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No excuses! Technology offers more options to expand access and innovation

No excuses! Technology offers more options to expand access and innovation

By Stephanie Hirsh
February 2010
Recent advances in technology offer us an exciting opportunity to re-examine our approaches to professional learning. The growing availability of technology allows us to think about how we can increase overall effectiveness and efficiency even as we expand access and innovation. We might consider where to use technology to save resources, but more importantly achieve goals we once considered unattainable. During the process, we can clarify when to use face-to-face and online learning settings. I believe this process can lead to a more powerful strategy for promoting professional learning that improves staff and student performance. Technology advances give us new responses to excuses for poor decisions and implementation. Excuse: We don’t have the staff to provide follow-up support for training. Response: Use technology tools to

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Stephanie Hirsh retired in June 2019 after 31 years with Learning Forward, an international association of more than 13,000 educators committed to increasing student achievement through effective professional learning. Hirsh led the organization as its executive director for the last 13 years where she presented, published, and consulted on Learning Forward’s behalf across North America.


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