WORKSHOP
Good teachers become great teachers by going beyond the call of duty and beyond the textbook. To do this, he or she must continue their education. There are conferences, workshops, and continuing education that could give the teacher that extra help in technology for their students. There are online workshops, and classes that teachers could attend as well as on-site workshop and classes.
Administrators should encourage their teachers to continue their education as well as make opportunities available for them to do so. Moreover, administrators and districts should offer to either pay or help pay for the classes and workshops. There are workshops on how to integrate technology into the classroom and how to make it cross curricular. There are also conferences that will have several workshops all at one time so that teachers and administrators can go to more than one workshop at a time. These conferences will give the teacher the information and tools they need to integrate technology in the classroom as well as CPDUs (Continuing Professional Development Units) to help their career.
There are many things that we as educators and future administrators can do to further our education and increase our ability and the ability of our students. For my part, not only do I try to attend workshops, but I give workshops at the conferences and at my school as well. When I attend and give workshops, I learn how to improve my skills in the process. We must also remember that technology is forever and quickly changing. The moment you have purchased new technology, it has become out of date before you get it home. Therefore, we must immerse ourselves in what is new and current to better the lives and education of our students.
