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Why K12 professional development is best offered in an LMS

educationdive | September 23, 2019

There is so much excitement around blended learning and how technology can enable a better learning experience for students. At the same time, there should also be a sufficient amount of K12 professional development to ensure that “no teacher gets left behind.” In other words, teachers, like their students, deserve every opportunity to benefit from technology. If we want our teachers to embrace new EdTech then it only makes sense to support them with training that aligns learning outcomes to learning paths. Providing teachers K12 professional development using the same LMS used by their students, can reveal the system’s full value. When they discover the benefits of online learning firsthand, they will be better prepared to pass on this enthusiasm to their students. And providing more PD time to teachers demonstrates a commitment to this change, which in turn encourages buy-in of the new technology.

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