Professional development in ICT for teachers, in addition to being necessary given the dynamic nature of technology, also improves the institutional quality of schools. This work, based on action research, provides evidence that the school itself is capable of organising and designing a training plan as part of a broader process to improve quality…

Identifying means of assisting teachers in integrating technology during their instruction is becoming more important as the rate new technologies enter the classroom accelerates. The primary means of helping in-service teachers employ new technologies in their classrooms is frequently professional development. Unfortunately, professional…

Presents a model of practicing teachers' technology learning processes, which emerged from comparative analysis across life-history case studies of four English teachers with varied technology and teaching experience. Teachers' knowledge and experience and the nature of the technology learning experience, together, led to multiple pathways through…

Reviews the range of contextual factors, possible content orientations, training models (from one-day overviews to courses offering three college credits), and follow-up mechanisms that must be considered by administrators who have committed their districts to providing inservice programs to develop teachers' computer literacy. (PGD)

Suggests eight steps for training teachers to use computers, including establishing a computer committee, structuring and budgeting for inservice courses, cooperating with other schools, and sending some teachers to the computer company's maintenance and repair school. Lists 25 computer skills teachers need and describes California and Minnesota…

This article describes an ongoing situated professional development program in which teachers bring their intact classes for an extended stay in a ubiquitous computing environment equipped with a variety of state-of-the-art computing devices. The experience is unique in that it not only situates teacher learning about technology integration in…

This brief paper describes a comparison of two different courses, both of which have been approved by the state of Georgia's Professional Standards Commission (PSC). These courses fulfill the PSC requirement that all teachers be competent with technology and know how to integrate technology into teaching and learning by the year 2006. The method…

This study investigated the use of asynchronous (mailing lists) and synchronous (chat sessions) Internet-based communication and their impact on teachers' attitude toward collaboration, activity completion rates, and test performance. The study also investigated the impact of collaboration on activity completion rates and teacher performance…

The technology information age mandates that teacher education programs integrate technology into the curriculum. Yet, as the demand for technology use in K-12 classrooms increases nationwide, many teachers feel unprepared for this task (Sprague, Kopfman, & Dorsey, 1998). Traditional face-to-face teacher education and professional development…

Discusses the role of educational technology in teachers' continuing education, examining models for continuing technology education (technology workshops, school-based technology teacher programs, and district technology support and resource centers). Also discusses issues confronting continuing technology education (hardware and software,…

Examines the experiences of three school districts that provide effective, district-wide staff development on teaching with technology, embracing three major concepts: delivering staff development in a variety of ways, having teachers teach teachers, and using technology-based lesson plans, instructional units, and other teaching tools (often…

Like most two-year colleges, Chipola Junior College has had to respond quickly to the impact of the microcomputer revolution. A demanding clientele of students and community members, a faculty and staff unprepared for microcomputer technology, and limited equipment resources dictated the rules of change. After it was determined that computer…

Describes the planning, design, contents, and results of a series of computer literacy workshops that were designed for humanities faculty at Hunter College, New York. Offers ideas on how the model can be adapted for other college programs. (ML)

The technology triage is a workable paradigm for straightforward school-site/school-district implementation of technology resources. Development of a triage system of participant involvement and in-service staff development can help address the tendency to ineffectively allocate funds within the total picture of the school commitment to…

This study explored elementary school teachers' personal experiences with using computers in the classroom, their present use of computers in the classroom, and their views on current computer use as compared to their preferred use in classroom instruction. A total of 149 teachers from 15 elementary schools randomly chosen from two counties in…