{"title":"The future is also our past: How we ensure all teachers are prepared for teaching in the classroom of tomorrow","authors":"D. McElroy","doi":"10.1080/21532974.2020.1800339","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/21532974.2020.1800339","url":null,"abstract":"As I was preparing to become a teacher, a seminal book titled, Mindstorms by Seymour Papert (1980) had just been released. Within those enlightening pages one particular quote was a beacon of truth...","PeriodicalId":52191,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Digital Learning in Teacher Education","volume":"36 1","pages":"202 - 203"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/21532974.2020.1800339","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48674195","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Preparing elementary education teacher candidates to teach with technology: The role of modeling","authors":"Drew Polly, E. Byker, S. Putman, Laura K. Handler","doi":"10.1080/21532974.2020.1795953","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/21532974.2020.1795953","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract In teacher education programs, modeling from both teacher education faculty and clinical educators in schools can support teacher candidates’ adoption of new instructional practices. This study examined how modeling from both teacher education faculty and clinical educators influenced elementary education teacher candidates’ development of technology integration knowledge and use of technology while teaching. Further analysis looked at how technology modeling and use aligned to higher-order thinking skills using the Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy framework (Anderson & Krathwohl, 2000). Teacher education faculty primarily modeled technology integration with higher-order thinking skills such as rigorous practice activities and project-based learning, whereas the clinical educators modeled technology integration through lower-level activities such as educational review games and showing videos. Further, candidates used technology in lower-level ways more than higher-level ways. Based on the findings of our study, we discuss how modeling can support teacher candidates’ development of TPACK.","PeriodicalId":52191,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Digital Learning in Teacher Education","volume":"36 1","pages":"250 - 265"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-07-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/21532974.2020.1795953","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45452733","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Using think alouds and digital powerups to embed computational thinking concepts while in-service teachers reflect on a math solution design project","authors":"Fatemeh Mardi","doi":"10.1080/21532974.2020.1781001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/21532974.2020.1781001","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract This practice paper provides a detailed scaffolded layout of how to embed computational thinking concepts into a project-based math methods course. Parallel to completing a project in which the in-service teachers design solutions for math struggles of their P-12 students, the graduate students reflect on their problem-solving activities using computational thinking (CT) terms. This application of CT as a metacognitive reflection tool is new to the field of CT in teacher education. The mechanisms by which this is carried out are think alouds and digital powerups. This paper represents the first study on teachers engaging with CT concepts and co-constructing meaning of these concepts in their own project-based activity in a math methods course. The research questions and data to be gathered are mentioned as the research portion of this study is in progress. However, the model of CT-integration using reflection mechanisms is valuable to teacher educators and course designers and is easily replicable.","PeriodicalId":52191,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Digital Learning in Teacher Education","volume":"36 1","pages":"237 - 249"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-07-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/21532974.2020.1781001","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46349429","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Course design features influencing preservice teachers’ self-efficacy beliefs in their ability to support students’ use of ICT","authors":"David A. Martin, Natalie McMaster, M. Carey","doi":"10.1080/21532974.2020.1781000","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/21532974.2020.1781000","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract This study explores how using action plans, SMART goals, personal learning networking and peer teaching in a first-year education technology course influence pre-service teachers’ (PSTs’) self-efficacy beliefs in their technological pedagogical knowledge (TPK) and technological content knowledge (TCK). Pre- and post-course survey items from the Teaching Teachers for the Future project were administered to examine PSTs’ judgements of their self-efficacy to support students’ use ICT in the classroom, including digital and robotics technologies. Results showed a significant increase in PSTs’ confidence in using ICT in the classroom with the strongest effect-size for supporting students’ use of robotics and digital technologies (r > 0.5). Course design features are discussed with reference to the corresponding impact on PST self-efficacy with recommendations for improvements to practice.","PeriodicalId":52191,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Digital Learning in Teacher Education","volume":"36 1","pages":"221 - 236"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-07-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/21532974.2020.1781000","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49575130","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Denise L. Lindstrom, Denise A. Schmidt-Crawford, Ann D. Thompson
