh Sockett; Pamela LePage

Teaching and Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies Vol. 18, No. 2 pp. 159–171

In this paper, we explore teachers’ use of moral language in their descriptions and interpretations of their K-12 classroom and graduate school experiences. We analyze student products that were developed by practicing K-12 teachers who graduated...

Language: English

Computer Conferencing and the Development of Habits of Mind Associated with Effective Teacher Education

Pamela LePage; Paulette Robinson

Journal of Interactive Learning Research Vol. 16, No. 4 (October 2005) pp. 369–393

Today teacher educators emphasize the need for preservice teachers to develop certain habits of mind (like reflection) in order to be effective teachers. These educators are constantly searching for pedagogical strategies that can help teachers...

Topics: online learning, teacher education, Learning Communities, Preservice Teacher Education, teacher preparation, Professional Development, Constructivism, Pedagogy, Computer-supported collaborative learning

Robots in Education: The Current State of the Art

David Lees; Pamela LePage

Journal of Educational Technology Systems Vol. 24, No. 4 (1996) pp. 299–320

Describes how robots are currently being used in education as well as their future potential. Discusses limitations and effectiveness of robotics technology. Explores three ways robots are being used in the classroom: (1) to teach basic concepts; (2)...

Filmmaking: A Video-Based Intervention for Developing Social Skills in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Pamela LePage; Susan Courey

Interdisciplinary Journal of Teaching and Learning Vol. 1, No. 2 (2011) pp. 88–103

Video production can be easily used as a way to develop social skills in older children with higher-level autism and Asperger syndrome. The program described in this article is an inclusive program that employs a reverse inclusion strategy to teach...

Exploring the complexities of the relationship between K-12 and college faculty in a nontraditional professional development program

Pamela LePage; Sharon Boudreau; Stacy Maier; John Robinson; Heather Cox

Teaching and Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies Vol. 17, No. 2 pp. 195–211

In this collaborative research project, we used qualitative methods to explore the complexities of the relationship between K-12 and college faculty, both in the context of graduate school (to improve professional development), and as colleagues...

Language: English

Engaging preservice an Inservice Teachers in Middle School Mathematics: Using Dynabook to Shape Unconventional College Classrooms

Susan Courey; Pamela LePage; Jody Siker; Jose Blackorby

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2012 (Mar 05, 2012) pp. 4355–4360

In this paper we report on a team project that has as a goal to design, develop and evaluate an interactive Web-based tool for teaching mathematics content and pedagogy to middle school teachers. We will examine how a special education professor...

The Effects of Using Dynabook to Prepare Special Education Teachers to Teach Proportional Reasoning

Susan Courey; Pamela LePage; Jose Blackorby; Jody Siker; Trang Nguyen

International Journal of Web-Based Learning and Teaching Technologies Vol. 10, No. 1 (January 2015) pp. 45–64

The Dynabook research project was a collaborative effort aimed at developing and evaluating a new interactive Web-based resource for use in teacher education to improve how teachers learn to teach middle-school mathematics. This paper describes the...

Comparing teachers’ views on morality and moral education, a comparative study in Turkey and the United States

Pamela LePage; Hanife Akar; Yeliz Temli; Derya Şen; Neil Hasser; Ilene Ivins

Teaching and Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies Vol. 27, No. 2 (February 2011) pp. 366–375

In this study, the researchers examined how K-8 teachers approach morality, moral education, and the moral development of children in Turkey and in the United States. Both countries have diverse cultures and long histories with secular education...

Language: English