1. Technology Professional Development
Jordan, Shamantha, Shannon, Autum
or savannah

2. Importance of Professional Development
Provides knowledge on the technologies that they have access to in their classroom.
Will have the knowledge of these technologies efficiently and effectively to help enhance student learning.
Help teachers improve their teaching styles, lesson plans, and ways for collaboration.
broaden network of teachers they can collaborate with when completing professional development outside of school

3. Current issues and challenges
Lack of prof. devel. for technology use
Timing
Costs of resources
Uniformity of ideas
Income/Budget
Hiring of experts
Downloading software
Technology resources, Internet connectivity, skills and knowledge in technology use are limited

4. Trends of Professional Development for Technology Integration in K-12
Online Communities
Social Media
Individualizing development plans (new teachers vs. veteran teachers)

5. Surveyed Eight Teachers Asking
How involved are you in your school’s professional development?
How much technology is available for your school or district?
How does your professional development support your technology integration?
What do you like in your professional development for technology integration in your school?
What do you dislike in professional development for technology integration in your schools?
What are your needs, concerns, and suggestions regarding your professional development for using technologies in the Classrooms
What level do you teach? (Elem, middle, secondary, university)
How long have you been teaching with technology?

6. Results Majority of teachers said: That they participate fully
That there school offers little technology integration training or combines it with other professional development
That there is a lack of it or lack of explaining
More targeted development in the classroom
Mandatory or paid
All were elementary school teachers
All were fairly new with the maximum amount of years teaching with technology between 3-5 years

7. Proposal
Beginning of the year survey to assess needs of teachers using technology
Creating individualized pathways for teachers to use based on their technology advancement
Teachers with background in technology
New to technology or less experienced teachers
Divide TPD by need
tool specialization
breakdown pathways even further
Create set dates for TPD and give advanced notice
mandatory and paid
Extra workshops for extended expertise
essential skills teachers need if they encounter a problem
hints:

8. Meeting Frequency
One large workshop once a quarter to learn about new technology tools
provide resources to use
places to go when technology goes wrong
meetings once a month with a team of teachers to discuss any struggles or concerns with technology
teachers coming together to work with each other to find solutions to problems
be an additional outlet for technology problems
have a Tech base for teachers to go to if need extended help outside of workshop time and meetings
immediate help for classroom problems
go- teachers to get help from, numbers to call, sites to visit