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Section Introduction: Professional Learning and Development of Teachers

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Second Handbook of Information Technology in Primary and Secondary Education

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Teachers play crucial roles in realizing the potential of technology for transforming education in a rapidly changing world. Their ongoing professional learning underpins their capacity to respond to the needs of learners. This section examines the knowledge required by teachers and how that can be developed.

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  • Timperley, H. (2011). Realizing the power of professional learning. New York: McGraw-Hill.

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Correspondence to Peter R. Albion .

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Albion, P.R., Tondeur, J. (2018). Section Introduction: Professional Learning and Development of Teachers. In: Voogt, J., Knezek, G., Christensen, R., Lai, KW. (eds) Second Handbook of Information Technology in Primary and Secondary Education . Springer International Handbooks of Education. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-71054-9_99

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