Fostering Global Competencies and Deeper Learning with Digital Technologies Research Series

Part I of the study illuminates teacher cognitive and emotional engagement, as follows: PART 1: Teacher Cognitive and Emotional Engagement FINDING EVIDENCE 1. Majority of educators were always The majority of STEM (60%) and non-STEM cognitively engaged. [...] Part 2 of the study examined teacher social engagement with colleagues, students and leadership, and the results are as follows: PART 2: Social Engagement with Colleagues, Students and Leadership Finding Evidence Social Engagement with Colleagues 1. STEM educators’ engagement with STEM educators’ ratings for all areas of social colleagues was statistically higher than engagement with colleagues (c [...] Part 3 of the study examined educator engagement with STEM and digital tools, and the results are as follows: Part 3: Teacher Engagement with STEM and Digital Tools FINDING EVIDENCE 1. Educators support technology in the While educators from all levels of experience classroom, but some may feel seemed to equally favour the use of technology in uncomfortable using it classrooms, only about 30% STEM [...] Teacher Engagement, Technology Integration, and Leadership in STEM Pedagogy 17 Still, social interactions are an important part of engagement, and the TDSB’s 2014-15 survey therefore examined teacher engagement in terms of colleagues, students, and school leadership. [...] Figure 30: Importance of STEM Teacher Engagement, Technology Integration, and Leadership in STEM Pedagogy 35 Teaching with Technology Results Unlike the findings from previous areas of engagement, the TDSB’s 2014-15 survey revealed that the use of technology may not necessarily be the only the domain of younger teachers.