BY: JORDIN A. WARD

What it takes to Integrate

Technology into the Classroom

Table of Contents

A framework for technology education curricula which emphasizes intellectual

processes, slides 3-5

Professional Development in Integrating Technology into Teaching and Learning: Knowns, Unknowns, and Ways to Pursue Better Questions and Answers,

slides 6-8

Technology Education: Prospectus for Curriculum Change, slides 9-12

Concluding Thoughts, slide 13

References, slide 14

What it’s all about:

This article discusses the fact that technology education programs are needed in the curriculum to help students

improve their academic and life skills. It states in the article, “Through well developed curricula, technology

education programs are able to reinforce academic content, enhance higher order thinking skills, and promote

active involvement with technology. This article is discusses that the development of intellectual processes should be the primary goal of education. Therefore, the

purpose of this article is to establish a rationale for technology education curricula which emphasizes the

development of intellectual processes and lay the foundation for an intellectual processes curriculum

framework (Johnson, 1991).Click here to see an example of curriculum planning!

“A Framework for Technology Education Curricula Which Emphasizes Intellectual

Processes”

“A Framework for Technology Education Curricula Which Emphasizes Intellectual

Processes”

Focusing Skills1. Defining problems 2. Setting goalsInformation Gather Skills3. Observing4. Formulating questionsRemembering Skills5. Encoding6. Recalling Integrating SkillsOrganizing Skills7. Comparing8. Classifying9. Ordering10. Representing

This article also focuses on what it takes to make a curricula or curriculum that focuses on intellectual processes. Below is a list of core thinking skills that they think the students must learn to become good thinkers.

More on What it’s all about:

Analyzing Skills11. Identifying attributes and

components 12. Identifying relationships and

patterns 13. Identifying main ideas 14. Identifying errorsGathering Skills 15. Inferring Remembering Skills 16. Predicting 17. Elaborating Integrating skills18. Summarizing 19. Restructuring Evaluating skills20. Establishing criteria21. Verifying

Core Skills listed

by catego

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My Personal Reflection on “A Framework for Technology Education Curricula Which Emphasizes Intellectual Processes”

I thought that this article was very interesting and it had a lot of good information. I agree that in order for students to learn more and achieve more, they

need to have an effective curriculum. I think that all the core skills that they mention are very critical

skills and I think that it is great to have a curriculum based on those skills. The article also mentions that technology education is needed in the curriculum to help students achieve more when they leave school

and are in the real world. I think this is a great viewpoint. Technology is changing more and more

every day and teachers need to prepare their students for those changes. A curriculum with core

skills and technology education is needed and would really make a big impact on the students learning.

“Professional Development in Integrating Technology into Teaching

and Learning: Knowns, Unknowns, and Ways to Pursue Better Questions and

Answers”What it’s all about:

This article is describing different ways that teachers can integrate technology into the classroom. It tells teachers ways to integrate technology, but It states that there are certain ways that are more effective than others. There are long ways to understanding methods of effective practice with respect to the

various impacts of these activities on teaching and learning. It states that “we need to move to a more

systematic study of how technology integration occurs within our schools, what increases its adoption

by teachers, and the long-term impacts that these investments have on both teachers and students”.

This article helps teacher understand what is important for the students and what is most effective.

It states that in order for teachers to integrate technology effectively that they need to keep up with

the changes of technology.

This article is also about how standards for teachers are changing. It states that the qualifications for teachers are becoming

higher in the technology aspect. Teachers need to have experience to give the

students experience. The article explains that if the teachers are aware of the

changes in technology that they will be able to have a bigger impact on the students. It discusses that the higher qualifications are

creating a shortage in the U.S. schools because it is harder to find teachers with the higher standards. This article is about integrating technology into the classroom, but it also discusses the problems teachers have doing that. Some ways to integrate

technology are more productive than others and that is what this article discusses.

“Professional Development in Integrating Technology into Teaching

and Learning: Knowns, Unknowns, and Ways to Pursue Better Questions and

Answers”More on What it’s all about:

My Personal Reflection on “Professional Development in Integrating Technology into Teaching and Learning: Knowns,

Unknowns, and Ways to Pursue Better Questions and Answers”

This article had a lot of great topics and I completely agree with them. I think that it is great to raise the standards for teachers because I think it would be better for the students if they had higher qualified

teachers. I think it is smart to know different ways to integrated technology into the classroom and I think that it would help if teachers knew more ways to do

it. I also think that the more experience that the teachers have the more experience that the students will get. Like the article says, I think it would have a much bigger impact. Overall, I think that this article

is very beneficial and I agree with many aspects of it.Click here to see a chart that compares the amount of unprepared teachers to the total amount of teachers!

