Leveraging Virtual Professional Development Experiences to Prepare to Teach Young Children Online

Abstract

The authors share the impact from trainings and free curriculum options offered to teachers, administrators, and parents on pedagogy in the early childhood classroom. The authors employ a mixed methods data collection process utilizing extant data to include pre- and post-tests and evaluations of trainers to support the findings of the research. Furthermore, the authors share strategies and implications for learning, access, and equity when professional development is offered in the synchronous online format. They highlight the importance of effectively shifting modalities to provide continuous accessibility to high quality trainings for adult learners. Creative instructional strategies focused on student engagement ensure that learning objectives are met.

Barriers to the Digital Game-Based learning at Secondary level In Punjab: Perceptions of Pre-Service Teachers

“…Technology empowers students and can make learning happen in a fun way. Children who continue learning and using technology have more chances to succeed in school and practical life as a digital workforce (NAYEC, 2012;Wolfe et al, 2023). Unfortunately, our education systems are not designed in a way to teach the students of the present era who are more aware of technology like online tools, smartphones, tablets, and computers and their educational demands cannot be satisfied without the integration of recent technologies in the teaching-learning process (Widodo et al, 2023).…”