TRACE EFFECTS AND THETESOL TECHNOLOGY STANDARDS

Jeff Kuhn, Ohio University

The Teacher Standards

Four Overarching Goals

Each goal has 3-4 standards

The goals and their standards are independent so start with what you know

Technology Standards for Teachers

Goal 1: Acquire and maintain foundational knowledge and skills in technology for professional purposes

Goal 2: Integrate pedagogical knowledge and skills with technology to enhance language teaching and learning

How can Trace Effects help teachers achieve these goals?

Technology Standards for Teachers

How can Trace Effects help teachers achieve these goals?

Goal 3: Apply technology in record keeping, feedback, and assessment

Goal 4: Use technology to improve communication, collaboration, and efficiency

The Standards Up Close

TESOL Technology Standards

Teacher Goal 1

Never be afraid of technology, try it, have fun with it and you’ll enjoy teaching with it!

Language teachers acquire and maintain foundational knowledge and skills in technology for professional purposes

“There is universal agreement that teachers must be able to evaluate materials” (Kessler, 2006)

Standard 3

Language teachers actively strive to expand their skill and knowledge base to evaluate, adopt, and adapt emerging technologies throughout their careers.

Standard 3

Language teachers actively strive to expand their skill and knowledge base to evaluate, adopt, and adapt emerging technologies throughout their careers.

Where can we expand our knowledge base using technology?

Standard 3

Language teachers actively strive to expand their skill and knowledge base to evaluate, adopt, and adapt emerging technologies throughout their careers.

Where can we expand our knowledge base using technology? Hint…you’re doing it right now

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Teacher Goal 2

Remember:Technology should always assist teaching but never control teaching!

Integrate pedagogical knowledge and skills with technology to enhance language teaching and learning “Teachers should drive the CALL

process” (Jones, 2001)

Standard 1

Language teachers identify and evaluate technology resources and environments for suitability to their teaching contexts

Do what you can, where you are, with what you have!

TESOL Tech Standards Vignettes

The TESOL Technology Standards contains vignettes that show the standards in three settings: High Technology Setting – computers,

Internet and projector Medium Resource Setting – limited

computers, limited Internet Low Technology Setting – One computer,

DVD player

Evaluating Trace Effects

Which version is the best fit for your classroom?

Trace Effects Online Internet based

Trace Effects the DVD Game Computer based

Trace Effects the Movie Edition For use with DVD players

What about no classroom technology?

Standard 2

Language teachers coherently integrate technology into their pedagogical approaches

Coherently Integrate

The Trace Effects Teachers Manual provides integrated lesson ideas for each game checkpoint.

Standard 3

Language teachers design and manage language learning activities and tasks using technology appropriately to meet curricular goals and objectives

Standard 3: Dialogue Scaffold

Trace: Did you order a sandwich?Pat: Yes, I did.Trace: Are you Pat?Pat: Yes, that’s me.

Trace: Excuse me, did you order a peanut butter sandwich?Pat: Yes, I did.Trace: Are you Pat?Pat: Yes, that’s me.Trace: Enjoy your sandwich!

Standard 3 in Action

Standard 4

Language teachers use relevant research findings to inform the planning of language learning activities and tasks that involve technology

Questions?Thanks!