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The Six ObjectivesA consortium consists of the College of Education and the College of Natural and Applied Sciences at Missouri State University, three technology rich K-12 public school districts (Lebanon, Springfield, and Strafford), and the St. Louis Science Center. This consortium proposes that new teacher graduates of this University incorporatie best-practice uses of technology into their K-12 teaching strategies. Based on three years of curricular studies funded by a Goals 2000 grant, a program was devised to allow this to be addressed in several ways. The initial program focused on several professional education courses and on K-12 pre-service science and mathematics courses. It has subsequently expanded to other pre-service education and content areas. Instructional technology design experts provide university faculty with intensive professional training to infuse technology strategies and applications into selected university courses. Through these efforts, faculty are able to develop and use more effective instructional strategies in courses for future teachers, and thus become exemplary teaching models. These courses are held in well-equipped learning areas that support in-class instructional technology, as well as videoconferencing and Internet capabilities that support networked learning communities. Revised courses require future teachers to create K-12 lesson plans, projects, and units of study that incorporate technology. Intensive interactions between future teachers and technology-savvy K-12 teachers will enhance understanding of the practical applications of their university studies. Future teachers will be introduced to multifaceted technology and its application. Throughout this program, for mative changes have been suggested and the summative effectiveness of each change evaluated by an independent team from the International Society for Technology in Education. |
