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Online social networking is spawning a new type of professional development that brings educators together to share face-to-face lessons, but in a more freewheeling-and, some argue, more targeted-way than traditional conferences intended to boost teaching skills.

"Effective technology plans are short term, not long term. Five year plans are too long. Technology is changing so fast that it is almost impossible to plan what type of technology will be available for use five years from now..." Along with this worthy advice that shows how up-to-date we must be as educators, the author mentions very important aspects to have in mind in a technology plan, like: *Effective technology plans focus on applications, not technology. *Effective technology plans go beyond enhancing the curriculum. *Effective technology plans define technology as more than computers. *Effective technology plan stress integration of technology into the curriculum. *Effective technology plans are tied to staff development plans. Norma Acero.

An excellant resource for development of a step-by-step school technology plan.

It is interesting to see that your plan states that 5 years is too long for a plan. Several plans suggest that 5 years is the length of time appropriate for these plans. I agree that 5 years is too long as technology changes so quickly.

This document pinpoints how to realize the benefits of technology, schools must develop a plan for integrating technology into the curriculum. It explains that an effective technology plan is based on the shared vision of educators, parents, community members, and business leaders who have technological expertise. And how it strengthens existing curricula and supports meaningful, engaged learning for all students. There are many enriching links to go deeper into the several aspects that the article mentions.

Contrasting and comparing school/district/state/natiomnal technology plans requires standardized "Best Practices."

Great supporting documentation and access to further information in the form of imbedded hyperlinks

Help Needed : The section on Researching TPACK is in need of heavy development, and needs your help. If you know of any approaches to developing TPACK for pre- or… An introduction to TPACK - Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge A number of TPACK survey instruments have been created.

Spotsylvania County has a great Instructional Technology website. TPACK is emphasized in their professional development. Under the Resources tab, go to Professional Learning and there is a booklet called Technology Triage. It starts with a explanation of TPACK and then gives teachers help with implementation. Under the resources section there are also handouts from Instructional Technology conferences from the last three years. Most of these speak to TPACK framework.

Was there ever professional development for prehistoric technology?

I have learned so much from doing this webquest. The movies are quite educational. Staff Development opportunities galore....

Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education has a site filled with resources that include: Steps to developing a plan. Guiding Questions to use in developing the plans. Links to relevant resources. Downloadable Action Plan sample and templates. Tech Plan Scoring Guide to use in evaluation of the plan.

This is actually a document written as well by John See, the same author who wrote the article on the previous post, "Developing Effective Technology Plans". It is an improved version of it, where other aspects are considered. I think the author brilliantly condenses the most important aspects that we must take into account in any tech plan that intends to look at technology from the perspective of a new era. Norma Acero.

I appreciated the stream-lined approach this article presents as to what makes for an effective technology plan.

Contains descriptors of what tech plans are and what they should contain

2006 paper on the development of technology

This quote struck me: "1995: Survey of teachers reported that computers were rarely used for instruction, but were used in elementary schools for drill and practice and in secondary schools for computer-related skills such as word processing" It was already 1995!!!! Things have changed so much in so little time!!!! I love to be able to see all these changes!! I love to have become an adult while witnessing so many revolutions of all kinds....

Summary of Technology in Education in the 20th Century

Alittle piece of the summer!! A blog entry exploring how Henrico County Schools System has adopted the TPACK model for staff development and 21st century learning. Provides examples of how to integrate technology and provides resource examples.

I found this too and thought it was interesting to see Henrico's take on TPACK in action. Good examples of integration and resource examples

Interesting information about Henrico County's integration of TPACK

In the words of Aristotle: He who dares to teach must never cease to learn.

It was interesting to note the idea of differentiating the PD - I have sat in so many courses where the participants' skills varied, causing reactions of boredom through to confusion!!

Aristotle's quote struck me to the core... Maybe that's the simplest yet most comprehensive answer to the question we teachers ask so often: "Why do I have to learn to do things differently if what I have always done has always worked for me?"... Love it!

I found this on ERIC. It is an artilce that has useful information.

This is an overview of Henrico County's vision of TPCK (TPACK) and how it relates to their 21st Century Skills initiative. The TPCK model has helped develop Henrico County's TIPC chart for evaluating teacher progress in relation to the usage of technology-related skills.

A report from the White House giving would-be ed tech developers hints for success (and a reality check about what they face).

This blog has two interesting posts. One post reflects on TPACK professional development and the second discusses TPACK's strengths and weaknesses

Interesting ideas are developed in this "Digital Education Revolution" document that arrives to a conclusion we have been flirting with as well: "Perhaps the most important finding from our analysis is that technology leadership has greater leverage on desired outcomes than does technology infrastructure and expenditures"

Interesting, and concise, presentation on the historical development of technology in the classroom.