So here's the deal,
I was just at an HOA meeting for my community and a candidate for the Educatoin Board spoke to us and educated us about changes that need to take place in the school system.
The speaker provided a scenario in which she visited a school and noticed that the teachers were provided with new technological equipment and resources to assist in their instruction or the learning of students but had made limited attempts to use all of the resources. When she questioned an administrator, he/she replied that their "older" teachers are a bit resistant and uncomfortable using the new resources so the school just "waits" for them to try it or eventually leave and they get new teachers with more skills.
The speaker made the point that in the regular job force, you either catch up with the work force or get fired and replaced. The point being that the teachers need to be proactive and start using the equipment and follow new standards as they arise.
My issue with that is, like our "roll out" of Edline, NO LEVEL OF TRAINING WAS PROVIDED (either formal or informal). And I'm finding this is usually the case.
Administrators with the forethought to move along with current advances and add new systems and technology to schools need to work out a deal with the sellers or vendors of these resources so that they can train the users.
This is not new, its common protocol for responsible leaders.
