Technology Training

I find it very frustrating that their isn't much technology training happening in my school. We have a technology teacher in our building and I trully feel that she doesn't provide the staff or students with much helpful training. I feel like her time could be used in such a valuable way and it really isn't. I think she spends a lot of time making sure that the computers are working etc... and not enough time actually teaching good valuable technology lessons and offering training to teachers. She offers trainings on certain things that all teachers in the building have to use, for example this year we are all required to do our own progress monitoring for RTI, so we have been trained on how to do this. Occasionally we have had an after school optional training on a certain technology topic. But these are offered very rarely. I think that so much more could be done, but unfortuneately it isn't.

You can sign up for certain courses through the district on PD Express and earn PLU's. In-tech is offered every semester, as well as some other courses. These are quite a time committment though. I like the simple, quick trainings, and I like the option of completing them on your own at your own pace and timeline. I feel great frustration that more isn't offered. The media specialist at my school provides no tech training at all, and unfortuneately little is offered through our tech teacher. I know everyone is busy and pulled in a million different directions and I am sure that is the case here too. Too much to do, and not enough time to do it. It seems to be a very common problem in all areas of education!