Bir Öğretmenin Teknoloji Entegrasyonu Yolculuğu

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the process of developing materials by online environments for 9th grade English language lesson curriculum by a language teacher and the teacher’s professional development. In this regard, first, online environments chosen by the researcher considering 9th grade outcomes and expert opinions. Then, researcher and the teacher conducted lessons which focused on how to use the online environments and developing materials by using them. In this respect, for the teaching to be conducted with the teacher, the teacher’s demands and preferences were taken into consideration, and the most appropriate environment and time were determined. As the environment to be taught, a suitable environment was determined at school together with the school administrator. Case study was used as a research model and data was collected with video recordings of lessons, researcher’s diary and developed materials. Collected data analyzed by the content analysis method. According to findings, if individual’s needs, interests and readiness take into consideration, professional development activities will be more effective. The other findings are individualized professional development activities contribute teacher’s motivation and effectiveness