Integration+Group+1


 * Strategies for Integration**
 * Specified time dedicated for planning
 * Administrative support and vision
 * Modeling - end product
 * Statistics - research showing the urgency for need
 * Student forum to communicate the need to teachers
 * Student and faculty development - work together to learn
 * Demonstrating how having an authentic audience affects student achievement
 * Visit a teacher - teachers watch others integrating technology


 * Engaging the reluctant, resistant teacher**
 * Showing final product - examples
 * Small steps - break it down
 * small projects
 * Giving them options
 * Administrative support
 * Offering different types of PD opportunities - online, face-to-face, small group, large group, pairing teachers of different technology levels together
 * Start with personal interests to engage them and get them interested in learning the technology


 * How do we know when a teacher understands what effective technology** **integration is?**
 * Teachers ask to brainstorm ideas with integration specialist rather than ask them to come to their classroom to "do technology"
 * Continues to add integration ideas
 * Commitment to good teaching trumps fear of technology
 * Teachers willingness to share examples of what they're doing in their classroom