Share Paper: Should Today’s Teachers Graduate Prepared to Teach Online?

  1. Rebecca Cooper, Georgia Gwinnett College, United States
Wednesday, October 18 11:50 AM-12:10 PM Pavillion B

Abstract: Teacher education programs in Georgia received a mandate from the teacher certification governing agency to prepare pre-service teachers to teach online This represents a change that is needed to keep new teachers equipped to serve the children of this current generation K-12 education has expanded to include virtual schools The necessity of online teaching preparation, benefits, student impact, and strategies for the successful implementation of online instruction will be discussed Presenters will show the process of how technology use and online instruction was integrated into a teacher education program To meet the needs of their future students, teachers must be ...