Technological Resources in Title 1 Schools: The Development of Preservice Teachers' Professional Identities

Abstract

Professional identity was used to analyze the complex set of technological skills and understanding of pre-service teachers as they developed metacognitive behaviors. Multiple data sources were used to triangulate findings. Luehman’s (2007) perspective of professional identity was used to analyze the data using a Case Story of each participant’s development of a professional identity as they developed learning opportunities for students in Title 1 schools during their final internship. Findings indicated that the affordances of technology present both opportunities and challenges as pre-service teachers navigate and explore their professional identity while developing learning opportunities for student learning using technology.