D r. Cassie Scharber , who I collaborated with on initial evaluations of 1:1 in Edina , spoke to the CAREI (Center for Applied Research on Educational Innovation) Assembly meeting on (Re) imagining Engaging, Internet-Infused Educational Practices. Cassie is co-director of the LT Media Lab at the University of Minnesota. Macro: Tech Integration Barriers Scharber started the conversation talking about the current "teacher shaming" that is happening in the media. She read this letter from a teacher , which she used as a frame to talk about what is on teachers plates today, and how technology sometimes is seen as an add on to that plate. She was one of the 50% of teachers who resign within 4 years of starting the teaching profession. This was in 2000, and she found that she ran into many obstacles and barriers, with filters and other policies that limited her ability to teach in today's world. Her focus is on literacy, and that is the context that leads her to be ...
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