Where and How Should Educators and Support Folks Get Their Skills?
In our opinions, the initial technology integration skills should be learned at the college level (or as a K12 student!). There should be appropriate hands on college courses for each of these areas. We are going to offer a sample list of courses that we think should apply to each.
Teacher support (helps teachers with just in time hardware troubleshooting, and getting through crises at teaching time)
Basics of networking
Software and hardware troubleshooting
Instructional strategies for adult learners (digital immigrants)
Curriculum Integration (secondary by content, or elementary)(Helps in the design of technology rich – and appropriate - curriculum)
Special education adaptations
Technology in the content area
Instructional Strategies Using Technology
Teacher training for changes in teaching (helps teachers learn to use technology in their teaching)
School Environments and leadership
Adult Instruction
Technical Skills Using Current technology
Hardware and software support (assumes previous instruction/experience in hardware and software)
Operating Systems and Hardware Support
Software Management
Classroom Basics (Kind of a “how schools work” overview)
Network support (assumes previous in networking and network management)
Classroom Basics (Kind of a “how schools work” overview)
Technology for Assessment
Technical Skills Using Current technology for data collection
Advanced Assessment
Using assessment in planning instruction
Instructional strategies for adult learners (digital immigrants
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I answered in a past blog entry that business and higher education would probably better be able to answer these questions. Another place to start might be in developing an assessment or survey to measure students and staff abilities. Students' needs drive everything else in K12.
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