Going from learning to use tech…

to using tech to learn.

IMPACT OF PD IN TECHNOLOGY

by
Camille LoParrino
 What kind of technology
training, preparation, and support
is making a difference for teachers?
 THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK

 Stages of Transformation
 Best Teaching Practices
 Effective Learning Communities
 Technology Skill Development
 Professional Competency Plans
 Environment for Change
 Successful School Partnerships
 Stages of Transformation

• Entry •Novice

• Adoption •Adoption

• Adaptation •Adaptation

• Appropriation •Appropriation

• Invention •Expert
(ACOT) (Dr. K. P. King)
 Best Practices

• Objectives 1st/Tech 2nd

• Real-life Situations
• Flexible Roles
• Collaboration
• Scaffolding
• Variety of Tools
Effective Learning Communities

 Knowledge Expansion
 Decision-Making
 Taking Risks
 Develop Expertise
 Task Interdependence
 Varied Activities
Technology Skill Development

 CD-Rom and Online Tutorials

 Software and Hardware Tools
 Teacher Case Studies
 Classroom Activity Lesson Plans
 On-line Conversations
 On-line Projects
 Learning Opportunities Database
Professional Competency Plans

 Collaborative Ideas
 Building-based Methods
 Grade Level Meetings
 Teacher Incentives
 Tech Experts
 Menu of Enriched Activities
Consider this simple equation
If teachers are the catalysts that make
change possible in their classrooms

and learning technology is a catalyst to change

in classroom practice, then…
… it is the creative use of technology
that can help educators to change
the learning landscape.
-- author’s reflections
Environment for Change

Begin with…
shared decision-making
and
bring all
the stakeholders together.
How can technology become
the accepted way of learning
for all members of the
school community?
 LTARP
Triangle of Learning
 Teacher

 Student

 Parents
This investigation involves the
collection of tri-fold data:

• Personal interviews with public

elementary school teachers.

• Examination of lesson plans that

include technology.

• Direct observations of teachers as

they interact with their students.
The power is in the community
that can be brought together to
redefine classroom learning.
Margaret Riel (1990)
 Center for
Integrated Learning and Teaching