Curriculum Design

One aspect of the project work is to acquaint higher education faculty with the National Educational Technology Standards for Teachers and Students (NETS-T and NETS-S) and the pertinent program standards of the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE), although not all of our IHE partners seek NCATE program approval. The work of the project supports faculty in their own professional development related to effective technology use. In years one and two of the project, Apple’s Professional Development Division provided consultants to conduct “Integration Sessions” to focus on both technology skills acquisition and on educational practices. This has laid the groundwork for faculty to align their core courses with NETS and for teacher preparation programs to redesign their curriculum to include effective technology use. This PT3 project is primarily focused on supporting faculty in this work, and it provides various resources to do so. Each IHE partner is at a somewhat different stage of this work, as suited to their institution.

In Year Three, each IHE prepared a progress report of their curriculum alignment to NETS-T efforts, which then guides their work in the final year of the project. Participating IHEs schedule days during the year for curriculum alignment work sessions at their campus. To create maximum program impact for the future of each teacher preparation program, all education faculty are encouraged to participate in this work. Apple professional development consultants are made available through a project wide contract to facilitate this work at each institution.

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