IN Upper St. Clair Fall 2018 | Page 47

Education Special Section 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 devel