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Integrating Technology with Practice: A Technology-enhanced, Field-based Teacher Preparation Program
Integrating Technology with Practice: A Technology-enhanced, Field-based Teacher Preparation Program
Pages 560-575
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To qualify, centers needed to include a university with an approved teacher education program, members from public schools, regional Education Service centers, and other entities or businesses. Eight centers were approved by the SBOE in 1992, six In 1993, and three in 1994.
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; research and development of new technology-based instructional techniques; and innovative teaching practices In multicultural classrooms. These developments are Intended to influence several major components In the structure of leacher preparation programs, including the composition, location, and stricture of methods courses, We constitution of the teacher preparation faculty, the role of technology, and the cultural diversity represented.
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In the first year, the TEC partners included two universities with approved teacher education programs, Texas A&M University and Prairie View A&M University, in collaboration with eight schools representing five independent school districts; two state Regional Education Service centers; a community college; and parent and business representatives. The five independent school distncts were Bryan I.S.D., College Station I.S.D., Conroe T.S.D., SomeIville I.S.D., and Wailer I.S.D.
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Activities included technology staff development at school and university sites, technology conferences for school and university faculty, frequent sharing meetings, collaboration within and among schools, team-building activities, a retreat for school and university faculty to develop a shared vision for restructuring teacher preparation, and development of proposals for five programs related to various aspects of restructuring. Technology Hardware and Software Acquisitions Year One The bulk of the first year's acquisitions were computers, productivity software, network hardware, and support multimedia presentation resources.
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This association greatly enhanced the ability to quickly create a functional network and provided an extensive network for instruction and conferencing for meetings and supervision of students in the field. This provided additional opportunities for collaboration between university faculty and teachers and students In Me schools.
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TABLE 3 Breakdown of Resources in TEC Inventory Item Schools University Total Desktop computers 96 109 205 Portable computers 17 29 46 Network resources 1 1 2 Video teleconferencing sites 5 2 7 Projection systems 13 5 18 VCRs O 5 5 Televisions 3 4 7 Laser disk players 15 15 30 Compact disk players 7 0 7 Printers 34 15 49 Camcorders 0 8 8 Staff Development: Teachers, Administration, and University Faculty Year One Each TEC school site council held at least four meetings during 1992-93. Each council included at least site coordinators, two teachers, a principal, and business, parent, and ESC representatives as voting members.
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The TEC facilitated collaboration among school and university faculty and administrators through TEC staff meetings, challenge events, a planning retreat, school site council meetings, and curriculum planning groups at schools and universities. Collaborative meetings and events included Me following: .
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A Away educational technology conference, cosponsored by the TAMU Educations Technology program, He TEC, and the Region VI Educational Service Center, was attended by more Man 400 teachers, administrators, university faculty, and students. Some participating sites used TEC fiends to send teachers as part of their staff development efforts.
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The second phase also occurs before admission to teacher education and is entitled Children, Schools, and Society for the Young Leamers and Middle School programs and Teaching and Schools in Modem Society for the Secondary program. Prospective students study the impact of schooling on society and consider what it means to educate children for their roles In democracy.
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Candidates in the Young Learners and Middle School programs then proceed Trough the professional development phase, entitled Children, Teachers, and Classrooms. A number of trial and expenmental programs have been conducted at venous TEC sites.
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Teacher training program problems addressed by the collaborative included We following: Tying real-worId experience with methods courses to accommodate 900 pre-serv~ce teachers In a training program per year, IS TEC sites, and 13 actively involved tenure track faculty plus 2 adjunct faculty; 2. Providing more "practice" in application of pedagogy through field experiences coupled with methods courses; 3.
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The Young Learners Program has methods and field experiences designed to address the needs of educating the young child. There is a preprofessional sequence of course work that teacher training candidates must complete before being admitted to the professional sequence, which is designed to cover three semesters of professional development course work, including field experiences that give progressive teaching responsibility to the pre-serv~ce teacher.
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The Midge School Program has methods and field experiences designed to address the needs of educating the young adolescent. There is a preprofessional sequence of course work that teacher training candidates must complete before being admitted to the professional sequence.
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Student teacher candidates agree to the following: Demonstrate a strong interest In learrung and using technology and innovative teaching practices in the classroom; Design a unit that has a multimedia component and/or interdisciplinary focus; and Incorporate technology in classroom activities such as record keeping, lesson plans, instructional activities, and student projects. TEC sites: Following are examples of We number of pre-serv~ce teachers affected by new field-based programs at .
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The last 3 years have brought about many significant changes in the way we teach at the university and in the way students are taught in the schools. Staff Development Activities have included in-serv~ce training for university faculty, teachers, student teachers, and undergraduates In the use of Macintosh computers, and computer software such as HyperStudio, ClarisWorks, Aspiration, and FileMaker Pro.
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575 Multimedia Projects for the Classroom Undergraduates enrolled in a technology course on the Texas A&M campus meet via compressed video wad practicing teachers at a TEC site to develop instructional matenals Hat support interdisciplinary themes. Matenals have been created to support such themes as "Attica" and 'westward Expansion."
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