Course Overview
This course is about how to think about technology use — not which apps to download. If you’re looking for specific tools and platforms to use in your classroom, see our Integrating Technology course.
Schools have spent billions on classroom technology over the past decade — and the results have been underwhelming. Sonny Magana’s research explains why: most schools default to using technology at the Translational level, essentially digitizing what they were already doing on paper. To get meaningful results, implementation needs to move higher.
Magana’s T3 Framework categorizes technology use into three levels — Translational, Transformational, and Transcendent — and provides a system for evaluating where a school’s technology use currently falls and what it takes to reach the levels that actually impact student learning. This course is for educators interested in the bigger picture of how technology should be planned, categorized, and implemented across a school or district.
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This is a graduate-level course intended for K–12 educators who have completed a bachelor’s degree. It is recommended that you receive board or district approval before registering with TPAI.
