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	Edited by Dr. David J. Ayersman, Mary Washington College, and Dr. Lynne Schrum, University of Georgia
formerly Journal of Research on Computing in Education

Volume 35 Number 3 Spring 2003

Be the Technology: A Developmental Model for Evaluating Technology Integration
Steven C. Mills
University of Kansas
Robert C. Tincher
Independence (KS) Unified School District 446

Abstract
We launched a technology professional development initiative in a school district with the goal of extending technology use in the classroom beyond being a mere teaching tool. For teachers to teach expertly, we wanted them to “be the technology” by modeling technology use in the classroom, applying technology across the curriculum, applying technology to problem solving and decision making in authentic learning environments, and applying technology to facilitate collaboration and cooperation among learners. To implement this technology initiative, we established a set of technology standards and indicators to describe best practices for expert teaching and student learning using technology. We hypothesized that teachers would experience several stages as they developed into expert technology integrators and that we could evaluate this technology initiative by tracking their progress through these stages. We formulated and validated a developmental model for technology integration, the Technology Integration Standards Configuration Matrix (TISCM), based on the stages, standards, and indicators of our technology professional development initiative, as a tool for use in the evaluation of technology integration among the teachers in the school district.

Contributors
Steven C. Mills is the Director of Media Services and a research assistant professor with the Institute for Life Span Studies, University of Kansas. He has a PhD in Instructional Technology from the University of Oklahoma. His research interests include the characteristics of existing and emerging technologies and their use in instructional environments, teacher preparation and professional development using technology, and the educational and organizational changes associated with instruction and innovation. Robert C. Tincher has been the District Technology Director for the Independence (KS) Unified School District 446 for the last ten years. Prior to his current position, he was a high school math teacher. He has an MS in Educational Technology from Pittsburg (KS) State University, and has been instrumental in securing numerous grants for funding technology initiatives and teacher professional development in his district.

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Contact
Steven C. Mills
The University of Kansas
Institute for Life Span Studies
2601 Gabriel
Parsons, KS 67357
stevem@ku.edu

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