Technology Applications for Learning part of the Education Reform Network

Critical Issue: Providing Professional Development for Effective Technology Use

Link: http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/methods/technlgy/te1000.htm

Whether technology should be used in schools is no longer the issue in education. Instead, the current emphasis is ensuring that technology is used effectively to create new opportunities for learning and to promote student achievement. Educational technology is not, and never will be, transformative on its own, however. It requires the assistance of educators who integrate technology into the curriculum, align it with student learning goals, and use it for engaged learning projects. "Teacher quality is the factor that matters most for student learning," note Darling-Hammond and Berry (1998). Therefore, professional development for teachers becomes the key issue in using technology to improve the quality of learning in the classroom.

• Cataloged: 2002-05-12
• Contributor: mailto:bbracey@aol.com
• Author/Creator: NCREL
• Publisher: NCREL
• Rights: NCREL
• Source: NCREL
• Resource Availability: 200 OK

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• Beneficiary: Global: National Organizations
• Beneficiary: Individual: Administrators
• Beneficiary: Individual: College / University Instructors
• Beneficiary: Individual: Curriculum Supervisors
• Beneficiary: Individual: Librarians
• Beneficiary: Individual: Supervisors
• Beneficiary: Individual: Teacher Educators
• Beneficiary: Individual: Teachers
• Beneficiary: Individual: Teachers: Elementary School Teachers
• Beneficiary: Individual: Teachers: Middle School Teachers
• Beneficiary: Individual: Technology Coordinators
• Beneficiary: Learning organization / school system: Higher Education
• Beneficiary: Learning organization / school system: Mature Professional Development Schools
• Beneficiary: Learning organization / school system: Teacher Preparation Programs
• Beneficiary: Region: Professional Associations
• Beneficiary: Region: State Departments of Education
• Beneficiary: Work group: Emerging Professional Development Schools
• Beneficiary: Work group: Professional Development Providers
• Language: English
• Learning Type: Narrative Text
• Network/channel: Technology Applications for Learning
• Network/channel: Technology Applications for Learning: plan, design or deliver professional development
• Resource Type: Text

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