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POST Research here This article is an update to the Loti model. It's by the same author of the piece from Sadera's page on blackboard. Basically, the different levels of Loti have been updated to reflect a newer age of education where learning and strong teaching are emphasized. As he says, the newer model, now titled Levels of teaching innovation, //"emphasizes powerful learning and// //teaching as well as the use of digital tools and resources in the classroom. Each level or stage of the new LoTi framework addresses unique attributes of the pedagogical continuum as teachers gravitate from:teacher to learner centered; lower to higher levels of student cognition, etc."//

For example, in the original model, Level 3 is infusion, technology based tools, such as databases, graphing calculators, multimedia applications, desktop publishing, etc. In the newer model, Level 3 is teacher centered strategies include concept attainment, inductive thinking and scientific inquiry. Students use the digital tools to carry out tasks that emphasize higher levels of student cognition. It gives a good breakdown of what the model should be. Also has links to research, will I'll continue to post.

This article looks at 4th and 8th grade classes in 11 districts to determine if the Loti method and the ensuing technology and computer use predicted the use of constructivist practices in teaching. Most teachers in the district operated at level 0, and some as high as level 3. Many teachers noted that they had access to technology, but felt that various factors kept them from using them effectively, such as training and time. The research found that teachers with more training and comfort with technology used it more in class, and that merely having the technology does not always lead to use. It was also discovered that teachers who had higher personal computer use and levels of Loti had higher levels of current instructional practices. There was a positive moderate correlation that reinforced Loti's claim that proper technology use leads to higher cognitive thinking skills.

Here's part of the paper I've written. I'll keep updating it. Everyone else can also.

Maryland Teacher Technology Standards []

Standard V is appropirate for th LoTi Model