Many educational researchers are studying technology integration. Each of these articles supports the need for systems to develop professional development plans centered on what teachers need to improve classroom integration.
Written in 2017, this research examines the differences between the value teachers have on technology in the classroom and the level of integration that is happening in the classroom. The conclusion is that while teachers agree it is important, even essential, for students to have technology skills, many teachers need more extensive and intentional professional development to have the skills to bring technology into their classrooms.
(ISTE, 2.5.c., 2017) (ISTE, 3.1.a., 2018) (ISTE, 3.3.a., 2018)
Published in 2022, this article addresses assistive technology (AT) and instructional technology (IT) for students with disabilities. It concluded that many of the AT strategies being used were at the substitution level of IT, thus not fully bringing integration to the students studied. Solutions offered included more prescriptive professional development for special education and general education teachers to provide the skills necessary to successfully bring AT and IT to the classroom.
(ISTE, 2.5.a., 2017) (ISTE, 3.3.d., 2018) (ISTE, 3.3.b., 2018) (ISTE, 3.5.a., 2018) (ISTE, 3.5.c., 2018)
This 2021 study looks at the level of technology integration in classrooms in relation to the self-efficacy of the individual teachers. It acknowledges the stress and hardships put on teachers as they made the pivot to online learning during the pandemic. The major recommended implication was to provided specific professional development meeting the needs of each teacher under the framework of the ISTE standards for educators.
(ISTE, 4.2.a., 2019) (ISTE, 4.5.a., 2019) (ISTE, 4.3.d., 2019)