Professional Development
Defining Professional Development
This guide uses the term professional development to represent learning activities of all kinds for school staff that prepare them to use technology in the school setting. Included under the term are activities such as the following:
- familiarization with the operation of equipment and software;
- development of proficiency in the use of the technology "tools" to carry out school tasks;
- the application of software and applications to the management of school activities, whether instructional or administrative; and
- the integration of technology into teaching, learning, and administrative processes.