WEEKLY ASSIGNMENT

Question for the week. A response is to be posted on the D2L discussion site. As with Module 1, I would like you (as part of your participation grade) to post 2 comments about what 2 other classmates have posted on the topic below You may agree, half agree or disagree with the thoughts that have been posted. FULL participation is expected.

"The budget item that arguably is most critical to a school district's ability to achieve its technology goals is staff development. If teachers and other staff members do not understand how to use new technologies and incorporate them into the classroom, a district's technological investment will not achieve its desired results." Would you agree or disagree with this statement and have you seen anything like this in your career?

Assignment #2 - will be due at the end of this module. Also, the major project due is an outline of a Staff Development Plan The written material should include both the outline of the staff development plan - a minimum of 5 word-processed 12 pt. single spaced pages and a minimum of 3 pages as a rationale) which adequately describes why you believe this plan would work for your particular school or work situation.