Funding Professional Development

School districts are learning that to avoid what Jamie McKenzie calls "Screen Saver Disease", new technology sitting unused, they must invest significant amounts of resources into teaching teachers how to integrate it.

The National Center for Staff Development has created a set of standards that discuss what percentage of technology funding should go to staff development: NCSD: About Standards:Resources

The federal No Child Left Behind Act provides varied levels of technology staff development through Title IID. Several states offer online help for understanding this portion of NCLB. United States Dept. of Education's Directory

The National Educational Technology Plan was developed by the State Educational Technology Direcotrs Association. Their website outlines standards and helps states work together to find ways to fund their NCLB mandates.