Why All Teachers Must Learn How to Teach Online
Susan Patrick, president and CEO of the International Association of K-12 Online Learning, talks about technology innovations in the classroom and why it is important for every teacher to learn how to teach online.
Patrick says that public education has struggled to incorporate technology into schools and just adding computers piecemeal is not enough to engage students. Educators properly trained to use the Internet and digital tools can teach in a traditional manner and have unlimited resources at their fingertips. Online learning can also help create more personalized learning plans for each student.
Hear Patrick discuss her upcoming ASCD Annual Conference presentation on "Why All Teachers Must Learn How to Teach Online." Session details are after the jump.
Saturday, March 14, 2009, 8:00-9:30 AM
1113T Why All Teachers Must Learn How to Teach Online
Everyone agrees that there is an urgent need to provide teachers with deliberate and meaningful technology training focused on 21st century skills and current uses of technology--yet old, piecemeal paradigms of technology training abound. So what's the new paradigm for technology professional development? This session's participants will learn from expert leaders in the field of professional development and virtual learning why all teachers should have the experiences of both teaching and learning online.
Presenters: Susan Patrick, North American Council for Online Learning, Vienna, VA; Tatum Murphy, Florida Connections Academy, Orlando; Mickey Revenaugh, Connections Academy, Baltimore, MD
