Colleagues, not coaches, were teachers' main source of technology support, and over a third of post-survey respondents reported no support¶
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q2 i? Across pre-, mid-, and post-surveys, the large majority of educators reported colleague support for technology use while a very small percentage reported coach support, and more than a third of post-survey teachers reported receiving no support at all. → Carol Lopez 2021
Evidence¶
Carol Lopez 2021¶
Carol Lopez, Odelia Younge. (2021). Creating Conditions for Powerful Technology Use: Teachers' Technology Journey in Puerto Rico. Digital Promise. https://digitalpromise.dspacedirect.org/items/bcbf5887-7cf2-48be-b776-c19cb5ef979f
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Aggregated survey data from the larger educator group found "more than a third of teachers in the post-survey still indicated that they do not receive any support in technology use in the classroom"; more than half of pre-survey educators indicated support from fellow teachers, while a very small percentage reported coaches.
"more than a third of teachers in the post-survey still indicated that they do not receive any support in technology use in the classroom."
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Colleagues, not coaches, were teachers' main source of technology support, and over a third of post-survey respondents reported no support |
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Colleagues, not coaches, were teachers' main source of technology support, and over a third of post-survey respondents reported no support |
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