Only 18 percent of schools strongly agree teachers are sufficiently trained to use technology for instruction¶
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Currency · newest study 2024 · checked against its sources 2026-10-09 (automated, 1 of 1 entry) · not reviewed by a person · recheck by 2029: baselines and conditions change
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q2 i? Only 18 percent of schools strongly agree that teachers are sufficiently trained to use technology for instruction. → train-1
Evidence¶
train-1¶
Jackson, J., Starr, J., and Weaver, D. (2024, August). A Framework for Digital Equity. Digital Promise. https://doi.org/10.51388/20.500.12265/223
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The report presents this K-12 statistic alongside teachers ranking managing and orchestrating digital technologies as the most urgent need, with a strong majority saying these needs are insufficiently met or not met. No effect size is printed.
"Only 18 percent of schools strongly agree that teachers are sufficiently trained to use technology for instruction."
Discussion¶
Related Claims¶
- Most U.S. schools report teachers are not sufficiently trained to use technology, and half of teachers cite lack of training as a major obstacle — possibly the same claim (merge candidate)
- About 70 percent of teachers use the internet weekly for lesson preparation, but only 45 to 50 percent use software in instruction or expect weekly student use — related
- Teachers' Grow use is strongly influenced by technology professional development, their own use of technology, and principal support for Grow — related
- Teachers had abundant student data but most needed help translating data into instructional steps — related
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schools-teacher-technology-training-insufficient |
title |
Only 18 percent of schools strongly agree teachers are sufficiently trained to use technology for instruction |
description |
Only 18 percent of schools strongly agree teachers are sufficiently trained to use technology for instruction |
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weak |
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2024 |
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2026-10-09 |
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2029 |
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by process:wiki-ingest on 2026-10-09 |
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1 — train-1 |
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