Volume 37 Number 4 Summer 2005 Preparing Teachers for the “Schools That Technology Built”: Evaluation of a Program to Train Teachers for Virtual SchoolingN. E. Davis AbstractAs a result of the growth of virtual schools across the United States, K–12 school courses and diplomas are increasingly offered, either completely or partly, at a distance. In light of this increase, it is apparent that there will be demand for teachers who are prepared to teach from a distance and a complementary need for local counselors. The U.S. Department of Education agreed that the creation of a model for incorporating virtual schooling in preservice teacher education programs accompanied by appropriate assessment of the effect for a range of competencies would be a significant innovation. This article describes the planned model led by Iowa State University and the evaluation designed to establish its effectiveness, including dissemination through a national community of practice. For example, evaluation of the competence of counselors, who will be prepared to mentor K–12 students learning from a distant teacher, moves from a formative approach into scientifically-based research with experimental and control groups. In addition, instruments to measure institutional adoption include a modified version of the CBAM instrument developed by Christensen and longitudinal surveys of preservice student teachers and graduates. 
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ContributorsDr. Niki Davis is a professor of Curriculum and Instructional Technology and Director of Iowa State University’s Center of Technology in Learning and Teaching; she is also a professor of ICT in Education in the Institute of Education, University of London, UK. Niki is the principal investigator of the TEGIVS project. Dr. Roblyer is an adjunct professor of Educational Technology in the University of Maryland University College’s online Master of Education program; she is the external evaluator on the TEGIVS project. Pearson Education has just released the fourth edition of her landmark book Integrating Educational Technology Into Teaching. ContactNiki Davis, PhD M. D. (Peggy) Roblyer, PhD Copyright © 2005, ISTE (International Society for Technology in Education). All rights reserved. | ||||
