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**Educator Preparation and Development**
Your thoughts about the Educator Preparation section of the Texas Long Range Plan for Technology... TEA recommends:
 * The world is changing. We need to assist students to not just "survive" but thrive in the 21st century.Technology is part of the social skills of our students and it becomes important for teachers to use technology tools to make learning relevant, meaningful and engaging to the students. Veteran teachers need to initiate and continue to expand their knowledge of technology.
 * high-quality professional development to ensure effective use of technology integrated into the TEKS in multiple ways.
 * Document Progress of teacher mastery of "Technology Applications Educator Standards."
 * Statewide professional development opportunities.
 * Encourage participation in the "Master Technology Teacher Program."
 * Encourage technicalogical training that supports data-driven decision making.

Ideas -- "Train the teachers" program?; set up training by Techs with the PLC; Modeling the new technology as teachers are being trained on it.

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