Preparing pre-service teachers: Strategies for successful technology integration to improve teaching and learning

Abstract

Through a review of evaluation data and reports collected from studies of successful Pre-Service courses delivered in teacher education institutions over five years and across multiple countries, the contextual factors regarding how universities can effectively integrate ICT into pre-service education is examined. A meta-analysis of multiple evaluation reports and studies collected will describe Intel®'s process of applying this large scale ICT integration strategy and discuss the systemic factors associated with understanding classroom level change. A synthesis of these studies illustrates the effectiveness and impact of the Intel Teach program in supporting teacher educators in the successful implementation of ICT within their course curriculum. Results from multiple studies provide evidence of the immediate outcomes and longer term impact of this professional development course for teachers, such as: • Lesson plan development where teachers develop and use curriculum framing questions to guide learning. • Instructional strategies where teachers use curriculum framing questions to guide student work and student thinking. • Implementation of new technology-rich activities where teachers integrate technology use to support specific components of a learning activity (research, writing and revision, communication)