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Teaching Technology to Teachers: I Used to Think... but Now I Think... - EdTech Researc... - 4 views

  • workshops should begin and end by having people think and write about their learning goals. Workshops and series should be named after learning goals rather than tools.
  • involves introducing tools not by the unconscionably boring "click-along-with-the-presenter" method, but by giving participants a logical series of steps to perform and having them figure out how to do them through play, exploration, peer and facilitator support.
  • professional development plans ultimately need to build towards creating environments where teachers are coaching, guiding, supporting and inspiring one another.
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  • Outside consultants and technology coaches can provide a boost, but really sustained change happens when teachers are teaching each other.
  • It's not about technology, it about learning. It's not about tools, it's about goals. It's not about new gizmos, it's about enduring pedagogy.
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