TEACHER COMPETENCIES ACCORDING TO ICT INTEGRATION INTO THE TEACHING PROCESSES AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Hale Ilgaz
Ankara University
Dr. Yasemin Usluel
Hacettepe University

ABSTRACT

ICT integration into the learning-teaching processes has major contributions in terms of the studies of student learning, administration, monitoring and evaluating. Although the integration process is a multi-faceted process, it can be stated that teachers have a key role in this process. Therefore in the study, in order to provide ICT integration into the learning-teaching processes, improvement of both the competencies and professional developments of teachers have been aimed. In the analysis of teachers’ competencies, national and international studies were taken as basis. UNESCO ICT Competency Standards for Teachers Project, United Nations’ joint report related to the application of Education and Teaching 2010 working program and National Educational Technology Standards for Teachers (NETS-T) developed by International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) were taken as basis for international teachers’ competencies. Ministry of National Education’s teacher competencies were taken as basis for national teachers’ competencies. EBSCOhost and ISI-Web of Knowledge databases had been used in reviewing process between the years of 2000 and 2011. The keywords "teacher competencies, technology integration, professional development, teacher education" had been used in the literature review process. At the end of the analyzing