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Seda Kaynak; Ümran Betül Cebesoy – Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education (CITE Journal), 2023
The COVID-19 outbreak had massive impacts in many areas, including education, all over the world. This pandemic forced education systems to make an emergency shift to remote teaching. The Turkish education system was affected by the pandemic, and all schools were forced to shut down in March 2020. Approximately 18 million students in Türkiye…
Descriptors: Science Teachers, Teaching Experience, Distance Education, Private Schools
Coakley-Fields, Mary; Kelly, Courtney; Cunningham, Katie Egan; Krafick, Kori – Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education (CITE Journal), 2022
This qualitative investigation examines how teacher candidates enrolled in literacy courses navigated virtual field work experiences during summer and fall 2020. The study is grounded in theories of improvisation as a pedagogical practice and culturally responsive and sustaining approaches to teaching. Data show that teacher candidates took…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Culturally Relevant Education, Experiential Learning, Literacy Education
Fegely, Alex; Winslow, Joseph; Lee, Cheng-Yuan; Rubbo, Louis J. – Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education (CITE Journal), 2021
This article reports findings from an exploratory study investigating the effects of robotics professional development sessions in underserved middle schools in the southeastern United States. Eleven middle-level science and mathematics teachers from a high-needs school district received year-long training in robotics technology and instructional…
Descriptors: Robotics, Faculty Development, Science Instruction, Mathematics Instruction
Suters, Leslie; Suters, Henry – Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education (CITE Journal), 2020
National standards and frameworks for mathematics, computer science, and technology emphasize the importance of teaching all children computational thinking (CT) skills. These skills are important for preparing citizens that are literate in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics and for participation in a society that is rapidly…
Descriptors: Programming, Computation, Thinking Skills, Middle School Mathematics
Beach, Richard; Boggs, George; Castek, Jill; Damico, James; Panos, Alexandra; Spellman, Renee; Wilson, Nance – Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education (CITE Journal), 2020
This report presents research on preservice (PST) and in-service teachers acquiring digital practices for addressing climate change related to knowing how to employ digital practices for studying visual representations of climate change and engaging students in critiquing online information about climate change. Study 1 examined PSTs understanding…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Teachers, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education
Regan, Kelley; Evmenova, Anya S.; MacVittie, Nichole P.; Leggett, Alicia; Ives, Samantha; Schwartzer, Jessica; Mastropieri, Margo; Rybicki-Newman, Maria P. – Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education (CITE Journal), 2019
Integrating unfamiliar technology in the classroom often requires ample technological resources and professional development. However, these resources are often not available. This case study of qualitative data combined with pretest or posttest student data illustrates how one pair of coteachers autonomously planned for and implemented a digital…
Descriptors: Technological Advancement, Adoption (Ideas), Technology Uses in Education, Social Studies
Constantine, Angelina; Jung, Karl G. – Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education (CITE Journal), 2019
The exploratory case study described in this paper examined the experiences of an elementary science teacher as he integrated iPads into his teaching. With the intent of finding a purposeful use for the district's 1:1 iPad initiative in his science classroom, he adopted digital science notebooks for the first time. During planning sessions…
Descriptors: Grade 5, Elementary School Science, Science Instruction, Elementary School Students
Rubino-Hare, Lori A.; Whitworth, Brooke A.; Bloom, Nena E.; Claesgens, Jennifer M.; Fredrickson, Kristi M.; Sample, James C. – Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education (CITE Journal), 2016
This case study described teachers with varying technology skills who were implementing the use of geospatial technology (GST) within project-based instruction (PBI) at varying grade levels and contexts 1 to 2 years following professional development. The sample consisted of 10 fifth- to ninth-grade teachers. Data sources included artifacts,…
Descriptors: Geographic Information Systems, Faculty Development, Teaching Methods, Educational Practices
Sheffield, Caroline C. – Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education (CITE Journal), 2015
Interactive whiteboards (IWBs) are increasingly prevalent in U.S. classrooms. Yet, little is known about how this tool is being used to teach social studies. This case study through classroom observations, interviews, and student focus groups examines how two fifth-grade teachers use the IWB to teach U.S. history. The data indicate that when the…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Bulletin Boards, Visual Aids, Educational Equipment
Pape, Stephen J.; Prosser, Sherri K.; Griffin, Cynthia C.; Dana, Nancy Fichtman; Algina, James; Bae, Jungah – Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education (CITE Journal), 2015
This study sought to identify components of an asynchronous online teacher professional development program, "Prime Online," that potentially affected participants' mathematical knowledge for teaching (MKT). Twenty-three third- through fifth-grade general education and special education teachers completed a yearlong online teacher…
Descriptors: Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Elementary School Teachers, Grade 3, Grade 4
Moyer-Packenham, Patricia S.; Salkind, Gwenanne; Bolyard, Johnna J. – Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education (CITE Journal), 2008
This study examined teachers' uses of virtual manipulatives across grades K-8 after participating in a professional development institute in which manipulatives and technology were the major resources used throughout all of the activities. Researchers analyzed 95 lesson summaries in which classroom teachers described their uses of virtual…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods, Manipulative Materials, Technology Uses in Education
Kervin, Kristy – Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education (CITE Journal), 2007
In 2006, as a beginning teacher in a Western Sydney school, the author explored slow motion animation ("slowmation") as a strategy for teaching Year 4 students about equivalent fractions. She taught at this school five days a week, teaching Kindergarten, Year 4, and Year 5. Slowmation can be defined as a simplified version of claymation…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Animation, Teaching Methods, Mathematical Concepts
Hofer, Mark; Swan, Kathleen Owings – Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education (CITE Journal), 2006
Educators are simultaneously bombarded with both calls to integrate technology in meaningful ways into their teaching and to promote more student-centered activities which combine both content learning and higher-order thinking. This is no small task given the range of student abilities and interests, the increasing emphasis on state standards and…
Descriptors: Technology Uses in Education, Educational Technology, Learner Controlled Instruction, Grade 5
Kim, Seung H.; Bagaka, Joshua – Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education (CITE Journal), 2005
The study examined the role student, teacher/classroom, and school characteristics play on the "digital divide" in access and utilization of various technology tools among elementary school students. Survey data was collected from 1,027 fourth- and fifth-grade students in 48 classrooms in northeastern Ohio. A two-level hierarchical…
Descriptors: Technology Uses in Education, Elementary School Students, Grade 4, Grade 5