How Can A Digital Student Teacher Field Experience Be Real? They Don’t Have Any Students!

Cheryl Grable; Andrew Hunt

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2008 (Jun 30, 2008) pp. 3719–3724

Abstract: When informed that students will be placed in a digital field experience, the Assistant Dean of Field Experience stated, “A digital field experience for student teachers won’t count. They don’t have any students. They just sit in...

Topics: Teachers, Training

Evaluating the Implementation of ISTE Standards for Teachers in Mathematics and Secondary Education Courses

Jim Fulmer; Cheryl Grable

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2003 (2003) pp. 3566–3569

Abstract: This paper evaluates the degree to which International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) (2001) Teacher performance Indicators based on National Educational Technology Standards (NETS) for teachers are met through technology...

Topics: Teachers, Educational Technology, Standards, Secondary Education

Digital Field Experience in Teacher Preparation – Virtually Possible

Andrew Hunt; Cheryl Grable

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2007 (Mar 26, 2007) pp. 358–360

: The Arkansas Department of Education's Distance Learning Center provides distance learning instruction in all content areas to meet needs in Arkansas school districts lacking qualified teachers in content areas. This presentation will share data...

Digital Portfolios: Meeting NCATE & Learned Society Standards through Chalk and Wire

Andrew Hunt; Cheryl Grable

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2007 (Jun 25, 2007) pp. 4098–4101

In 2001 the University of Arkansas at Little Rock (UALR) College of Education abolished comprehensive exams for its education students and required them to develop and present digital portfolios instead. The first student digital portfolios were...

Topics: Teachers, Social Studies, Portfolios, Secondary Education, Social Sciences

Technology for Students with Disabilities: Promising Practices in a Teacher Education Program

Cheryl Grable; Jennifer Buie Hune

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2003 (2003) pp. 3182–3185

In order to sustain technological advancements in access and go beyond barriers, faculty and teacher education candidates must overcome the inertia of a traditional thought about technology and its application with students with disabilities. This...

Topics: Teachers, Educational Technology, Secondary Education, Learning Disabilities

Assessment of the Implementation of ISTE NETS and Performance Indicators for Teachers in Secondary and Middle Level Education

Cheryl Grable; Andrew Hunt; Betty Wood

World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2004 (2004) pp. 299–302

Abstract: This four-year on-going research uses the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE 2001) National Educational Technology Standards (NETS) and Performance Indicators for teachers to assess the integration of technology into...

Topics: Educational Technology, Teachers, Portfolios

Comparing Digital to Traditional Field Experience in Pre-Service Teacher Education

Cheryl Grable; Andrew Hunt; Emily Unrue

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2008 (Mar 03, 2008) pp. 400–405

: If doctors can be trained by virtual surgery, pilots can be trained by virtual flight, and military members can be trained by virtual maneuvers, then why can't teachers be trained by digital field placements? This paper seeks to answer: Is there a ...

Digital Pre-Service Teacher Education Field Experiences as a Possible Augmentation to the Traditional Brick and Mortar Field Experience

Cheryl Grable; Andrew Hunt; Jean Kiekel

World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2008 (Nov 17, 2008) pp. 847–854

: If doctors can be trained by virtual surgery, pilots trained by virtual flight simulators and military trained by virtual maneuver training, then could teachers be trained through digital field placements? The demand for teachers who can teach...

A Three-Year Study Assessing and Evaluating the Implementation of ISTE Standards for Teachers in Secondary Education Courses

Andrew Hunt; Cheryl Grable; Shirley Freeman-Turner

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2004 (2004) pp. 3384–3387

This research measures the following objective over a two year period: Using the ISTE (2001) Teacher Performance Indicators based on the National Educational Technology Standards (NETS) for teachers, how faculty perceptions of their intended...

Topics: Teachers, Educational Technology, Curriculum, Standards

Implementation of National Educational Technology Standards (NETS) In Middle Level Education—Phase Three

Cheryl Grable; Betty Wood; Michele Ballentine-Linch

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2005 (2005) pp. 3559–3561

This is the fourth year of a research study that uses an assessment grid based on ISTE -NETS to assess the integration of technology into teacher education. This study focuses on Phase Three in the Middle Childhood Education Program. Phase One...

Topics: Curriculum, Educational Technology, Integration, Teachers

Meeting NCATE & Learned Society Standards through Chalk and Wire Digital Portfolios

Cheryl Grable; Andrew Hunt; Patrick Pearce

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2006 (Mar 19, 2006) pp. 60–62

Abstract: In 2001 the University of Arkansas at Little Rock (UALR) College of Education abolished comprehensive exams for its education students and required them to develop and present digital portfolios instead. The first student digital...

Topics: Teachers, Social Studies, Portfolios, Secondary Education, Social Sciences

Arkansas Schools: Erasing the Digital Divide

Cheryl Grable; Ashia Jackson; Patricia Laster

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2002 (2002) pp. 1614–1615

Abstract Arkansas Schools: Erasing the Digital Divide This paper is a report of a graduate action research project and a Preparing Tomorrow's Teachers to use Technology (PT3) digital equity study. The study looks at technology access and other...

Topics: Educational Technology, Digital Divide, Schools

Digital Field Experiences in Teacher Education: Teaching and Supervision in Distance Education

Andrew Hunt; Cheryl Grable; Karina Clemmons; Alyson Clark

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2009 (Mar 02, 2009) pp. 389–391

Abstract: This paper seeks to answer: Is there a way to train teachers through online field experiences for the traditional classroom as well as to be effective online teachers? Are distance learning technology experiences an effective learning...

Classroom Application of ISTE NETS Standards by Secondary and Middle School Teachers and Teacher Education Candidates

Cheryl Grable; Amy Sedivy; Karina Clemmons; Ronnie Monroe

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2010 (Jun 29, 2010) pp. 1954–1957

Abstract: This study uses the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE 2008) and National Educational Technology Standards (NETS) and Performance Indicators for teachers to compare the integration of technology used by Pulaski County...

Technology and Problem-Based Learning: The view from teacher education

Sherryl Graves; Mario Kelly; Linda Kieffer; Cheryl Grable

EdMedia: World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2003 (2003) pp. 2381–2382

Teacher education has been scrutinized from many different corners, giving rise to a multiplicity of views about the best way to prepare teachers and about what is the appropriate knowledge base for them. Both nationally and at the state level,...

Topics: Teachers, Educational Technology

Evaluating the Implementation of ISTE NETS and Performance Indicators in Teacher Education

Andrew Hunt; Cheryl Grable; Jennifer Hune; Allison Clark

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2008 (Mar 03, 2008) pp. 1109–1115

This study uses the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE 2001) National Educational Technology Standards (NETS) and Performance Indicators for teachers to assess the integration of technology into the University of Arkansas at...

Comparing the Integration of ISTE NETS Standards of Middle School Teachers and Teacher Education Candidates

Amy Sedivy; Ronnie Monroe; Karina Clemmons; Cheryl Grable

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2010 (Mar 29, 2010) pp. 4105–4107

This study uses the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE 2001) National Educational Technology Standards (NETS) and Performance Indicators to compare the integration of technology used by Little Rock middle childhood teachers and...

Assessment of the Implementation of ISTE NETS and Performance Indicators for Teachers in Secondary, Middle Level, and Early Childhood Education

Andrew Hunt; Cheryl Grable; Betty Wood; Allison Clark; Pat Pearce

World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2005 (October 2005) pp. 777–782

This longitudinal study uses the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE 2001) National Educational Technology Standards (NETS) and Performance Indicators for teachers to assess the integration of technology into the University of...