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Are there any existing technology-related PD programs or models you find successful? What are they?

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Are there any existing technology-related PD programs or models you find successful? What are they?

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Yes, below are a few that I have found to be successful.

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Adults are motivated to learn as they develop needs and interests that learning will satisfy. An adult’s (protégé’s) needs and interests are an appropriate starting point for mentoring.

Adult orientation to learning is life or work centered. The appropriate frameworks for organizing mentoring are life- or work-related situations rather than theoretical subjects.

Experience is the richest resource for adult learning. The approach for mentoring involves active participation in a planned series of experiences, the reflection of those experiences, and their application to work situations.

Adults have a deep need to be self-directing. The role of the mentor is to engage in a process of inquiry, reflection, and decision making with the protégé rather than transmit knowledge and then evaluate the protégé’s conformity to it.

Individual differences among adult learners vary with age, gender, culture, language, and experience. Mentoring must make optimum provisions for differences in style, time, setting, and pace of learning.

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Leadership of professional development should practice what they preach.  If teachers are expected to utilize new technologies and continue seeking new knowledge, leaders in the school and district should lead by example.

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Training opportunities and learning communities should continue after the initial training session.  I have found lasting change when I continue to implement and learn alongside other teachers.  The friendly atmosphere enables a questioning and risk taking environment that fuels growth.  It is easier to get answers from the teacher next door than a stranger’s email.  Continued collaboration also creates responsibility to another professional.

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Meaningful PD requires teacher involvement from the beginning.  Papa (2017) said, “Adults need to participate: plan and evaluate their instruction.  Experiential learning activities should be provided.  Topics must be relevant to their jobs or personal life.”  This is supported in the other resources we investigated as well.  I have personally been to countless training sessions that were thrown together last minute and seemed to have no connection to my classroom, or my colleagues’ classrooms.  In my experiences, many IT leaders have shown a lack of understanding of content teaching and just assume teachers need their product.  They put the work of adapting software on the teachers’ shoulders.  This often reduces or completely loses teacher buy-in.

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The research done suggests that effective PD for teachers and student outcomes includes the following...

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The research done suggests that effective PD for teachers and student outcomes includes the following...

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1. Modeling instruction: Instructional specialists who lead the PD sessions model the instructional techniques that are presented in the sessions.

2. Community building: Instructional specialists engage participants in activities that support collaborative learning and community building.

3. Technology utilization: Instructional specialists use technology to support their instruction, and participants use technology to work on projects during PD sessions.

4. Connection to practice: In discussions and project work, instructional specialists and participants make connections between the PD-session content and participants’ instructional practice.

5. Inquiry-based learning (IBL): Instructional specialists discuss how to integrate IBL into instruction. Participants engage in IBL techniques, such as formulating research questions, planning research, gathering data, analyzing data, and presenting findings.

Martin, W., Strother, S., Beglau, M., Bates, L., Reitzes, T., & Culp, K. M. (2010). Connecting Instructional Technology Professional Development to Teacher and Student Outcomes. Journal of Research on Technology in Education,43(1), 53-74. doi:10.1080/15391523.2010.10782561

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Educator Resources & Technology Training - Google for Education

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Discover numerous educator resources including technology training for teachers, courses, certifications and professional development for educators.

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Online courses on essential topics for educators

Sharpen your skills and learn to accelerate innovation in your school or learning community when you take a course from ISTE U.

These flexible online courses put pedagogy first. They're built to help educators, librarians, technology coaches and education leaders develop digital competencies and advance their careers by exploring critical topics in education.

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Online Courses on Essential Topics for Educators | ISTE U

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Sharpen your skills and learn to accelerate innovation in your school or learning community when you take a course from ISTE U. These flexible online courses put pedagogy first. They're built to help educators, librarians, technology coaches and education leaders develop digital competencies and advance their careers by exploring critical topics in education.

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Educator Center Overview - Microsoft Learn Educator Center

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Microsoft Learn for Educators takes the best of Microsoft Learn online learning paths and helps you to bring instructor-led training materials from Microsoft into your courses. This program provides members with access to Microsoft ready-to-teach curriculum and teaching materials aligned to industry-recognized Microsoft Certifications.

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1) a match to existing teacher needs.
2) a match to existing school needs.
3) teacher involvement in the design/planning of professional development activities
4) active participation opportunities
5) long-term engagement.
6) high-quality instructors.
Bayar, A. (2014). The Components of Effective Professional Development Activities in Terms of Teachers' Perspective. Online Submission, 6(2), 319-327.

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In light of the adult learning theories and models (pp. 93-102), how would you motivate your employees to participate in PD programs to development technology skills that enhance their teaching?

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In light of the adult learning theories and models (pp. 93-102), how would you motivate your employees to participate in PD programs to development technology skills that enhance their teaching?

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Ones Simple Way to Get Teachers to Use New Tech

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Ones Simple Way to Get Teachers to Use New Tech

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There is one sure fire way to get teachers to use new technology. Get ready, because this will blow your mind. The secret is...use it for professional development! Yep, it's that easy! Use that favorite new educational app for a PD and you'll find that teachers will start turning to each other saying things like "I could use this in my class" and "This would be great in my class."

Now, that's not to say that you will be training them on that particular app. But, what you will be doing is conducting the PD using the app. So it's like killing two birds with one stone. On one hand, you're conducting the PD and on the other, you're showing them a new educational tool.

For example, you've been asked to conduct a PD on the value of a professional learning community. What a great opportunity to explore the virtues of Nearpod with the staff! Instead of putting a few slides together about PLC's, you can import those slides into a Nearpod presentation and make it interactive for the staff. Not only are giving out some information, but it's totally interactive, all of the teachers are engaged and their learning all about Nearpod! Amazing! I'll bet that after your PD, you'll get a bunch of questions, not about your PD, but about Nearpod!

If you've got some handouts to give to the staff, work in Google Classroom or other classroom management app such as Showbie or Edmodo. How can I do this you ask? Create a Google Class and title it the name of your school. Insert your presentation all pertaining documents into the class. Give teachers the class code and let them join up. You've just created a Google Class for the staff where you can insert future documents. In doing so, you've not only conducted the PD, but you've also shown them the virtues of Google Classroom.

Remember, a PLC is a perfect opportunity to expose teachers to new tech without having to conduct a separate meeting about said tech.

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One Simple Way to Get Teachers to Use New Tech - Stephen Mosley - Medium

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There is one sure fire way to get teachers to use new technology. Get ready, because this will blow your mind. The secret is...use it for professional development! Yep, it's that easy!