The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015) highlighted technology-based personalised learning (PL) as a means of providing equitable learning experiences for all students. Many states have put forward guidance in their ESSA plans to inform professional development (PD) that empowers educators with skills that maximize PL for students. This brief analysed data from state ESSA plans to better understand how states provided guidance to prepare educators to implement technology-based PL. Results showed that some states provided guidance on preparing educators to leverage technology for PL implementation; other states initiated efforts to provide personalised PD for educators supported through technology. Opportunities of PDPL and PPD for technology-based PL were discussed.