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Connecting Theory to Practice: Enhancing Pre-Service Teacher Education Through Project Connect

Join Dr. Rebecca Speelman from York College of Pennsylvania as she presents at the National Education Computing Conference 2009 on "Project Connect." This initiative aims to bridge the gap between theory and practice for pre-service teachers by connecting them with in-service educators. The presentation highlights the project's vision, implementation strategies, and outcomes, showing how technology integration should be an essential part of lesson planning. Discover how to equip future educators with the tools and resources essential for teaching 21st-century learners.

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Connecting Theory to Practice: Enhancing Pre-Service Teacher Education Through Project Connect

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  1. Project Connect 2 Teach Rebecca J. Speelman, Ed.D. York College of Pennsylvania Shared at the National Education Computing Conference 2009

  2. Please join us as we embark down a path that I believe will "make the connections" to help guideour pre-service teachers to plan, instruct and assess our students as 21st century learners.

  3. Background Philosophy • I believe integration has to start with the first introduction of a lesson plan, not as an add-on feature after we learn about content and pedagogy.

  4. Key Points to Share 1. Vision and highlights 2. Historical information 3. Implementation planning 4. Outcomes/Examples

  5. Vision • To connect pre-service teacher candidates with in-service teachers in order to bridge the gap between theory and practice when working with curriculum and technology. • To provide in-service teachers with resources to assist planning and pre-service teacher candidates a glimpse of their future lives as teachers.

  6. Highlights • 228 students (primarily sophomore level students) • 218 teachers • 8 states • K-12 • Focused on state, national and NETS-T standards • Over 2,950 standards-aligned , teacher reviewed web resources now available

  7. Logistics

  8. Project Guidelines

  9. Implementation Planning • Previous semester • Field Experience Coordinator (contact for Alumni) • District Contacts • superintendent, director of C&I, building level principals, teachers • Two weeks prior to start of course • Student contact request for placement • Grade level, content area, extenuating circumstances

  10. Implementation Planning • One week prior to start of course • Overview of project sent to student for review • First day of semester • Guidelines for contact • Students make initial contact with PC2T teacher

  11. Outcomes • Lesson/unit development • Student journaling • PC2T teacher survey (quantitative and qualitative) • Web resource review and alignment by PC2T teacher • Lesson/unit review by course instructor • Student understanding of beginning with the end in mind

  12. “Curriculum drives technology; technology should not drive curriculum!”

  13. http://projectconnect2teach.wikispaces.com Rebecca Speelman, Ed.D. York College of Pennsylvania rspeelma@ycp.edu

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