ISTE 2016: Professional Development Vs. Training

Out with the old, in with the new — especially when it comes to enhancing teachers' educational technology understanding and development. 

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<li>Sheryl Abshire, CTO, Calcasieu Parish (La.) Public Schools&nbsp;</li>
<li>Andrew J. Smith, Director of Digital Innovation Rowan Salisbury (N.C.) Schools&nbsp;</li>
<li>Susan K. S. Grigsby, Media Coordinator, Forsyth County (Ga.) Schools&nbsp;</li>
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<li>When teachers and other administrators are more actively engaged in learning new skills, they're better equipped to understand how to put those skills to use in their classrooms.</li>
<li>The so-called sit-and-get approach to training simply isn't effective, and does little to develop educational technology leaders.</li>
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