“Technology Education: Prospectus for Curriculum Change”

What it’s all about:

This article is about the fact that high school students and all students need to be more prepared for college or the working force. It states that schools need to prepare a

curriculum that can prepare students for the vastly changing technology. This article states that “many Americans find

today's rapidly changing world a bewildering and alien place to live and to work as they intentionally, or unintentionally, recoil from the technical means upon which they must rely

and try to cope and adapt” (Bensen, 1991). It examines how the United States is failing in its attempt to educate and

prepare our youth. It states that we need to have a curriculum that does prepare them and also prepares

teachers. It states that a technology education teacher preparation curriculum should include the latest advances in

technology so that it does prepare them.

“Technology Education: Prospectus for Curriculum Change”More on what it’s all

about:A major topic in this article is the fact that the U.S. is not

preparing their students for college or the workforce and that the U.S. education is receiving a failing grade. “The United

States public educational system is not only supplying unprepared entrants for college and for the technical work

place, but even worse, it is misleading them into believing they are qualified to compete successfully in a modern and

demanding technologically global society” (Meriam, 1991). Similar to the first article discussed, “A Framework for

Technology Education Curricula Which Emphasizes Intellectual Processes” , this article also stresses that program

development should be based on intellectual processes that make critical thinking, problem solving, creativity, and self

confidence major concerns.

Go to the next slide to see an example of a teacher preparation curriculum!!!

State/University Mandated Courses*History 6 s.h. *Political Science 6 s.h. *English 12 s.h. *Physical Education 4 s.h. Core Curriculum *Art 3 s.h. *Music 3 s.h.*Chemistry 4 s.h. *Philosophy 3 s.h.*Computer Sciences 3 s.h. *Physics 4 s.h. *Dance/Drama 3 s.h. *Psychology 3 s.h.*Economics 3 s.h. *Sociology 3 s.h.*Mathematics 6 s.h.

Globalization Concept *Foreign Languages 12 s.h. *Cultural Diversity 6 s.h. *International Internship 6 s.h. *Professional Preparation *Technology: Materials 9 s.h. *Technology: Energy 9 s.h. *Technology: Information 9 s.h. *Technology: Control 9 s.h.

Education Methods (Including Student Teaching) 18 s.h.

Total 144 s.h.

TABLE 1: PROPOSED TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION TEACHER PREPARATION PROGRAM

The article states “the technology education teacher preparation curriculum should include, in addition to the latest technological advances, the following: a) state and university mandated requirements (these cannot be ignored), b) core curriculum courses, c) globalization concepts, and d) professional preparation

courses”. Below is an example of a teacher preparation curriculum.

“Technology Education: Prospectus for Curriculum Change”

My Personal Reflection on “Technology Education: Prospectus for Curriculum

Change”I thought that this article pointed out some very

good ideas. I think it is very necessary to have the preparation for teachers include technology

programs or classes. I think that the teachers need to be prepared to prepare the students. Similar to

the other articles, the teachers need to have higher qualifications for the benefit of the student. I love that this article not only discusses about a

change in a student’s curriculum, but also a change in the teachers’ curriculum. I completely agree that in order for our students to learn more and achieve more, that the teachers must also be aware and prepared to teach them. They need to

know about the changes in technology so that they have a bigger impact on the students.

Concluding Thoughts So what does it take to integrate technology into the classroom? Overall, in order for technology to be integrated into the classroom effectively, schools need to have a strong curriculum with

core skills for the students. Also, schools need to have higher standards/qualifications for teachers so that they can provide the students with more experience. Teachers need to have a curriculum

of their own that includes technology so that they can have the experience needed to help

the students achieve more.

References Kozak, M. R. (1992). Technology Education: Prospectus for Curriculum Change. Journal of Technology Education, 4(1), Retrieved from http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/ejournals/JTE/v4n1/html/kozak.html

Lawless, K. A., & Pellegrino, J. W. (2007, December). Professional Development in Integrating Technology into Teaching and Learning: Knowns, Unknowns, and Ways to Pursue Better Questions and Answers. JSTOR, 77(4), 575-614. Retrieved from http://www.jstor.org/stable/4624911

Johnson, S. D. (1992, Spring). A Framework for Technology Education Curricula Which Emphasizes Intellectual Processes. Journal of Technology Education, 3(2), Retrieved from http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/ejournals/JTE/v3n2/html/johnson.html