By: Dr. Odette Piñeiro Caballero
To guarantee equal access the Puerto Rico Department of Education put out a request for proposal after Hurricane Maria to supply equipment, assess competencies, design an individualized plan and deliver professional development for over 25,000 educators. Various competitors where evaluated and it was not until 2020 that the project was granted to three different providers. One handled equipment, another for professional development and Global Education Exchange (GEEO) teacher assessment, individualized techno pedagogical plans and micro-credentials.
The participants will learn:
(1) How data from the technology uses and perception survey was analyzed to generate categories to ease interpretation and design an individualize techno pedagogical plan.
(2) How school state, school and teachers had equal access to information, technology and training synchronic, a synchronic and self-directed.
(3) The impact of one-year implementation.