Policy issues dealing with professional development
Technology and Teacher Education: A Guide for Educators and Policymakers
http://college.hmco.com/education/mehlinger/tech_and_teach_ed/1e/instructors/chapters/ch04/index.html
This book describes a framework and standards that have been developed for integrating technology into educational curriculum aimed at training of teachers and students.
ICTs and Professional Development
http://www.unescobkk.org/education/ict/v2/info.asp?id=10935
From the UNESCO ICTs in Education in the Asia-Pacific Website, including sections on:
- Issues and rationale
- Teachers' role and needs in the ICT environment
- How technology helps teachers
- Strategies and modalities in teacher training
- Keys to effective training programmes
- Examples of teacher training in selected countries
- Regional overview
Teacher Training or Lifelong Professional Development
http://ipdweb.np.edu.sg/lt/feb01/pdf/teck_teachertraining.pdf
This article, entitled "Teacher Training or Lifelong Professional Development - Worldwide Trends and Challenges" summarises the trends and challenges and outlines an emerging paradigm for lifelong professional development of teachers and promising responses in different parts of the world.
ICT Trends in Teacher Training: An Asia-Pacific Perspective
http://gauge.u-gakugei.ac.jp/apeid/apeid01/FinalReport/Chapter2_3.pdf
This paper looks at a number of ICT trends in education, educational technology and teacher training curricula. Trends in the western world, where there are more pioneering efforts in technology, are cited before focusing on developments in the Asia Pacific region.
ICT for Teacher Training Portal
http://www.unesco.org/bangkok/ips/ict/ict.htmhttp://www.unescobkk.org/education/education-units/ict-in-education/online-resources/portal-for-teachers/
The Information and Communication Technology Portal (ICT) for Teacher Training is the gateway to Internet resources and websites dedicated to training the teachers in utilizing ICTs to enhance their teaching skills and adapt to their new role. It has 10 sections dealing with ICT in Education, teacher’s roles; online training courses; integrating ICT into teaching; educational software; teaching ideas and lessons; electronic collaboration; bringing the classroom online and indicators and evaluation.
The Role of the Teacher in the Use of ICT
http://www.fae.plym.ac.uk/tele/roleteach.html
This paper responds to two questions dealing with the long term impact of the introduction of technologies into the classroom and what kinds of skills teachers will need to acquire in order to be effective in an ICT based learning environment.
