“Having good technology support is a must in
order for us to keep up with all the technology out there. We have to keep up
so we can try different things in our classrooms. Good luck.” ~Araceli
Garcia
“Technology professional development is one
that is critical to the success of students, staff and teachers in this day and
age. Your action plan has good intentions. The perception of professional
development regarding technology specialists does seem to be at the bottom of
the priority list but the need for effective, quality technology specialists is
at the top. I am looking forward to following your research.” ~ Stevan
Hartford
These two
comments together pointed out a possible weakness in my plan. My plan involves
making staff development available to teachers when, how, and where they want
it. Maybe the missing piece is making them want it.
Hartford
mentions that technology staff development is low on the priority list. Garcia
says that technology support is needed to improve instruction. The change I
want to make involves both of these elements. If I can convince teachers to
make technology staff development a priority by demonstrating what it can do
for their students, they will make the effort to attend.
I plan to
develop a series of “advertisements” showing teachers the projects and
successes that other teachers have had using technology. For each course that
is taught, I will develop an ad in the form of a video or infographic to show
teachers what they could do with that technology.
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