If we truly want to implement and integrate technology into the curriculum, school districts must be willing to accept the costs of high quality staff development. Often times teachers are willing and wanting to use technology in the classroom but have to use former methods of teaching due to a lack of funding in this area.
Technology application TEKS and SBEC Technology application standards apply to all new teachers and veteran teachers. I like that the TEA suggests that each school district report the number of teachers who meet the SBEC Technology requirement. Viewing an electronic copy of the results may give school districts the extra push to support teachers, therefore supporting students.
There has been progress made in Educator Preparation and Development. According to the TEA, leaders now recognize that educators must be prepared to instruct the 21st century learner with technology resources and are allocating at least 30% of the budget to train teachers and purchase technology based tools to use in the classroom.
I have been fortunate to work in a school that is technology based this year. This is a pilot school in the district but I recommend that all schools integrate technology across all subject levels. Each teacher should receive training every grading period on how to use technology based TEKS in the upcoming unit. The learners of this generation now fill out job applications on line, unlike previous generations who used pen and paper for all major life changes.
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