Direct linkERIC Number: ED558478
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2013
Pages: 34
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Meet the Promise of Content Standards: Tapping Technology to Enhance Professional Learning
Killion, Joellen
Learning Forward
More stakeholders are turning to technology to advance the professional learning required to support new standards and evaluation systems. Yet how technology is used will determine its potential to influence educator practice and results for students. This brief outlines how technology can enhance professional learning, offers examples of how technology is being used to meet the demand generated by Common Core standards, provides guidelines for selecting and using technology as a resource for professional learning, and identifies common challenges and ways to avoid them.
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Technology Integration, Technology Uses in Education, Stakeholders, Guidelines, Best Practices, Change Strategies, Barriers, Technology Planning, Selection Criteria, Technological Literacy, Educational Practices, Individualized Education Programs, Cooperative Learning, Access to Education, Efficiency, Instructional Design, Systems Approach, Coaching (Performance), Social Networks, Mentors, School Support, Video Technology, Information Management, Simulation, Games, Data Analysis, Online Courses, Elementary Secondary Education
Learning Forward. 504 South Locust Street, Oxford, OH 45056. Tel: 513-523-6029; Fax: 513-523-0638; e-mail: office@learningforward.org; Web site: http://www.learningforward.org
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: Sandler Foundation; MetLife Foundation; Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Authoring Institution: Learning Forward
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