Schools spend far less per student on teacher technology training than on hardware, software, and connectivity, below the recommended 30 percent share¶
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q2 i? In 1998-1999 schools projected spending $5.65 per student on teacher computer training versus $88.19 on instructional hardware, software, and connectivity, which the report judges inadequate against the Department of Education's recommendation to allocate at least 30 percent of technology budgets to professional development. → CEO Forum on Education and Technology 1999
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CEO Forum on Education and Technology 1999¶
CEO Forum on Education and Technology. (1999). School Technology and Readiness Report. Professional Development: A Link to Better Learning. The CEO Forum on Education and Technology, Year Two. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED428747
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Spending projections reported in the New Urgency section of the report, contrasted with the Department of Education's recommendation that schools allocate at least 30 percent of technology budgets to professional development. The figures are descriptive projections, not tested effects.
"In 1998-1999, schools project they will spend $5.65 per student on computer training of teachers. In comparison, schools expect to spend $88.19 on instructional hardware, software, and con- nectivity in 1998-1999."
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Related Claims¶
- All three participant groups commonly recommend training teachers to use the computer to support their teaching — related
- Only 20 percent of U.S. teachers felt well prepared to integrate educational technology into classroom instruction (1998) — related
- Teachers receiving 11 or more hours of training on integrating digital content report almost double the reliance on software and the Internet compared with untrained teachers — related
- Between the 1997 and 1999 STaR assessments, the share of schools effectively using technology rose from 15 to 24 percent, and almost 80 percent of schools had Internet connections — related
- Sanction threats tend to raise school spending on instructional technology, curricular development, and teacher training — related
- Chicago's professional development spending was not integrated into a comprehensive strategy for improving instruction — related
- Per-learner technology spending is far lower in adult education (about $50) than in K-12 (about $145), signaling stagnant innovation in the adult market — related
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Schools spend far less per student on teacher technology training than on hardware, software, and connectivity, below the recommended 30 percent share |
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Schools spend far less per student on teacher technology training than on hardware, software, and connectivity, below the recommended 30 percent share |
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1999 |
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