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Book Review: Online Professional Development for Teachers: Emerging Models and Methods
Debra Sprague
Journal of Technology and Teacher Education Vol. 15, No. 1 (January 2007) pp. 145–149
Current models of professional development have not been successful in helping teachers change their practice. To address this issue, online teacher professional development (oTPD) programs have emerged. Online Professional Development for...
Topics: Internet, eLearning, Professional Development, Distance Education, Teachers, Educational Technology
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Editorial: Research Agenda for Online Teacher Professional Development
Debra Sprague
Journal of Technology and Teacher Education Vol. 14, No. 4 (October 2006) pp. 657–661
In September of 2005, the Graduate School of Education at Harvard University hosted a conference designed to explore online teacher professional development (oTPD). During the two day conference, the participants explored ten models of oTPD. The...
Topics: eLearning, Internet, Professional Development, Teachers, Distance Education
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An Invitation to Join an Early Career Mentoring Network in Technology and Teacher Education
Glen Bull; Lynn Bell; Ann Thompson; Lynne Schrum; Debra Sprague; Cleborne Maddux; Kara Dawson; Gerald Knezek
Journal of Technology and Teacher Education Vol. 14, No. 4 (October 2006) pp. 817–828
The spring 2005 edition of the Journal of Research on Technology in Education (JRTE) issued a call for a proactive approach to a research agenda in educational technology. This position paper was collaboratively authored by the editors of six...
Topics: Educational Technology, Training, Teachers, Mentoring, Professional Development
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EDCI 557: Integrating Technology in the Elementary Curriculum
Debra Sprague
Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education Vol. 3, No. 4 (2004) pp. 466–469
EDCI 557: Integrating Technology in the Elementary Curriculum is taught within the Elementary Education Program in the Graduate School of Education at George Mason University (GMU). The course is designed to enable students (or "interns") to...
Topics: Educational Technology, Elementary Education, Instructional Design, Professional Development, Curriculum
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Technology and Teacher Education: Are We Talking to Ourselves?
Debra Sprague
Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education Vol. 3, No. 4 (2004) pp. 353–361
Colleges and schools of education today are facing a challenge caused by the differing philosophies and views of their teacher education faculty and the educational technology faculty. Some believe that technology should play a role in education and ...
Topics: Mathematics, Educational Technology, Preservice Teacher Education, Professional Development, Computer Sciences
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Modeling Technology Integration Through Webcasts: A PT3 Project
Debra Sprague; Jane Cooper
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2003 (2003) pp. 3849–3854
The question currently plaguing the Educational Technology Community is not whether or not technology should be included in teacher education programs, but what is the best way to provide preservice and inservice teachers with models of technology...
Topics: Educational Technology, Teachers, Community, Professional Development, Preservice Teacher Education
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Studying Technology as a Cohort: Teachers’ Reflections on the Process
Debra Sprague; Priscilla Norton
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 1999 (1999) pp. 722–727
The journey toward professional growth, school reform, and an educational response to the challenge of technology integration is often a lonely one. One solution is to design professional development experiences for practicing teachers,...