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TICKIT Overview and Research: Rural Teacher Technology Integration

TICKIT is an in-service teacher education program supporting rural schools in Indiana. The program focuses on integrating technology in classrooms to enhance knowledge, skills, and confidence. It aims to create leadership groups in schools, connect schools with universities, and optimize technology investments. TICKIT offers workshops, online activities, and ongoing support for teachers to develop and implement technology-infused lessons, followed by action research reports. The program emphasizes team-based, constructivist learning, and long-term follow-up to ensure effective professional development.

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TICKIT Overview and Research: Rural Teacher Technology Integration

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  1. TICKIT Overview and Research:Rural Teacher Technology Integration Curtis J. Bonk, cjbonk@indiana.edu Indiana University http://php.indiana.edu/~cjbonk/ http://www.iub.edu/~tickit June 24, 2003

  2. Overview of TICKIT • In-service teacher education program • Rural schools in central & southern Indiana • Supported by participating school systems, Arthur Vining Davis Foundations and Indiana University • Cohorts of 4-6 teachers from 4-6 school corporations

  3. TICKIT Goals • Knowledge, skill, & confidence • Thoughtful integration of technology • Leadership cadres in schools • Link schools and university • Help schools capitalize on their technology investments

  4. Program Structure • Teachers attend three workshops at I.U. for a total of 4 days • Curriculum-based, technology supported classroom unit or lesson each semester • In-school workshops to support teachers in their unit or lesson design • Final products are two action research reports • Reports to colleagues and school “giveback”

  5. Program Structure • Various online activities using a course management tool (COW, Virtual University, Blackboard, Web CT, Oncourse) • Article critiques • Chats with technology experts (Bernie Dodge, Annette Lamb) • Free Tool Reviews

  6. TICKIT Program Description:ACOT Principles Used • Situate staff development activities in classrooms • Teams of teachers, not individuals • Constructivist learning approach modeled by facilitators • Ongoing conversation and reflection about practice • Teachers develop lessons or units, and actually teach them • Provide long-term follow-up support

  7. III. TICKIT Meeting Hall

  8. IV. TICKIT Resource Center

  9. V. TICKIT Project Gallery

  10. Typical TICKIT Training and Projects: • Web: Web quests, Web search, Web edit/pub. • Includes class, department, or school website. • Write: Electronic newsletters, book reviews. • Tools: Photoshop, Inspiration, PowerPoint. • Telecom: e-mail with foreign countries Key pals. • Computer conferencing: Nicenet.org. • Digitizing: using camera, scanning, digitizing. • Videoconferencing: connecting classes. • Web Course: HighWired.com, MyClass.net, Lightspan.com, eBoard.com

  11. Effective Professional Development Structure Core Garet, Porter, Desimone, Birman, and Suk-Yoon, 2001

  12. Methodology (Compared TICKIT Completers to New Applicants) Participants • Schools • Rural • Central and southern Indiana • Better than average technology infrastructure • Teachers • Cohorts of 4-6 teachers from each school • Average teaching experience 11.5 years • Instruments • Levels of Technology Implementation Survey (LOTI) Moersch (1994, 1995, 2001). • Demographics and TICKIT-Related Questions

  13. Results 1/2 Survey Returns= 79 %

  14. Results 2/2 **p< .01 ; ***p< .001All effect sizes favor TICKIT group Lower scores on factors two and three indicate more positive responses  The ‘n’ for each comparison varies due to incomplete data. We used list-wise deletion of missing data (Completers n=66-77; Applicants n=18-20)

  15. General TICKIT Outcomes • Provides structured, project based learning about thoughtful tech infusion for teachers • Adds to teachers’ competence/confidence • Builds leadership cadres in schools • Provides graduate level recognition of teachers’ accomplishments • Links schools and university • Supports small, rural schools

  16. TICKIT Teacher Voices • “This class was very helpful. I gained a lot of confidence as a technology user from this class.” • “The door is now open. I will continue to try to find technological ways to teach them.” • “This was the best program I have ever been involved with as a teacher.” • “Thank you! A poor tired out “old broad” has a new lease on teaching”

  17. Overall Lessons Learned (& Not Learned) • Avoid Teachers Who Are Compelled By School Administrators Into Participating • Teachers Need a Reasonable Tech Envir • Teach Technology Use in the Teacher’s Computing Environment, Not Ours • A Local Leader is Important For the Cohort =============================== • Need to Look at student projects now • Need to look at growth over a year

  18. Ok, who’s got the TICKIT?

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