ERIC Number: EJ783499
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2007-Feb-16
Pages: 8
Abstractor: Author
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0738-0569
Staff Development to Provide Intentional Language Teaching Technology-Rich K-8 Multicultural Classrooms
Beckett, E. Carol; Wetzel, Keith; Chisholm, Ines Marquez; Zambo, Ron; Buss, Ray; Padgett, Helen; Williams, Mia Kim; Odom, Mary
Computers in the Schools, v23 n3-4 p23-30 Feb 2007
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 Use Technology (PT3) U.S. Department of Education grant. Training focused on development of Units of Practice (UOP) with integration of technology, academic standards, and the ESL Standards for Pre-K-I2 Students (TESOL, 1997). Teacher teams infused strategies for culturally and linguistically diverse students to provide intentional language teaching for English language learners. Although the Practicum Plus Program was found to be effective, the authors noted difficulties encountered in recruiting participants.
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Academic Standards, Language Teachers, English (Second Language), Elementary Education, Educational Technology, Elementary School Teachers, Preservice Teachers, Professional Development, Technology Integration, Federal Programs, Second Language Instruction, Curriculum Development, Recruitment, Student Diversity, Inservice Teacher Education
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Education; Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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