Texas STaR Program
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Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Educator Preparation and Development
The Texas Long Range Plan for Technology was written to assure that every student in the state of Texas has equal and free access to the necessary equipment and instruction to benefit from federally funded technology programs. In order to have the students learn the skills needed to accomplish this goal, our educators must be prepared to deliver instruction on the use of , and possess the knowledge to adapt the technological tools that are prevalent in the world today.
This area of the plan, or domain two, is called Educator Preparation and Development. It deals with the preparation of our teachers, administrators and support personnel to obtain the necessary training to not only use the technologies, but to incorporate them into the classroom seamlessly.
All teachers must now meet Technology Applications standards in order to become certified in the state of Texas, or to continue teaching. For those who are not currently familiar with the use of technology in the classroom, ongoing professional development opportunities are offered on a regular basis in most districts across the state. For those just entering the profession, they must have attended and successfully completed an educator preparation program knowing how to infuse technology into the classroom.
These requirements are approached on a local, state, and national level through preparation programs as well as professional development training. Trends indicate that the confidence level and use of technologies in our schools are on the rise. Even those who once felt they were inept at using digital learning techniques are now changing their outlook on the subject.
The continuation of standardizing requirements of our educators should continue in order to retain our standing with federal agencies. Support – with opportunity and funding - from the federal and state level must remain intact. Data collection and monitoring of the trends and progress being made by our educators and students will eventually prove to what degree our plan is indeed helping. Texas is serving as a best-practice state, and if trends continue in the same direction, it will continue to retain its status.
This area of the plan, or domain two, is called Educator Preparation and Development. It deals with the preparation of our teachers, administrators and support personnel to obtain the necessary training to not only use the technologies, but to incorporate them into the classroom seamlessly.
All teachers must now meet Technology Applications standards in order to become certified in the state of Texas, or to continue teaching. For those who are not currently familiar with the use of technology in the classroom, ongoing professional development opportunities are offered on a regular basis in most districts across the state. For those just entering the profession, they must have attended and successfully completed an educator preparation program knowing how to infuse technology into the classroom.
These requirements are approached on a local, state, and national level through preparation programs as well as professional development training. Trends indicate that the confidence level and use of technologies in our schools are on the rise. Even those who once felt they were inept at using digital learning techniques are now changing their outlook on the subject.
The continuation of standardizing requirements of our educators should continue in order to retain our standing with federal agencies. Support – with opportunity and funding - from the federal and state level must remain intact. Data collection and monitoring of the trends and progress being made by our educators and students will eventually prove to what degree our plan is indeed helping. Texas is serving as a best-practice state, and if trends continue in the same direction, it will continue to retain its status.
Getting Started
This is my new blog. Before the end of the week, I will post information dealing with part of the Texas Long Range Plan for Technology, 2006-2020.
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