Share Paper: Developing Makerspace Activities to Help Improve Preservice Teachers’ Technology Integration Competency
Thursday, April 9 3:30-3:45 PM Room 4 - https://tinyurl.com/room4site
Abstract: The poster paper presents a project that aims to develop makerspace activities to help improve preservice teachers’ technology integration competency. There has been a growing interest in the adoption of makerspaces in K-12 educational settings in the United States. The need for developing preservice teachers’ makerspace technology competency is imminent. The purpose of this project is to help teacher education major students at a mid-Atlantic university to develop skills in the design, development, and implementation of makerspace activities in K-12 environments by providing them with the opportunity to engage in makerspace activities that align with K-12 curriculum standards. The developed ...