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community is critical when looking to successfully integrate
new technologies into a curriculum. The change in how
teachers are teaching and how students are learning requires
a complete shift from room layouts and resources needed for
students, to continuing teacher education and administrative
observations. Each piece of the education puzzle needs
to be thoughtfully addressed in order to successfully
accommodate a new way of learning.
“What technology allows us to do is amplify and expand
the repertoire of techniques that effective teachers use
to elicit the attention, effort and engagement that are the
basis of learning,” Michelle Miller says in Minds Online.
“The tools we use can and do change us but when we use
these tools mindfully, we can remain in control of those
changes, shaping them to benefit our students.” As schools
are implementing the infrastructure needed for technology
advancements in the classroom, teachers are being tasked
with providing their students with a more individualized
approach to learning. Professional development for these
teachers is critical to ensure that they are not stretched too
thin and their budgetary resources are properly allocated.
Support from administrators and coaching from peer
mentors in how to approach this new way of teaching has
proven to increase the likelihood of success in the classroom.
In addition, classroom evaluations are being reconfigured,
as si tting in the back of a classroom no longer accurately
assesses a teacher’s effectiveness in this new learning
environment.
The World Economic Forum states that 75 percent of
educators and students feel there is a gap in their ability
to meet the needs of a growing IT-focused workforce. In
addition, 90 percent of organizations currently have an IT
skills shortage; by 2020, it is estimated that there will be 1.5
million jobs in the digital industry across the globe. These
statistics alone make technology integration into schools
a necessity. Not only will our young children come out of
their education prepared for a role in a booming industry,
but our teachers will have the confidence in knowing that
they’ve provided their students the best opportunity for
success. ■
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