The effects of online science instruction using geographic information systems to foster inquiry learning of teachers and middle school science students

Rita Anne Hagevik

The effects of online science instruction using geographic@information@systems to foster inquiry learning of teachers and middle school science students (2003) pp. 1–264

This study investigated the effects of using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to improve middle school students' and their teachers' understanding of environmental content and GIS. Constructivism provided the theoretical framework with...

Fostering 21st Century Learning with Geospatial Technologies

Rita A. Hagevik

Middle School Journal Vol. 43, No. 1 (September 2011) pp. 16–23

Global positioning systems (GPS) receivers and other geospatial tools can help teachers create engaging, hands-on activities in all content areas. This article provides a rationale for using geospatial technologies in the middle grades and describes ...

Discipline Literacy in Science and Math Education: Utilizing Mobile Technologies and Educational Apps in an Inquiry-based Learning Environment

Rita Hagevik; Todd Cherner

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2016 (Mar 21, 2016) pp. 2058–2064

Four faculty members at a major University have been engaged with four rural high needs middle schools in a grant funded project whose purpose is to support content area teachers in the integration of literacy into their content instruction...

Topics: mathematics education, Science Education, Teaching and Learning with Emerging Technologies

The role of handheld computing in facilitating teacher resiliency through problem solving

Irina Falls; Rita Hagevik

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2013 (Mar 25, 2013) pp. 2085–2093

Becoming an effective teacher that thrives not only survives involves much more than finishing a licensing higher education program. This study explored problem-solving strategies that student teachers used during their internship semester to cope...

The Effects of Geospatial Technologies on Preservice Science Teachers' Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge

Rita A. Hagevik; Patty Stinger-Barnes

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2011 (Mar 07, 2011) pp. 4104–4111

This study describes how geospatial technologies (GT) were used to enhance developing technological pedagogical content knowledge (TPACK) in preservice and inservice teachers. Eight preservice elementary, two preservice secondary science, and three...

GIS (Geographic Information Systems) in Teacher Education

Marsha Alibrandi; Shannon White; Rita Hagevik

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2001 (2001) pp. 1524–1525

This paper introduces Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technology as a useful addition to other technologies being introduced in K-12 classrooms in the context of an experimental teacher education course. In the iterative course design,...

Topics: Social Studies, Classrooms, Instructional Design, Educational Technology, Social Sciences

Using action research in middle level teacher education to evaluate and deepen reflective practice

Rita Hagevik; Mehmet Aydeniz; C. Glennon Rowell

Teaching and Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies Vol. 28, No. 5 (July 2012) pp. 675–684

The study examined the role of action research in promoting critical reflective thinking among twenty preservice teachers engaged in a year-long middle level program. Data from collaborative discussions, final written documents, presentations, and...

Language: English

GIS in Teacher Education: Notes from the Field II

Shannon White; Rita Hagevik; Marsha Alibrandi; Barbaree Duke

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2002 (2002) pp. 770–771

Over three years of an experimental course entitled GIS in Education, we have consistently engaged student participants as collaborative co-constructive partners in designing instruction. With a class website that facilitates communication between...

Topics: Students, Instructional Design

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Jessica Horton; Rita Hagevik; Bennett Adkinson; Jilynn Parmly

Science and Children Vol. 50, No. 7 (March 2013) pp. 44–49

Technology can be both a blessing and a curse in the classroom. Although technology can provide greater access to information and increase student engagement, if screen time replaces time spent outside, then students stand to lose awareness and...

Geospatial Applications for Content Learning

Marsha Alibrandi; Tom Baker; James Oigara; Rita Hagevik; Patricia Stringer-Barnes

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2011 (Mar 07, 2011) pp. 3808–3810

New uses of Geospatial technologies (GSTs)from GPS to GIS to Google Earth and new online GIS mapping are increasingly common in everyday use. In this panel, two award-winning Geospatial educators, Rita Hagevik and James Oigara present current...

Utilizing Cultural Narratives as an Online Tool for Enhancing Social Justice, Equity, and International Exchange

Rita Hagevik; Gina Barclay-McLaughlin; Jeffrey Davis; Deborah Wooten; Dane Bell

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2009 (Mar 02, 2009) pp. 2231–2232

Four faculty members at a major University have been engaged with their students in the exchange of intercultural/international experiences, sharing interdisciplinary perspectives, and investigating methods to use IT to enhance this exchange. We...

Research Highlights in Technology and Teacher Education 2013

(2013) pp. 1–186

Research Highlights in Technology and Teacher Education is now in its fifth year of publication, and has become one of the most important journals for the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education (SITE). This journal represents the...