User talk:Rstew10

== You can spend all the money you want on hardware, software, and other computer equipment, but unless you train teachers on how to use this technology in the classroom---you've wasted every dime you've spent. Technology plays a critical role in allowing teachers to focus on student-centered instruction. That's why staff development can go a long way toward helping us reorganizing our schools and turning them into learning environments that will truly prepare student for the future. When it comes to professional development for technology integration, the issue is much the same for veteran teachers as it is for new teachers. New teachers may have a better handle on general computer use, but most colleges of education are still preparing future teachers for an educational system that existed in the distant past without technology. Future teachers need to take courses in college that prepare them on how to integrate technology into the curriculum not just how to teach students to “use” the computers. In the system where I teach we have 2 three day sessions in the summer where teachers can participate in professional development focused on technology. All schools need to offer professional development for teachers in regard to technology. Administrators should model the use of technology and not give up on teachers who haven't yet become comfortable with computers as an instructional tool. But I think as teachers we have to recognize that this is the future for which we must prepare children. If we don't, we will have wasted every dollar we have spent on classroom technology. =='''