Teacher Interviews
This survey was given to three teachers who were in an ED 503 class I took during June 2000. The class was “Publishing to the World Wide Web”. I asked them to complete the survey at the end of this class.
Please read the following statements and indicate
the extent to which you agree or disagree.
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SA |
A |
D |
SD |
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1 |
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1 |
2 |
I
have been able to learn new technologies easily with little or no support
from others. |
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2 |
|
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2 |
1 |
The
technology I have seen would not improve my teaching or my students’ ability
to learn. |
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3 |
|
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1 |
2 |
I
have introduced new technologies into my classroom in the last year. |
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4 |
|
|
1 |
2 |
Technology
has become such an important part of my classroom activities, I couldn’t
teach without it. |
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5 |
|
|
1 |
2 |
The
new technologies have changed the way I teach. |
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6 |
|
1 |
1 |
1 |
I
worry that my students know more about technology than I do and I will be
embarrassed in my classroom. |
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7 |
|
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2 |
1 |
Technology
is just one more thing that I will have to do and I don’t have the time to
accomplish my responsibilities as it is. |
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8 |
|
˝ |
˝ |
2 |
I
feel well prepared to utilize new technologies in my classroom. |
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9 |
2 |
|
|
1 |
I
would enjoy collaborating with other teachers to develop new ways to
integrate technology into my curriculum. |
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10 |
3 |
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|
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I
enjoy learning new things one-on-one. |
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11 |
2 |
1 |
|
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I
feel I learn best when I can work in a small team. |
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12 |
1 |
2 |
|
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What
I have already learned about new technologies makes me realize how much more
I have to learn, but I am excited about learning it and using it with my
students. |
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13 |
3 |
|
|
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I
believe that more teacher training and support is necessary to integrate new
technologies into the classroom. |
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14 |
1 |
1 ˝ |
˝ |
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I
believe that student achievement can be accelerated through the use of
technology. |
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15 |
2 |
1 |
|
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Multidisciplinary
learning activities can be enhanced through the use of technology. |
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16 |
1 |
2 |
|
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The
new technologies provide me with opportunities for personal, professional
development. |
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17 |
1 |
2 |
|
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Technology
can provide my students with the opportunity to be engaged in real world
problems. |
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18 |
1 |
1 ˝ |
˝ |
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Technology
can allow my students to take active and independent roles in learning. |
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19 |
1 |
2 |
|
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Staff
development should take place during school hours. |
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20 |
|
1 ˝ |
˝ |
1 |
Staff
development should take place after school hours. |
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21 |
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|
3 |
Staff
development should take place on the weekends. |
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22 |
2 |
1 |
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Teachers
should be able to choose the types of staff development opportunities offered
to them. |
Grade level you teach 3 elementary Public
School_3____ Private School__0___
As you can see from the answers marked by the three teachers, they do not find it easy to learn technology on their own. They believe that technology would enhance their classroom activities but have not been able to introduce anything new into their classes this past year. There is concern that their students actually know more about technology than they do, even though all of the teachers teach at the elementary level. We all know how busy teachers are, and yet they are willing to devote their time to learning more about technology. There is definitely a sense among the three teachers that they are not equipped to utilize technology in the classroom.
The three teachers strongly agreed that more teacher training and support is necessary to integrate technology. Two of the teachers strongly agreed that they enjoy collaborating with other teachers and like to learn with a small team. I was surprised that the third teacher expressed a strong disagreement to collaborating, but she strongly agreed to learning best in a small team. They all strongly agreed that they learn best one-on-one. All of the teachers are excited about the technology they have seen and using it with their students. They realize they have a lot more to learn. They see technology as an opportunity for personal, professional development. All of the teachers felt that staff development should take place during school hours. They were divided about having staff development after school hours, but they all strongly disagreed to planning staff development on weekends. They were all in agreement that teachers should have the opportunity to choose the type of staff development offered to them.
The teachers all believe that technology can accelerate student achievement, enhance multidisciplinary learning activities, and provide opportunity to students to be engaged in real world problems. They believe technology allows their students to be active, independent learners.
The conclusions I would draw from this survey are:
1) Teachers feel inadequately prepared to utilize technology in the classroom.
2) Teachers want to learn more about technology and are willing to devote their time to learn it.
3) Teachers see technology as a valuable tool for students and their classrooms.
4) Teachers believe they need more support and training with technology.
5) Teachers believe that staff development should be offered during school hours
6) Teachers want more opportunities to collaborate with other teachers.
7) Teachers believe they learn best in small teams or one-on-one.
8) Teachers want to choose the types of staff development offered to them.
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