Improving Preservice and Inservice Training Through a Computer Camp in Teaching Core Disciplines Wit

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Improving Preservice and Inservice Training
Through a Computer Camp in Teaching Core
Disciplines With Wireless Technologies to Diverse
Students

• Dr. Mike McDonald, Nebraska Wesleyan University
• Dr. Merryellen Towey Schulz, College of Saint
  Mary

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Background and Need

• Deficiencies in Technology Skills among
  cooperating teachers, preservice teachers and
  higher education faculty
• Computer Technology Camp
• Weeklong class of hands on experiences
• Teachers meet the needs of K-12 students who are
  culturally and demographically diverse.

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Overview

• Preservice students are matched with preservice
  teachers
• Enhancing the teaching of culturally and
  demographically diverse students
• Incorporating various technologies into
  curriculum models
• Training on handheld devices

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Goal of Project

• Improve professional preparation for teachers of
  culturally and demographically diverse students
• Enhance the future relationships between NWU and
  CSM
• Students from high need and low-performing
  schools are impacted.

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Plan of ActionObjectives

• To provide new knowledge in core disciplines
• To provide a framework for ongoing peer teaching,
  coaching, and mentoring in implementing
  lessons/units
• To increase access to resources identified
  through the project
• To strengthen professional preparation of
  participants

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Plan of ActionObjectives Cont.

• To strengthen core discipline knowledge and
  general pedagogical knowledge and understanding
  of preservice and inservice teachers
• To enhance understanding of distance education
  through workshops

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Evaluation

• Preservice teachers are providing feedback
• Preservice and inservice participants are
  documenting classroom visits and completing
  analysis questionaires
• A project website is being created
• Participants are completing a pre- and post-teast
  on core knowledge
• Participants are completing a pre- and post-test
  on distance education