{"title":"SITE goes virtual: A digital revolution in an age of disruption","authors":"Denise L. Lindstrom, Denise A. Schmidt-Crawford, Ann D. Thompson","doi":"10.1080/21532974.2020.1757189","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/21532974.2020.1757189","url":null,"abstract":"It is not surprising that the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education (SITE) conference was able to move from a bricks-and-mortar conference to an online conference in a matter of ...","PeriodicalId":52191,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Digital Learning in Teacher Education","volume":"36 1","pages":"148 - 149"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-06-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/21532974.2020.1757189","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48422092","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The “wicked problem” of technology and teacher education: Examining teacher educator technology competencies in a field-based literacy methods course","authors":"Pamela Segal, Marie K. Heath","doi":"10.1080/21532974.2020.1753600","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/21532974.2020.1753600","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract This paper paints a complex portrait of the “wicked problem” of teaching technology integration in a field-based content literacy course in order to analyze how a teacher educator demonstrated a presence (and absence) of Teacher Educator Technology Competencies (TETCs). The study indicates that developing technology competencies in teacher educators shares challenges with broader issues of practice based teacher education. It suggests the TETCs would benefit from a clear grounding in theory and should consider the influence of teacher educator TPACK on teacher educators’ abilities to build and demonstrate competency. Overall, framing teacher educator professional growth and development through the lens of the TETCs facilitated reflection and spotlighted areas of strength, as well as areas for improvement, within practice .","PeriodicalId":52191,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Digital Learning in Teacher Education","volume":"36 1","pages":"185 - 200"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-06-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/21532974.2020.1753600","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41999669","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Embracing the unexpected: K-12 education and online teaching in the time of coronavirus","authors":"Rachelle Dené Poth","doi":"10.1080/21532974.2020.1774039","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/21532974.2020.1774039","url":null,"abstract":"Embrace what you don’t know, especially in the beginning, because what you don’t know can become your greatest asset. It ensures that you will absolutely be doing things different from everybody el...","PeriodicalId":52191,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Digital Learning in Teacher Education","volume":"36 1","pages":"146 - 147"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-06-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/21532974.2020.1774039","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46770398","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Examining preservice teachers’ TPACK, attitudes, self-efficacy, and perceptions of teamwork in a stand-alone educational technology course using flipped classroom or flipped team-based learning pedagogies","authors":"Yi Jin, Christi Harp","doi":"10.1080/21532974.2020.1752335","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/21532974.2020.1752335","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract The study’s purpose was to investigate whether two different pedagogical strategies, flipped classroom and flipped team-based learning (FTBL), had different impacts on preservice teachers’ TPACK, attitudes, self-efficacy, and perceptions of teamwork. Several survey instruments were sent to 32 preservice teachers who were Middle Grades Education majors at the beginning and end of the spring 2019 semester. Descriptive analyses, paired-samples t-tests, independent sample t-tests, and Pearson’s correlation tests were run. The overall results showed that preservice teachers who enrolled in the FTBL section reported higher scores in most constructs. However, most comparisons had no statistically significant differences. The results may help teacher educators to rethink the pedagogical strategies used in the stand-alone educational technology course and provide alternatives to the traditional teaching approach.","PeriodicalId":52191,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Digital Learning in Teacher Education","volume":"36 1","pages":"166 - 184"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-04-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/21532974.2020.1752335","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47946786","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Professional Learning Networks and Mentoring in Education","authors":"Rachelle Dene Poth","doi":"10.1080/21532974.2020.1739491","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/21532974.2020.1739491","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":52191,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Digital Learning in Teacher Education","volume":"36 1","pages":"80 - 81"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-04-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/21532974.2020.1739491","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45330808","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Denise A. Schmidt-Crawford, Denise L. Lindstrom, Ann D. Thompson
{"title":"Technology infusion: Program-deep, program-wide","authors":"Denise A. Schmidt-Crawford, Denise L. Lindstrom, Ann D. Thompson","doi":"10.1080/21532974.2020.1739490","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/21532974.2020.1739490","url":null,"abstract":"This editorial was written just after the 72nd annual meeting of the American Association for Colleges of Teacher Education (AACTE). This association’s Committee on Innovation and Technology is always actively involved with developing and advocating for initiatives promoting classroom reform and technology innovation in PK–12 classrooms and postsecondary education. For the past 3 years, the AACTE’s Committee on Innovation and Technology has hosted a preconference workshop focusing on improving technology integration throughout teacher preparation: in 2018, Addressing the Challenge of Integrating Technology in the Teacher Education Curriculum, in 2019, Action Steps for Addressing the Challenge of Integrating Technology in Teacher Preparation, and in 2020, Exemplars and Partners in Integrating Technology in Teacher Education. This year’s workshop provided a critical reminder that there is still much work to be done, but organized efforts across organizations (i.e., ISTE, SITE, AACTE) are aggressively addressing the issue of program-deep, program-wide integration of technology (U.S. Department of Education, Office of Educational Technology, 2017) or “infusion,” which is defined as involving all teacher educators in addressing technology integration (Foulger, 2020). Many of these efforts began as a response to the urgent call to rethink teacher preparation by focusing on the use of technology to effectively support learning, as noted in the 2017 National Technology Education Plan. In this plan, the Office of Educational Technology (OET) cites four guiding principles for specifically using technology in teacher preparation programs:","PeriodicalId":52191,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Digital Learning in Teacher Education","volume":"36 1","pages":"82 - 83"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-04-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/21532974.2020.1739490","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43116798","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}