Commentary: Response of the Association of Science Teacher Educators to “An Interview with Joseph South”

Abstract

It is the position of the Association for Science Teacher Education that qualified science teachers should possess a strong knowledge base in understanding how implementing technology in science curricular contexts may be used to promote the teaching and learning of science. We agree with South that our candidates must think critically about the specific pedagogical uses of technology in the classroom. The goal of “developing teachers who are savvy consumers of technology” is a charge that is increasingly embraced by our teacher education programs and, more importantly, the schools that our candidates will ultimately teach in.