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Pre-service elementary teachers experience initial technology integration instruction in an early methods class (IRED 320) that is blocked with the Language Arts methodology course (EDCI 300), allowing candidates to implement computer skills as they ...

Pre-service teachers gain concept mastery when technology is integrated with the constructivist teaching model. Fusing digital imagery and constructivist learning in a Language Arts methods course provides pre-service teachers with experiences that...

This brief paper will describe a professional development activity that led teachers to construct iMovies focused on content area scripts. In-service teachers were introduced to the concept of using digital images in a content area of their choice...

Teacher education candidates in elementary programs have difficulty understanding the thinking of children in the early grades as they encounter their formal learning of number concepts. To help these teacher candidates appreciate the types of...

Faculty in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction in the College of Education at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette have developed and modified a program for elementary education majors to infuse technology into the methods courses that...

Teacher education candidates enrolled in the "Technology in the Classroom" course are introduced to problem based learning through a series of robotic challenges of increasing complexity. As candidates build and program robots with motors, touch...

Video games have emerged as the most frequently used interactive media among children (Kirriemuir & McFarlane, 2003). However, efforts made to create educational games were generally not very successful. New models are needed integrate the effective ...

Problem-based learning (PBL) has been shown to be effective in enhancing knowledge acquisition and transfer of learning to novel situations. Yet, PBL can be particularly challenging for students. Therefore, computer-based tools capable of sharing...

Teacher education candidates enrolled in the "Technology in the Classroom" course apply facilitation strategies in a pedagogical lab as they teach a language arts iMovie unit. The movie making process creates a rich environment for publishing the...

Despite the growing popularity of robotics competitions such as FIRST LEGO League, robotics activities are typically not found in regular K-12 classrooms. We speculate that, among other reasons, limited adoption is due to the lack of empirical...

A teacher education program in a southern research/teaching university created a model pedagogical laboratory that focuses on technology integration. The pedagogical laboratory has been offering robotics programs to elementary and middle school...

Teacher education candidates enrolled in the "Technology in the Classroom" course learn and apply facilitation strategies in a pedagogical lab as they teach a robotics unit that applies mathematic knowledge and skills to elementary level students....

Researchers argue that teachers' beliefs are the final barrier that prevents technology integration. To affect change in teacher candidates' beliefs of technology integration, we created a pedagogical laboratory as well as a field experience program ...

Teacher candidates enrolled in a technology integration methods course facilitated student-centered lessons in a pedagogical laboratory as they taught a robotics or digital storytelling unit. We adopted a quantitative instrument to measure the...

Many students are not motivated to learn history. In social studies classrooms, history is usually taught as facts to memorize, but not as one that provides students with opportunities to sharpen their analytical thinking skills. Researchers have...

Robotics has the potential to motivate student learning in mathematics, science, and engineering. However, existing robotics activities typically do not have a rich story context to motivate students; and more significantly, they do not often...

Educational robotics activities are gaining in popularity. Though some research data suggest that educational robotics can be an effective approach in teaching mathematics, science, and engineering, research is needed to generate the best practices...

A teacher education program in a southern research/teaching university created a model pedagogical laboratory that focuses on technology integration. The pedagogical laboratory has been offering robotics and digital storytelling programs to...

Robotics has the potential to motivate student learning in mathematics, science, and engineering. However, existing robotics activities typically do not have a rich story context to motivate students; and more significantly, they do not often...

Teacher candidates in an Early Childhood Education program have been teaching a LEGO Education WeDo curriculum to children in a technology program on two Saturday mornings. Children built and programmed 3D models and created a digital story using...