As the amount of technology changes in schools many teachers are falling farther behind in their ability to properly instruct their students. Many states have technology standards that students must meet and master each school year. However, many teachers have not been properly trained in how to use the various forms of technology that their schools have to offer. In my school our "tech" spends most of his day fixing problems and trouble shooting other issues. There is little to no professional development in regards to the software and hardware that we have at our disposal. Many teachers only allow their students to use the software and hardware that they themselves feel comfortable with.
I guess I feel that if we want our students to benefit from all the resources that they have available, then the school system needs to develop training for the teachers so that they may also be successful using the technology.
Your post certainly makes one think! You are exactly right, there does need to be ongoing training and professional developement so that teachers learn the various technology tools that are available to be used in the classroom.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you. That is why courses like the one we are engaged in are so important. It is also our duty to help our colleagues by demystifing the technology and helping whenever we can.
ReplyDeleteExcellent title for your post. I agree that teachers should have more knowledge of basic troubleshooting because it would free up our tech people to actually train us on how to use the programs. Our tech people always look really cranky, but I think it's because they are so swamped by fixing all the little stuff.
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