ASU West Early Childhood Teacher Preparation Program

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ASU West Early Childhood Teacher Preparation
Program

• Keith Wetzel, Director, Preparing Tomorrows
  Teachers to Use Technology (PT3) Project
• Goal Beginning teachers will be prepared to
  integrate technology into their classroom
  teaching.

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Support for Change

• Faculty Development
• Surveys of faculty
• Summer workshops
• Early Childhood workshops for faculty and
  students- Nicola Yelland
• TECOTT Experience
• Curriculum Integration Specialists

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Innovations in the Teacher Preparation Program

• Curriculum revision
• Outstanding leadership- department chair
• Regular departmental meetings
• NETS-T
• Curriculum Matrix
• E-portfolios

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Innovations in the Teacher Preparation Program

• Field placements
• Child Development Center Placements
• Practicum Plus
• Student Teaching Seminar
• Technology Inventory
• E-portfolios (show case)

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Preservice Examples

• Web-based literature studies of childrens
  authors
• Computer-based exploring environments (KidPix)
• E-Curriculum Units

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Further Information

• Award Exhibits URL
• httpwww.west.asu.edu/pt3
• Keith Wetzel, Director ASU West PT3 Project
• Keith.Wetzel_at_asu.edu
• Michael Kelley, Chair Elementary Education
• Michael.Kelley_at_asu.edu