Sufficient time and funding for continuing training is essential if technical support is to remain effective. Some staff members told TSPR that their training is inadequate. Some school personnel told TSPR that technology-related staff development deteriorated when the district reorganized into four regions. Scheduling staff development classes at the downtown Education Center only adds inconvenience to the task. Provide technology-related training at campus sites if at all possible.
Teachers already have a busy day.
Asking them to take time to leave their campus to drive to the downtown Education Center and back simply gives them another reason for declining to participate. The instructional technology facilitator and regional instructional technology coordinators develop a strategy for providing training at campus sites to the extent possible. April 1999 2. Training is provided on school campuses whenever possible. This recommendation could be implemented with existing resources.