Instructional Materials: Finding the "Story in Each of Us" through Instructional Media

Carol Pope; Karen Kutiper

English Journal Vol. 77, No. 3 (1988) pp. 76–77

Reviews a videocassette, two sound filmstrips, and one set of computer courseware; all intended to motivate students to discover and release the stories within them. (ARH)

An Update on Developing Techno-Savvy English Language Arts Teachers

Carol Pope; Lindsey Christopher

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2004 (2004) pp. 3946–3951

This longitudinal case study follows six teacher education students and their experiences with infusing technology in their classrooms. It follows five of these students (one student was lost to attrition) from their junior year in the Middle Grades ...

Topics: Elementary Education, Educational Technology, English Language Arts, Languages, Students

Technology in Language Arts Teacher Education

Carol A. Pope

Clearing House: A Journal of Educational Strategies, Issues and Ideas Vol. 72, No. 4 (1999) pp. 196–97

Describes a university/school partnership in which teacher-education students at the university responded via e-mail to the writing of 6th graders, resulting in advances for writers and teachers of writing. (SR)

Preparing Tomorrow's English Language Arts Teachers Today: Principles and Practices for Infusing Technology

Carol A. Pope; Jeffrey N. Golub

Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education Vol. 1, No. 1 (2000) pp. 89–97

Teachers using technology in their English language arts classrooms are not only improving their instruction for their students; they are changing the very nature of that instruction. The following are three examples of English language arts...

Topics: Teachers, Languages, English Language Arts, Classrooms

Contemporary Literacies and Technologies in English Language Arts Teacher Education: Shift Happens!

Marshall George; Carol Pope; Lou Ann Reid

Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education Vol. 15, No. 1 (March 2015) pp. 1–13

Three leaders of the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) Conference on English Education (CEE) reflect on the changes that have occurred in English language arts teacher education in the past 15 years since the first edition of...

Establishing a Two-Way Digital Bridge that Increases Partners’ Technology Expertise and Promotes Global Understanding; The EE-PALS Project, Email Exchange – Partners Across Learning Spaces

Matthew Ross; Candy Beal; Debbie Andrews; Carol Pope

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2005 (2005) pp. 2081–2082

The EE-PALS Project seeks to virtually connect teachers and students in Russia with their counterparts in the United States. The purpose is to determine if email exchanges and joint technology projects will enable students and teachers to broaden...

Topics: Students, Teachers

Developing Techno-Savvy English Language Arts Teachers: from Blank Screens to Full Directories

Carol Pope; Judy Lambert; Julie Weber; Amelia McLeod

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2001 (2001) pp. 2066–2071

This paper discusses the ongoing process of infusing technology into an English language arts teacher preparation program and includes an update of a longitudinal case study of a cohort of undergraduate students' development as teachers, learners,...

Topics: Teaching Methods, English Language Arts, Languages, Middle School Education, Students

They Teach Us How to Teach Them: Teacher Preparation for the 21st Century

Carol Pope; Candy Beal; Sheryl Long; Lodge McCammon

Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education Vol. 11, No. 4 (December 2011) pp. 324–349

This article describes an English language arts teacher preparation perspective that considers middle school students as part of the teacher educator team. Based on a recognized gap in the literature about students as powerful partners, the authors ...

Topics: English Language Arts, Teaching Methods, Collaboration, Curriculum, Literacy, Preservice Teacher Education, Middle School Education

Virtual Libraries and Education in Virtual Worlds: Twenty-First Century Library Services

Lori Bell; Mary-Carol Lindbloom; Tom Peters; Kitty Pope

Policy Futures in Education Vol. 6, No. 1 (2008) pp. 49–58

As the use of the Internet and time spent on the Internet by individuals grows, and the use of virtual worlds like Active Worlds and Second Life increases, the library needs to have an interactive place and role in these worlds as well as a bricks...

