Motivation With the increasing number of available educational technology tools, school divisions are faced with designing professional development that will prepare instructional staff to effectively integrate the tools within core content classrooms. Understanding this, the School District of Philadelphia aimed to act more strategically with their technology integration plan in order to increase awareness and meaningful usage of the SMART Board. During the 2018-2019 school year as they increased the presence of SMART Boards in classrooms across the District, they focused their attention on teachers training and coaching. The Office of Information Technology and SMART’s Efficacy and Implementation team knew the impact of technology on student achievement depended on how teachers

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