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The purpose of this paper is to describe Michigan Teachers' Technology Education Network (MITTEN) project and some of the program's early impact on the preservice teacher preparation at the University of Michigan-Dearborn. MITTEN is in its first...

Mentoring has been shown to provide support for the development of skills and knowledge in many professions. Journalism, law, and medicine, using the mentoring process, place student apprentices in real world, clinical situations early in their...

This case study addresses the use of the "anchored instruction approach" to restructure educational computing courses to enhance future teachers' learning of technology applications in the classroom. A cohort group of 22 preservice teachers from a...

Research has indicated that if future teachers are to effectively use technology, their preparation must employ rich field experiences to augment students' core course work in educational technology and their exposure to effective faculty modeling...

This study assesses changes resulting from the MITTEN program. The project's primary goal is to prepare a cadre of future educators with improved knowledge, skills, and confidence regarding the integration of information technology into the...

Research indicates that if future teachers are to effectively use technology their preservice preparation should employ multiple components including opportunities to observe professors modeling the use of technology. Strategies for increasing the...

This study explores the perception of preservice teachers regarding the extent to which their institutions are providing the experiences needed for them to use information technology in their future practice. A major research institution in...

Twenty-two preservice teachers involved in a cohort group were enrolled in both an educational computing class and a curriculum development class in the same academic quarter. The instructors for both courses collaborated their teaching efforts...

This paper examines the use of Instructional Technology graduate students as mentors to K-6 elementary teachers in a rural community in the use of technology and the integration of technology into the daily curriculum. Mentors were able to support ...

The purpose of this paper is to provide recommendations for practice to integrate information technology into teacher preparation programs. The author describes a model for technology integration into teacher preparation programs. This model is...

This study reports on Michigan Teachers' Technology Education Network project, a component of the Preparing Tomorrow's Teachers to use Technology project. The defining component of the MITTEN project is its creation of a networked learning community ...

This study examines the impact of a professional development program in which a networked learning communities approach was implemented to provide training and support for technology integration in early childhood education. Over a three-year...

This study assesses changes resulting from the MITTEN program. The project's primary goal is to prepare a cadre of P-16 educators with improved knowledge, skills, and confidence in technology integration. Within five cohort groups, 90 student...

This study examines the impact of a professional development program in which a networked learning community approach was implemented to provide training and support for content-specific use of technology in mathematics education. Within six cohort ...

This exploratory study examines the impact of the networked learning community approach to provide professional development for content-specific use of technology in science education. The study presents findings from a three-year project with six...

This paper describes the “Community of Designers” concept that is being utilized as the critical framework for the Fostering Interest in Information Technology project funded by the National Science Foundation's Innovative Technology Experiences for ...

This exploratory study examines the impact of an IT/STEM summer course on STEM high school teachers’ knowledge and skills to design and deliver IT/STEM enrichment experiences for their students. The study describes and reports on the findings of an...

This exploratory study examines the impact of a research-based professional development (PD) model on inservice teacher learning and practice with respect to wiki integration across the curriculum. The study describes and reports on the findings of...