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John Williams; Daniel Mourlam; Steven Chesnut – Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education (CITE Journal), 2023
Science education professional development (PD) experiences are important for developing effective teaching practices aligned to reform-based principles using innovative approaches, such as the Ambitious Science Teaching (AST) framework. The ability of schools and other organizations to provide high quality science education PD was challenged…
Descriptors: Science Teachers, Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Teacher Attitudes
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Biddy, Quentin; Chakarov, Alexandra Gendreau; Bush, Jeffrey; Elliott, Colin Hennessy; Jacobs, Jennifer; Recker, Mimi; Sumner, Tamara; Penuel, William – Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education (CITE Journal), 2021
This article describes a professional development (PD) model, the CT-Integration Cycle, that supports teachers in learning to integrate computational thinking (CT) and computer science principles into their middle school science and STEM instruction. The PD model outlined here includes collaborative design (codesign; Voogt et al., 2015) of…
Descriptors: Professional Development, Teacher Workshops, Summer Programs, Teacher Collaboration
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Trainin, Guy; Friedrich, Laurie; Deng, Qizhen – Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education (CITE Journal), 2018
This 5-year multicohort study examined the growth of elementary preservice teachers' technology integration in the context of a teacher preparation program redesign that made integrating technologies into instruction a major focus. The authors examined how the teacher education program impacted preservice teachers' technology integration in the…
Descriptors: Teacher Education Programs, Technological Literacy, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Technology Integration
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Zoch, Melody; Myers, Joy; Belcher, Jennifer – Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education (CITE Journal), 2017
This qualitative study examined in-service teachers who were enrolled in a graduate level course that focused on new literacies and the integration of technology with literacy. They also taught children enrolled in a summer writing camp as part of the course. The authors followed the teachers into their classrooms once the graduate course ended to…
Descriptors: Multiple Literacies, Language Arts, English, English Instruction
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Vallett, David; Annetta, Leonard; Lamb, Richard; Bowling, Brandy – Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education (CITE Journal), 2014
Innovation is a term that has become widely used in education; especially as it pertains to technology infusion. Applying the corporate theory of diffusing innovation to educational practice is an innovation in itself. This mixed-methods study examined 38 teachers in a science educational gaming professional development program that provided…
Descriptors: Educational Games, Elementary School Teachers, Secondary School Teachers, Innovation
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Tyminski, Andrew M.; Haltiwanger, Leigh; Zambak, V. Serbay; Horton, Robert; Hedetniemi, Traci – Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education (CITE Journal), 2013
Over 2 years a small group of middle school mathematics teachers' beliefs, attitudes, and practices were investigated in order to transform their practice to an inquiry-based, technology-rich model. Research has suggested that technology and pedagogical innovations should be introduced together, so that teachers learn mathematics in the way their…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Teachers, Middle School Teachers, Secondary School Mathematics