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Changing Teacher Education Faculty: Mission Possible
Keith Wetzel; Mia Kim Williams
Journal of Computing in Teacher Education Vol. 21, No. 2 (2005) pp. 45–49
This study evaluates a Preparing Tomorrow's Teachers to Use Technology (PT[cube]) project that endeavored to improve teacher educators' uses of technology so as to influence future teachers. This PT[cube] project sought to build on a foundation of...
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The Introductory Technology Course: A Tool for Technology Integration
Keith Wetzel; Lance Wilhelm; Mia Kim Williams
Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education Vol. 3, No. 4 (2004) pp. 453–465
Two years ago the Arizona State University West (ASUW) College of Education accepted a challenge to redesign the preservice curriculum. Teams of faculty met to create a program that aligned with the new state and national teacher education standards ...
Topics: Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education, Curriculum, Standards, Faculty
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Filling the Gap with Technology Innovations: Standards, Curriculum, Collaboration, Success!
Mia Kim Williams; Teresa S. Foulger
Journal of Computing in Teacher Education Vol. 23, No. 3 (2007) pp. 107–114
Filling the Gap with Innovations is a study of a higher education professional development model used to infuse a teacher education program with technology innovations in order to address curriculum gaps. Professional educators at the university...
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The Evolution of the Required Educational Technology Course
Keith Wetzel; Teresa S. Foulger; Mia Kim Williams
Journal of Computing in Teacher Education Vol. 25, No. 2 (2009) pp. 67–71
University instructors discuss a required educational technology course in a teacher education program and the impact of two forces: (a) Technological Pedagogical and Content Knowledge, commonly known as TPACK (Misha & Koelher, 2006), and (b) action ...
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We Innovate: The Role of Collaboration in Exploring New Technologies
Teresa S. Foulger; Mia Kim Williams; Keith Wetzel
International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education Vol. 20, No. 1 (2008) pp. 28–38
Pre-service teachers faced an old problem with new possible solutions by working collaboratively to learn new technologies and changed the way they react to new tools. This approach required students to explore technologies independent of...
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Professional Development 2.0: Transforming Teacher Education Pedagogy with 21st Century Tools
Leanna Archambault; Keith Wetzel; Teresa S. Foulger; Mia Kim Williams
Journal of Digital Learning in Teacher Education Vol. 27, No. 1 (2010) pp. 4–11
This paper discusses the outcomes of a professional development project offered to faculty of Arizona State University's College of Teacher Education and Leadership. The goal of this project was to assist instructors with progressing technologies...
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Preparing Preservice Teachers for 21st Century Classrooms: Transforming Attitudes and Behaviors About Innovative Technology
Mia Kim Williams; Teresa S. Foulger; Keith Wetzel
Journal of Technology and Teacher Education Vol. 17, No. 3 (July 2009) pp. 393–418
Keeping-up with progressing technology tools has been a troublesome issue for educational technology instructors for over ten years as they endeavor to prepare beginning teachers to integrate technology in their future classrooms. This paper...
Topics: Collaboration, Information Communication Technologies, Teaching Methods, Preservice Teacher Education, Educational Technology, Change, Instructional Design
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Early Childhood Teacher Preparation and Technology Integration: The Arizona State University West Experience
Michael Kelley; Keith Wetzel; Helen Padgett; Mia Kim Williams; Mary Odom
Information Technology in Childhood Education Annual Vol. 2004, No. 1 (2004) pp. 245–260
Over the past 6 years, Arizona State University West (ASU West), located in Phoenix, Arizona, has developed an Early Childhood program that features curricula based on the National Education Technology Standards for Teachers (NETS-T; International...
Topics: Educational Technology, Preservice Teacher Education, Standards, Early Childhood Education, Inclusive Education
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Staff Development to Provide Intentional Language Teaching Technology-Rich K-8 Multicultural Classrooms
E Carol Beckett; Keith Wetzel; Ines Marquez Chisholm; Ron Zambo; Ray Buss; Helen Padgett; Mia Kim Williams; Mary Odom
Computers in the Schools Vol. 23, No. 3 (Feb 16, 2007) pp. 23–30
Teams of pre-service and in-service elementary teachers attended workshops, learned technology applications, and designed curricular units that incorporated technology during staff development accomplished through a Preparing Tomorrow's Teachers to...
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Supporting Technology Integration in K-8 Multicultural Classrooms through Professional Development
E Carol Beckett; Keith Wetzel; Ines Marquez Chisholm; Ron Zambo; Ray Buss; Helen Padgett; Mia Kim Williams; Mary Odom
TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning Vol. 47, No. 5 (2003) pp. 14–17
This study examined: the effectiveness of Practicum Plus professional development classes in preparing mentor teachers and their university practicum students to create a curriculum unit of practice in their K-8 classrooms; and how mentor teachers...