Technology Center for Teacher Preparation

教师培训技术中心

• 批准号: 9851342
• 负责人: Lawrence Schovanec
• 金额: $ 4万
• 依托单位: Texas Tech University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1998
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1998-07-01 至 2000-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9851342&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Technology; Center; Teacher; Preparation

Presently, in the State of Texas, less than fifty percent of mathematics instructors at the secondary level are board certified. This is one reason the Department of Mathematics at Texas Tech University regards teacher preparation as a critical part of its teaching mission. Over the past several years the department has developed a rigorous program to address the mathematics content needs of all preservice elementary and secondary teachers. One of the important objectives of this program is to familiarize prospective K-12 teachers with the technology that is relevant to mathematics instruction at their particular grade level. This project is enabling the department to establish a PC multi-media laboratory. With our current facilities students are not able to access any instructional materials on CD-ROM format or those that utilize a combination of audiovisual features. Furthermore, the Unix environment of our current laboratory does not allow students to develop the technological skills required in the teaching profession. The laboratory will provide a consistency in the technological training that will enhance the relevance of our teacher preparation program. With the new facility, the curriculum will be enhanced by the introduction of additional technology that is relevant to the educational experience in K-12. For example, Geometer's SketchPad, or Cabri Geometry will be incorporated into the teacher preparation curriculum. Beyond its impact on the existing program, the multi-media laboratory will significantly enhance the department's ability to develop cooperative programs with local public schools. Teachers from area schools will be invited to demonstrate technology that they use in their classrooms. In addition, there will be a series of workshops for inservice teachers. In these workshops teachers and students will view, evaluate, and compare various software appropriate to their instructional needs. This experience will not only benefit the participants, but will guide our department as modifications of the content and structure of our teacher preparation program are made.

目前，在德克萨斯州，董事会认证不到百分之五十的数学讲师。这是德克萨斯理工大学数学系将教师准备是其教学任务的关键部分的原因。 在过去的几年中，该部门制定了一项严格的计划，以满足所有职前基础和中学教师的数学内容需求。该计划的重要目标之一是使潜在的K-12教师熟悉与其特定年级的数学指导相关的技术。 该项目使该部门能够建立PC多媒体实验室。借助我们当前的设施，学生将无法访问CD-ROM格式的任何教学材料或使用视听功能组合的教学材料。此外，我们目前的实验室的UNIX环境不允许学生发展教学专业所需的技术技能。实验室将在技术培训中提供一致性，以增强我们的教师准备计划的相关性。借助新设施，通过引入与K-12中的教育经验相关的其他技术来增强课程。例如，地理表的素描板或CABRI几何形状将纳入教师准备课程中。 除了对现有计划的影响外，多媒体实验室还将显着增强该部门与当地公立学校制定合作计划的能力。将邀请来自地区学校的老师展示他们在课堂上使用的技术。此外，还将有一系列的内幕老师讲习班。在这些讲习班中，教师和学生将查看，评估和比较适合其教学需求的各种软件。这种经验不仅将使参与者受益，而且将指导我们的部门对我们的教师准备计划的内容和结构进行修改。