Voices in Videoconferencing: Technology Integration in Teacher Education Courses

Katherine A. O'Connor; Terry S. Atkinson; Melissa N. Matusevich; H Carol Greene; Carol Pope; Amy J. Good

Journal of Computing in Teacher Education Vol. 23, No. 2 (2007) pp. 45–52

This manuscript describes the efforts of several instructors who incorporated videoconferencing in their teacher education courses at two large universities in the southeastern United States. Professors preparing teachers to teach elementary and...

Multi-Modal Technology & Literature: Building a Model for Teacher Preparation

Carol Pope; Candy Beal; Melissa Gilbert; Ji-eun Suh; Lodge McCammon

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2006 (Mar 19, 2006) pp. 3017–3019

Abstract: This paper describes a multi-modal technology project that researched the role of technology in teaching literature and preparing teachers. A middle school team, university students, and professors explored The Outsiders (S.E. Hinton)...

Topics: Teachers, Schools, Middle School Education, Students

The Voices of North Carolina Professional Development Initiative: A New Literacies Approach to Teaching Language Effectively in the Middle Grades

Carl Young; John Lee; Carol Pope; Candy Beal; Walt Wolfram; Jeff Reaser; Sheryl Long

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2008 (Mar 03, 2008) pp. 4672–4678

This paper describes a professional development initiative facilitated by university faculty aimed at providing middle grades teachers with an innovative new literacies approach to teaching language more effectively. Teachers were provided with...

Multi-Modal Technology and Literature Revisited: Building a New Teacher Preparation Model for the 21st Century Using 21st Century Tools

Carol Pope; Candy Beal; Lodge McCammon; Melissa Edwards; Joy Clarke; Ji-eun Suh

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2007 (Mar 26, 2007) pp. 2603–2605

Abstract: This paper updates research findings on the 2006 SITE presentation, a multi-modal technology project investigating the role of technology in teaching literature and preparing teachers. A middle school team, university students, and...

Building Digital Bridges to Global Understanding: Research Findings on the 2004 EE-PALS Project Informs the 2005 Project

Candy Beal; Amanda Robertson; Carol Pope; Kathy Godfrey; Debbie Andrews; Clare McGrath; Lodge McCammon

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2006 (Mar 19, 2006) pp. 2473–2475

Abstract: The EE-PALS team returns to report finding from their Digital Bridges to Global Understanding EE-PALS project that was implemented in 2004 and reported on at the SITE 2005 conference. In addition to data findings, the newly revised EE...

Going Global: Using a Website Development project to Teach Technology Integration, Enhance Global Perspective and Empower Students to Inagine the Teaching Possibilities in Their Own technology Enabled Classrooms

James Clark; Marsha Alibrandi; Carol Pope; Shannon White; Amanda Robertson; Candy Beal

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2002 (2002) pp. 1020–1021

The Great Ghana Website is part of a larger project, Going Global: Cross Cultural Conversations Around the World. The website project seeks to help graduate and undergraduate students enlarge their global perspective while developing technology...

Topics: Educational Technology, Elementary Education, Students, Classrooms, Middle School Education

Global Literacies Initiative Project: Lessons Learned in Designing and Implementing a Global Learning Collaborative

Lori Holcomb; Candy Beal; John Lee; Bethany Smith; Carol Pope; Michael Pringle

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2012 (Mar 05, 2012) pp. 3224–3226

Built to be a Web 2.0 curriculum integration project, the Global Learning Initiative Project (GLIP) is a multi-modal effort that enables students to research and discover answers to global questions, all the while interacting and working...

Digital Video and New Literacies: Vignettes from the Field, Part 1

Candy Beal; Lori Holcomb; John Lee; Meghan Manfra; Kevin Oliver; Carol Pope; P. g. Schrader; Hiller Spires; Carl Young

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2009 (Mar 02, 2009) pp. 3876–3880

In this symposium, we will present an overview of creative and disciplinary uses of digital video in teacher education. Eight presenters will introduce a theoretical context for their work and vignettes from their projects. Mishra & Koehler’s (2006)...