Beliefs, Models, and Practices on Fostering Teacher Learning in Technology Integration

Most teachers believe that students’ use of digital devices has a “mostly helpful” effect on students’ education (Busteed & Dugan, 2018). Yet, many teachers are not provided with the professional development and digital tools they need to integrate novel digital technologies effectively in their classroom. A survey administered to 1,208 K-12 teachers by Common Sense Media (2019) revealed that about one third of teachers do not routinely use technology products provided to them by their school or district, because they are not relevant to their student needs or their efforts to develop students’ knowledge and skills. One way to address this challenge is by allowing teachers space and time to identify both the technologies they like to use and the ways in which they can be used to support their students’ learning.