13 Copyright © 2012, IGI Global. Copying or distributing in print or electronic forms without written permission of IGI Global is prohibited. Chapter 2 DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-0014-0.ch002 THE STATE OF PRESERVICE TECHNOLOGY TEACHER EDUCATION Concerns about the inclusion of technology con- siderations in preservice teacher education and the role that technology might play in teacher preparation are long standing. “Extensive time and money has been spent developing strate- gies and programs to help preservice teachers use technology effectively” (Kay, 2006, p. 392). This is evidenced by the more than 400 demonstration projects funded between 1999 and 2003 by the federal government’s Preparing Tomorrow’s Teachers to Use Technology (PT3) initiative authorized under Title II of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB; U.S. Congress, 2001). Over $750 million was allocated under Part B/ Priscilla Norton George Mason University, USA Dawn Hathaway George Mason University, USA Lessons from the ITS Program: Five Design Strategies on Which to Build Technology-Rich Teacher Education ABSTRACT Educators concerned with building technology-rich preservice teacher education seek inspiration in many places. Looking to successful graduate programs might serve to inform those who seek a foundation on which to build successful programs. With years of experience experimenting and studying teacher education at the graduate, inservice level have led to a set of design strategies the authors recommend as guides to making robust decisions about technology-rich preservice teacher education. This chapter is divided into three sections. The frst section presents a brief discussion of preservice teacher technol- ogy education and the Integration of Technology in Schools (ITS) advanced studies graduate program. The second presents fve guiding design strategies to inform the continuous process of technology-rich teacher education. The chapter concludes with a third section that discusses the implications of those design strategies for preservice teacher education.