Monday, March 17, 2014

P.S. Teachers need training

As more students grow up as digital natives, there is a greater need for high schools to adapt to technology changes. In a recent study by Dell, which surveyed 1,575 high school and college students, teachers, and parents in the United States, China, and Germany, 9 in 10 respondents said technology helps students' abilities to learn. But 82 percent across the globe also noted that technology needs to play a bigger role in classrooms.
While all three nations universally agree on the importance of technology in schools, China trumps the United States and Germany when it comes to using it in the classroom. According to the study, 53 percent of Chinese students reported that devices are integrated throughout their curriculum, compared with only 29 percent of U.S. students and 27 percent of German students.
Chinese students also stated that they spend more time on computers or mobile devices during school hours, with 57 percent noting that they spend one or two hours engaged in technology—compared with 34 percent of U.S. students who said they spend the same amount of time each day.
One reason for the discrepancy in the United States may be the lack of technology training some teachers receive, notes Caleb Clark, director of the educational technology program at Marlboro College Graduate School.
"The big picture is that teachers aren't trained well enough in how to integrate technology effectively into their classroom," Clark notes. "Most teachers would say they get thrown technology without having people there to train them."
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How can the students learn with technology if the teachers do not know how to work with it? Our way to the better future is not technology but technology-trained teachers who would take all the benefits from it for our next generations.
 Question: BUT HOW TO REALIZE THIS PROJECT?
Answer: Teach a teacher - help our next generations!



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