The Infusion of Technology into Teacher Education Programs

In this chapter, student achievement, the differentiation of instruction, and 21st Century Skills are examined along with their relationship to the use of technology in an educational setting. Characteristics of highly qualified teachers are also examined from multiple standpoints within the educational system. Standards from INTASC, NCATE, NCTAF, and NCLB point to the importance of the university faculty and quality teacher education programs to support the needs of preservice teachers. In addition, the joining of business and education across the nation and the world to infuse technology into education has shown positive results. This merger between business and education exemplifies the need for the acquisition of 21st century skills needed for all students to be a literate part of the 21st century workforce. THE INFUSION OF TECHNOLOGY INTO TEACHER EDUCATION PROGRAMS There is a sense of urgency in the United States to improve the quality of K-16 education. With the passing of one of the largest pieces of educational legislation in history, No Child Left Behind (NCLB), educational systems began working on closing the achievement gap and equipping students with needed 21st century knowledge and skills (Apte, Karmarkar & Nath, 2008; Ladson-Billings, 2006; Partnership for 21st Century Skills, 2009). Our society has gone through many changes in economic transitions as a country. The economic and labor transitions are based on the type of workers that are found most commonly among the population. During the Agricultural Age, the common working person was some sort of farmer. According to the French economist, Jean Fourastie (1974), an economy consists of a “Primary sector” of commodity production, which would include farming, livestock breeding and mineral resources. Following this age would be the “Secondary sector” of manufacturing and industrialization. This Industrial Age in Western Anne S. Koch Duquesne University, USA Joseph C. Kush Duquesne University, USA

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