ABSTRACT

This is an exciting and rewarding time to be a part of the educational movement. If you are a positive person who embraces change and challenges as I do, you will agree. If you don’t agree, you may have many unresolved concerns regarding education or be a skeptic at heart. Either way, do not stop reading—give me a chance to help make change palatable and worth the effort. This book is not written to convince the reader that professional development in technology is a must or to tell you exactly how to make it happen. Instead, it is written to provide you with research and experience-based approaches to developing and implementing professional development in technology as you address reform in your school. A step-by-step format has been designed to help those charged with leading a school district, individual school, or team of faculty to develop and implement an effective and sustainable professional development plan.