A Taxonomy of Teacher-created Class Websites: Increasing the Educational Value of Class Websites

Lemoyne Dunn; Martha Peet

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2010 (Mar 29, 2010) pp. 420–422

Research shows that blended learning (the use of the Internet to enhance standard face-to-face classes) is an effective method of teaching. Even though most of the research is focused on post-secondary education, many K-12 teachers still have class...

Challenges and Solutions to Implementing Texas STARgate, an Online Professional Development Portal for K-12 Teachers

Martha Peet; John Rice; Lemoyne Dunn; Keith Restine; Louise Keeton

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2004 (2004) pp. 5048–5053

Texas STARgate is an online professional development portal for K-12 teachers in Texas schools. A Texas technology center experienced a variety of challenges in the design, delivery, and support of this portal. This paper examines the challenges and ...

Topics: Educational Technology, Professional Development, Schools

Professional Development for Communities of Practice

Martha Peet; Angela Cowan; Anita Kliewer; Lemoyne Dunn; Terice Schneider

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2010 (Mar 29, 2010) pp. 4078–4081

Belton ISD and Rosebud-Lott ISD implemented a cost-effective, scientifically research-based model of professional development for teachers and administrators. A team of content area specialists worked with technology integration specialists to give...

Analysis of the Use of Tools for Collaboration between Mentors and Preservice Teachers

Martha Peet; Jane Owen; Lemoyne Dunn

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2009 (Mar 02, 2009) pp. 2652–2654

Supporting cohorts of preservice teachers from four institutes of higher education is a daunting task. This presentation discusses a program to create a community of practice based on mentor/protégé pairs and supported by technology tools such as...

Supporting Pre-service Teachers and Mentors through Virtual Communities of Practice

Martha Peet; Jane Owen; Lemoyne Dunn

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2009 (Mar 02, 2009) pp. 2655–2657

With this proposal, we focus on one aspect of collaboration and partnership, which is, the virtual communities of practice (COP) to support the pre-service teachers and mentors. We will demonstrate how the BEGIN virtual COP incorporates sound...