A Governance Examination of Idaho’s Technological Literacy Policy and Standards for Teachers: Past, Present, and Future

• In Event: Roundtable Session 43
  In Roundtable Session: Rethinking Educational Systems and Technological Literacy Standards

Abstract

Schools, colleges, and departments of education across America currently are investigating how preservice teachers are prepared to use technology in the classroom. Technologies available in education have evolved but technological literacy for teachers has not always kept pace. A gap exists between how institutions achieve and facilitate deep, authentic technological understanding and their training in teacher education programs, meriting further study.

This qualitative study examined technological literacy and integration during 1997-2007 in Idaho. Data gathered provided a window to the past, a lens on the present, and an eye to the future to promote and improve technology education for teachers. Eight conclusions about the process and how technology preparation is being accomplished were determined.

Author

• Terah R. Moore, George Fox University