The document discusses the critical role of technology in modern education and the necessity for teachers to adapt to new teaching methods that incorporate digital tools. It emphasizes that effective teacher professional development is essential for enhancing teacher skills, which directly correlates with student achievement. A significant barrier to this integration is inadequate professional development, and the document underlines the need for long-term commitment and ongoing support for teachers to successfully incorporate technology into their classrooms.

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TEACHER PROFESSIONAL
LEARNING

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TECHNOLOGY IS PERVASIVE
TABLETS
LAPTOPS
HIGH-PERFORMANCE
COMPUTERS
BRING YOUR OWN
DEVICE (BYOD)
SOFTWARE
APPS
TEACHERS AND SCHOOLS ARE CONTENDING WITH
THE PROLIFERATION OF TECHNOLOGY
It is now playing an integral role in today’s education system.

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TEACHERS ARE
BEING ASKED TO
TEACH IN NEW WAYS
MOBILE
LEARNING
eLEARNING DIGITAL
LEARNING
ANYWHERE/ANYTIME
LEARNING
PERSONALIZED
LEARNING
From classrooms to labs to libraries, teachers are addressing new educational models, including:
Teachers must develop technology skills
and then harness those skills to work in
educational settings.

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MUCH IS AT STAKE
FOR STUDENTS—
AND SOCIETY
Teachers need to ensure students are college- and career-ready:
HIGHER-ORDER
THINKING
USE OF TECHNOLOGY FOR NEW
MODES OF COMMUNICATION,
COLLABORATION, AND CREATION
PROBLEM
SOLVING
KNOWLEDGE
ECONOMY

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Research has shown . . .
TEACHER
PROFESSIONAL
LEARNING
IS KEY
Teacher effectiveness is the most
important factor driving STUDENT
ACADEMIC GROWTH.1
What distinguishes HIGH-PERFORMING
SCHOOLS is effective collaborative
professional development for teachers.2
Intensive ongoing teacher professional
learning leads to an INCREASE IN
STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT.2
Teachers with 49 hours of professional
learning can BOOST STUDENT
RESULTS BY 20%.3
1. Rice, Jennifer King, Teacher Quality: Understanding the Effectiveness of Teacher Attributes, 2003.
2. Raising Student Achievement Through Professional Development, Generation Ready.
3. Yoon, Kwang Suk, Teresa Duncan, Silvia Wen-Yu Lee, Beth Scarloss, and Kathy L. Shapley. “Reviewing the Evidence on How Teacher Professional
Development Affects Student Achievement.” Regional Education Laboratory at Edvance Research, Inc., 2007.

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The National Educational Technology Standards from
THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR
TECHNOLOGY IN EDUCATION emphasize
technology integration throughout all content areas.
THE PARTNERSHIP FOR 21ST CENTURY SKILLS
and the AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL
LIBRARIANS have put forth standards of 21st century
literacy that emphasize technology integration.
Approximately 80% OF U.S. STATES have developed
teaching standards that include technology.1
According to a NATIONAL CENTER FOR
EDUCATION STATISTICS study, only 23% of
teachers feel prepared to integrate technology into
their instruction.2
1. Noeth, Richard J., Boris B. Volkov, “Evaluating the Effectiveness of Technology in Our Schools,” ACT Policy Report, 2004.
2. Areu Jones, Cathy, Tech Support: Preparing Teachers to Use Technology, May/June 2001.
THE ROLE OF
TECHNOLOGY IN LEARNING
Technology is recognized as an essential tool for meeting the needs of
today’s knowledge economy.

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INTEGRATING TECHNOLOGY
IN THE CLASSROOM
Formal professional development is critical.
INADEQUATE
PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT is a
significant barrier to
successful technology
integration in schools.1
IT TAKES 5–6 YEARS
for teachers to master
technology integration.1
INFORMAL OR GENERAL
TRAINING has little effect on
teachers’ use of technology.1
When coached through implementation,
95% OF TEACHERS DEVELOP THE
NEEDED SKILLS. 2
1. Mueller, J., Wood, E., Willoughby, T., Ross, C. and Specht J. Identifying discriminating variables between teachers who fully integrate computers and teachers with limited
integration. Computers & Education 51, 1523–1537, 2008.
2. Gulamhussein, Allison, Teaching the Teachers: Effective Professional Development in an Era of High Stakes Accountability, National School Boards Association,
Center for Public Education, 2013.

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CONTENT
KNOWLEDGE
PEDAGOGICAL
KNOWLEDGE
TECHNOLOGICAL
KNOWLEDGE
AN ONGOING,
LONG-TERM
COMMITMENT
REGULAR
EVALUATION AND
ASSESSMENT
Teacher professional learning for technology integration requires:
INTEGRATING
TECHNOLOGY IN
THE CLASSROOM
What is needed to prepare teachers?

9. TECHNOLOGY
INTEGRATION
BENEFITS FOR
TEACHERS
New educational software and hardware can mean:
• IMPROVED classroom management
• PERSONALIZED learning
• NEW WAYS AND MODES to reach different types
of learners
• NEW MEANS for assessing student understanding
• IMPROVED student test scores
• NEW WAYS TO BE ACCOUNTABLE to parents,
communities, and students
• MAXIMIZED educational resources and impact
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TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION
BENEFITS FOR STUDENTS
SIGNIFICANT ACADEMIC GAINS
for students in all subject areas1
TRAINED TEACHERS
TECHNOLOGY
INCREASED ACHIEVEMENT in
primary through secondary school
for both regular and special-needs
students2
IMPROVED ATTITUDES
toward learning2
INCREASED SELF-ESTEEM2
1 Honey, Margaret, McMillan Culp Katherine, and Spielvogel, Robert, Critical Issue: Using Technology to Improve Student Achievement (Naperville, Ill.: North Central Regional
Educational Laboratory, updated, 2005).
2 Grinager, Heather, How Education Technology Leads to Improved Student Achievement, November 2006.

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INTEL® EDUCATION
PROGRAMS IN ACTION
Li Ping Chou attended her first Intel® Teach workshop
in 2000. Since then, she has completed every course
offered through the program.
“I believe in it and I love it,” she said of the program.
“Overall students’ scores improved after I used Intel
Teach skills.”
Explore Intel teacher professional
learning resources:
Intel® Teach
21st Century Teaching Resources
Intel® Education Mobile Learning
intel.com/teachers
Intel Teachers Engage
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