Teacher Readiness to Implement Technology Innovations

What is it about?

This paper is a report of a survey we conducted asking teachers about their readiness to implement new-to-them technology innovations. For example, a teacher might be required to participate in a 1-to-t Chromebook or iPad initiative. The findings stress the need for teachers to be included in the planning of new technology initiatives, as well as the need to provide training for teachers regarding new technology initiatives.

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Why is it important?

This work is important because it adds to the literature of technology integration in the schools in an authentic way. Teachers are often asked to implement new technologies of initiatives in their schools. Teachers' involvement in the planning of a technology initiative and their participation in professional development for that initiative were investigated with respect to their beliefs of feasibility, buy-in, and staff support for the initiative. The findings indicate that teachers who were involved in the planning of the initiative had more positive beliefs of the feasibility, buy-in, and staff support about the initiative. Training, either completed or plans for future training, enhanced teacher beliefs regarding staff support for the initiatives. These findings are in alignment with other existing research, but serve to strengthen the need for including teachers in the planning of new initiatives as well as providing training for them regarding the new technologies

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