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Teacher Education
CoT
CEC
ILF (NSF Project)

Teacher Education: Computer Endorsement Cohort

URL: http://inkido.indiana.edu/cec/

The Computer Endorsement Cohort (CEC) is designed to prepare teachers at all grade levels to use the knowledge and skills of pedagogy and technology to enhance teaching and learning. It is grounded on the premise that in order to change the way teachers’ teach, they must experience innovative ways to learn as part of their professional preparation.

Context	In the spring of 2000, I began work on examining the Computer Endorsement Cohort program. CEC is a unique teacher education program where students participate in a community of pre-service teachers and do extensive fieldwork rather than attending typical pre-service teacher courses. I attended each class in the seminar, attended extra-curricular events, and conducted interviews with participants
Conditions	I have been working on this project since its inception in the spring of 2000. The program is still in its infancy and is still working toward a working model of what it means to develop a community of teachers working toward their teacher certification as well as a computer endorsement.
Scope	This research project is currently on-going and is expected to continue for the next few years. According to the research base on the development of communities, it is clear that to understand how a community forms requires significant amounts of time and patience.
Role	My role in this project has been to observe and participate in the CEC seminar, and then study themes in more depth in subsequent semesters. I attended every CEC meeting (formal and informal) over the past year and half as well as interviewed program participants. I have also begun to develop relationships with local school systems to work with teachers who might serve as mentors or work with CEC students to develop their technical and pedagogical skills.

Project Papers:

In progress

Conference Presentations