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The second key area of Preparation and Development will be my focus in this assignment. This area to me is described as a continual learning environment for the educator. Just as all of us are doing with this course; our colleagues need to do with their selected field of choice and that is to grow. Our local findings show a very inconsistance among our teacher over the past three years. We are on the way back up of teachers going back and studying for the betterment of our students. Our district is in the advanced tech area for the time being. This is not going along with national and state reports. It shows that 74% of the state is still in developmental stages of this area. The trend for the state appears to move in the direction of: Use of technology is for administrative tasks and classroom management. There is use of online resources. Forty % of educators meet SEBC standards. Administrtors expect teachers to use technology. six - twenty four % of technology budget is allocated for professional development. For our district the lowest areas are our Capabilities of Educators and Professional Development for Online Learning. Our biggest strenght is that we have access to professional development. This tells me that the teachers are not using the resources that are being provided to them. A lot of this has to do with our district employing so many uncertified teachers and not staying on them to finish their degrees. We must as educators stay up with the times or our schools will parish by the waste side along with the future leaders we are trying to educate.
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I completely agree with your statement that teachers have to keep up with technology. I find that not embracing new technology is a common mistake made by individuals that have been in education for quite some time, or nearing retirement. They almost become lame duck teachers.
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