Share Paper: Empowering Pre-Service Science Teachers to Be Active Users of Etext Resources

  1. Brian Zoellner, University of North Florida, United States
  2. Terence Cavanaugh, Univeristy of North Florida, United States
Thursday, March 28 4:30 PM-5:00 PM Bayside A

Abstract: The future for primary and secondary school textbooks appears to be digital and colleges of education need to prepare pre-service teachers for this change. Already the Florida Department of Education (and 22 other states) has mandated that school systems begin to shift to digital textbooks or digital resources as part of the text book components — thus shifting the definition and notions of the term “textbook.” This shift will bring challenges as educators adapt to the new technology while providing greater opportunity to allow them to select and adapt text to be a better match to the curriculum and meet ...