This message was distributed by Papyrus News. Feel free to forward this message to others, preferably with this introduction. To meet the unfolding challenges, conventional training of teachers must be replaced with a continuum of lifelong professional preparedness and development. ICT can contribute significantly to the implementation of all elements of the continuum.
Teachers are our greatest asset and deserve the best in policies, measures and technologies.
Email to the Editor Read what your colleagues have offered as feedback on previous issues of TechKnowLogia. World Bank Teacher training has been in a state of flux worldwide. This article summarizes the trends and challenges and outlines an emerging paradigm for lifelong professional development of teachers and promising responses in difference parts of the world. This article presents a short survey of the conceptual hopes underlying the use of Information Technologies as support tools for teachers, focusing on professional development. It also draws on practical experiences and short-term monitoring results from computer mediated professional development programs underway in five countries.