Abstract
The preparation of ICT-Based materials is an integral part of teachers' daily learning and teaching processes. The aim of the study is to work with in-service teachers and a) determine their needs pertaining to ICT use, b) develop an in-service training program for improving their skills in terms of preparing ICT-based educational material c) to implement this program and d) to examine any improvement of teacher skills in this regard. The study has been conducted as action research and was carried out with a study group of 16 teachers. Findings obtained in the study revealed that teachers' scores on the TPACK-deep scale increased significantly compared to the pre-study. It was also shown that the in-service training activity that was carried out increased the knowledge and skills of teachers about current technologies that can be used in the learning-teaching process, as well as increasing their self-confidence and self-efficacy for developing ICT-based educational material. As they adopted the use of ICT-based educational materials prepared within the scope of in-service training during school courses, teachers have also been shown to report that students’ interest, desire to participate, curiosity and excitement and motivation towards the lesson had increased. On the other hand, teachers who teach lessons with ICT-based educational materials stated that they felt their selves more useful in lessons, their performance increased, and that such materials facilitated the teaching in crowded classrooms.
 
Highlights
Rapid development and changes in information and communication technologies (ICT) shape the teaching and learning processes and methods
Within the scope of Turkey's 2023 educational vision, leading teachers, who have a culture of effective use and development of digital content, are raised; this culture is intended to spread in schools and in-service trainings are planned for teachers who are on duty to gain these skills (MoNE, 2019)
While two teachers stated that they did not have any pre-event expectation in interviews, one of these teachers expressed his/her views as "Obviously I didn't have much expectation because there wasn't much content in previous similar studies, and frankly it didn't really help me, so I thought something similar would happen." While a teacher who is expected to contribute to the personal development of the in-service training activity said "My expectation was to learn how to use the computer more effectively", one of the teachers who expect that they will contribute to their professional development said "it is necessary to use slides in the course.", "I always had questions about how I could make these slides to attract students
Summary
Rapid development and changes in information and communication technologies (ICT) shape the teaching and learning processes and methods. The necessity of teachers to use current technologies effectively, which was specified by the Ministry of Education in 2013 in Turkey (MoNE), have been expressed in the teacher qualifications. It is stated that teachers should use information and communication technologies effectively in the process of learning and teaching process of teacher competencies certificate which is updated as general field competencies in 2017. Within the scope of Turkey's 2023 educational vision, leading teachers, who have a culture of effective use and development of digital content, are raised; this culture is intended to spread in schools and in-service trainings are planned for teachers who are on duty to gain these skills (MoNE, 2019).
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