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Learning Through Exploration of an Online School: Characteristics of Preservice Teachers' Searches
Eric Riedel; David Gibson
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2004 (2004) pp. 1015–1018
This paper examines the use of data generated by recording the information preservice teachers access in online scenarios in which they are asked to make decisions about using technology in a fictitious schools (eTIP Cases). The data are reported...
Topics: Preservice Teacher Education, Faculty, Educational Technology, Teachers, Students
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The SimSchool Project: Using Classroom Management Simulations to help Future Teachers Teach and Improve Student Learning!
Bill Halverson; David Gibson
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2005 (2005) pp. 2624–2628
The SimSchool Project is creating a computer simulation where teachers can virtually go to practice their teaching and classroom management skills within a fun, realistic and safe educational simulation - game environment. This simulation will...
Topics: Students, Classrooms, Preservice Teacher Education, Teachers
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Simulation as a Framework for Preservice Assessment
David Gibson; Bill Halverson
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2004 (2004) pp. 3322–3325
The Vermont Institutes and Teaching Research, of Western Oregon University are partners in a preservice technology initiative that uniquely prepares teachers to improve student learning. The initiative documents growth in future teachers' results...
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Netseminars: A Strategy for Team-Based Action Research
Gary Obermeyer; David Gibson
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2001 (2001) pp. 2907–2912
Professional Development School (PDS) partnerships offer a powerful leverage point for the improvement of student learning in the K-12 sector and a unique opportunity to experiment with new forms of online learning for the adults who work in and...
Topics: Teachers, Schools, Professional Development, Students
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The Path to Teacher Leadership in Educational Technology
Lorraine Sherry; David Gibson
Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education Vol. 2, No. 2 (2002) pp. 178–203
Educational technology adoption models have not traditionally incorporated either teacher leadership or the complex systems in which teachers work. This article presents two frameworks for viewing online technologies and implementation practices...
Topics: Teachers, Educational Technology, Leadership
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simSchool - Preparing Tommorow's Teachers to Improve Student Learning
David Gibson; Bill Halverson
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2004 (2004) pp. 3318–3321
Western Oregon University and The Vermont Institutes will create a preservice technology initiative that uniquely prepares teachers to improve student learning. The initiative will document growth in future teachers' results-oriented abilities by...
Topics: Teachers, Classrooms, Middle School Education, Networking Technologies, Students
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Inside SimSchool – A simulated environment to understand how students learn
Melanie Zibit; David Gibson
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2005 (2005) pp. 2897–2901
When you watch a chef cook, you can see the process, but when you watch a teacher, the decision making process is internal, making it difficult for an aspiring or novice teacher to connect what the expert teacher does and how students respond....
Topics: Teachers, Behavior, Classrooms, Students
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Creating and evaluating a portal for urban educators
Lorraine Sherry; Simone Conceição; David Gibson
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2004 (2004) pp. 3667–3670
The Teacher Education Network (TEN) PT3 Catalyst Grant, in conjunction with two of its partners, the Urban Network to Improve Teacher Education (UNITE) and the National Institute on Community Innovations (NICI), created an Urban Teacher Education...
Topics: Networking Technologies, Teachers, Community, Educational Technology
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simSchool - Today's Preservice Students Prepare for Tomorrow's Classrooms
Melanie Zibit; David Gibson; Bill Halverson
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2006 (Mar 19, 2006) pp. 3130–3136
Forces are buffeting today's schools and institutions, impacting teachers' abilities in the classroom. Too many new teachers enter the classroom unprepared to make decisions and manage a classroom of 24-31 students, in part due to teacher...
Topics: Teachers, Classrooms, Students, Virtual Environments
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The Personal Learning Planner: Collaboration through Online Learning and Publication
Bruce Havelock; David Gibson; Lorraine Sherry
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2003 (2003) pp. 3590–3597
This paper discusses the online Personal Learning Planner (PLP) project underway at the National Institute of Community Innovations (NICI), one of the partners in the Teacher Education Network (TEN), a 2000 PT3 Catalyst grantee. The Web-based PLP...
Topics: Community, Teachers, Standards, Portfolios
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Managing Digital Resources for an Urban Education Portal
Simone Conceicao; Lorraine Sherry; David Gibson; Gina Amenta-Shin
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2003 (2003) pp. 1104–1107
The word "portal" has become a trendy term when referring to interactive and personalized access to a variety of resources and tools. The question is how to design a portal with a set of resources that changes over time, engages the professional...
Topics: Teachers
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Community Innovations for SITE: Who is doing what with Clearinghouses and On-line Tools Development?
David Gibson; Bob McLaughlin; Deborah Sprague; Niki Davis; Marv Howard; Christina Preston; Gary Marks
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2001 (2001) pp. 499–501
This interactive panel session aims to inform the further creative development of SITE's web sites. It will be particularly relevant to groups within and beyond the USA who are developing "clearinghouses" and/or new "on-line tool sets" for...
Topics: Teachers, Educational Technology, Collaboration