Share Paper: But, I'm NOT the Tech Teacher!: Integrating Technology for Elementary Education Teacher Candidates

  1. Nicole Covey, Arkansas State University, United States
Thursday, April 1 3:00-3:15 PM Room 8

Abstract: The Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) has drafted an updated handbook for initial-level licensure education preparation programs where technology is a cross-cutting theme throughout (CAEP, 2018). Educator preparation provider programs (EPPs) must now determine how best to effectively educate teacher candidates on available technology tools and integrate them into instructional practice. Knowing classrooms today are made up of “digital natives,” it is imperative that teacher preparation programs provide extensive and rigorous coursework not only through the few technology courses offered but also across all program courses. Instead of trying to keep up with increasingly changing technology tools, ...