Effective Professional Development: Requirements for Technology Integration into Secondary Science Classrooms

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dc.contributor.authorLobo, Maria Sophia
dc.contributor.supervisorMilford, Todd
dc.date.accessioned2018-04-28T00:48:48Z
dc.date.available2018-04-28T00:48:48Z
dc.date.copyright2018en_US
dc.date.issued2018-04-27
dc.degree.departmentDepartment of Curriculum and Instruction
dc.degree.levelMaster of Education M.Ed.en_US
dc.description.abstractThe integration of technology in the classroom is slowly becoming as common as it is in the rest of society. Successful technology integration is necessary to enhance student learning and prepare them for their future at the end of formal schooling. However, secondary science teachers continue to believe that they are the guardians of knowledge for the students, and teacher-led content delivery is the most efficient to enhance student learning thereby limiting teacher use of technology in the classroom. The literature emphasizes the need for student centered learning environments as ideal for technology integration. However, this transition to a constructivist classroom requires teachers to change their pedagogy and beliefs surrounding best learning practices for students, as well as barriers that currently limit technology integration. Effective professional development has the potential to allow secondary science teachers to learn to use the technology, building confidence and providing opportunities for collaboration with peers so they can develop student centered, inquiry-based lessons that successfully integrate technology. This review will examine the requirements for effective professional development for teachers to integrate technology into their classroom, consider the potential barriers that influence this integration and offer some recommendations to integrate technology into secondary science classrooms.en_US
dc.description.scholarlevelGraduateen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1828/9271
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.rightsAvailable to the World Wide Weben_US
dc.subjecttechnology integration
dc.subjecttechnology innovation
dc.subjectbarriers
dc.subjectenablers
dc.subjectmotivation
dc.subjectpedagogy
dc.subjectprofessional development
dc.subjecttechnology coach
dc.subjecttechnology mentor
dc.subjectenacted curriculum
dc.subjectsecondary science
dc.subjectinquiry-based
dc.subjectconstructivism
dc.titleEffective Professional Development: Requirements for Technology Integration into Secondary Science Classroomsen_US
dc.typeprojecten_US

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