Professional development to enhance teachers' practices in using information and communication technologies (ICTs) as cognitive tools: Lessons learned from a …

SK Wang, HY Hsu, TC Reeves, DC Coster - Computers & Education, 2014 - Elsevier
Technology integration in K-12 classrooms is usually overly teacher-centered and has
insufficient impact on students' learning, especially in enhancing students' higher-order …

Technologies and reformed-based science instruction: The examination of a professional development model focused on supporting science teaching and learning …

T Campbell, ML Longhurst, SK Wang, HY Hsu… - Journal of Science …, 2015 - Springer
While access to computers, other technologies, and cyber-enabled resources that could be
leveraged for enhancing student learning in science is increasing, generally it has been …

Teaching science with technology: case studies of science teachers' development of technological pedagogical content knowledge (TPCK)

SS Guzey, GH Roehrig - Contemporary Issues in Technology and …, 2009 - learntechlib.org
This study examines the development of technology, pedagogy, and content knowledge
(TPACK) in four in-service secondary science teachers as they participated in a professional …

Technology planning: A roadmap to successful technology integration in schools

Y Gülbahar - Computers & education, 2007 - Elsevier
Since the advent of technologies available for teaching and learning, schools have been
advocating considerable amount of their funds for the procurement of hi-tech technologies …

Professional development for information communication technology integration: Identifying and supporting a community of practice through design-based research

RJ MacDonald - Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 2008 - Taylor & Francis
Research suggests effective classroom ICT integration occurs through needs-based,
collaborative professional development (Chandra-Handa, 2001; Cuttance, 2001; Figg, 2000; …

Targeted support for using technology-enhanced science inquiry modules

K Varma, F Husic, MC Linn - Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2008 - Springer
Designing effective professional development experiences for technology-enhanced inquiry
instruction is the goal of the Technology Enhanced Learning in Science (TELS) NSF funded …

Technology practices: Confirmatory factor analysis and exploration of teachers' technology integration in subject areas

SK Howard, A Chan, A Mozejko, P Caputi - Computers & Education, 2015 - Elsevier
It is thought that gains in student learning from the use of digital technologies are more likely
to be related to teachers' practice than the technology itself. In secondary schooling, a key …

Supporting teachers' use of technology in science instruction through professional development: A literature review

TE Higgins, MW Spitulnik - Journal of science education and technology, 2008 - Springer
Professional development is critical in supporting teachers' use of technological tools in
classrooms. This review of empirical research synthesizes the effective elements of …

Evaluating the potential of teacher-designed technology-based tasks for meaningful learning: Identifying needs for professional development

A George, M Sanders - Education and Information Technologies, 2017 - Springer
With technology increasingly being introduced into classrooms worldwide, stakeholders are
asking whether ICT provides educational value. It is not simply having access to technology …

Examining the factors of a technology professional development intervention

KL Unger, MW Tracey - Journal of Computing in Higher Education, 2013 - Springer
This article discusses technology integration literature used to guide the design and
implementation of a technology professional development intervention (TPDI) for secondary …