Entry 3: Hitting refresh

As I think about my ultimate research interest of redesigning the professional development experience for incorporating technology for in-service teachers, I have come to the realization that I must think about the situation from several angles. In Creative Confidence, the authors stress looking as a well known situation with fresh eyes. I need to make sure I'm doing that with professional development. In my mind, I feel like I know the territory so well because I've interacted with it both from the learner and trainer angles. I was already thinking that I knew the problems with the existing system, but now I realize I'm only seeing it from my perspective, and that is only one of many. I need to talk to and observe teachers using technology in their classrooms. I need to know how they think about technology when they plan a lesson. Is it an innate part of the process or are they forcing it in? How does that affect their participation in the PD for this subject? I also need to talk to current trainers and look at their design process.  Whoa! This is overwhelming....