Teaching teachers technology through the Professional Learning Community

This study addressed the implementation of a Professional Learning Community into an intact middle school faculty, located in Middle Tennessee, in order to teach technology skills. The researcher gave both a pre- and post-test to measure technology skills of both a treatment and a non-treatment group. The treatment group was then placed into the supportive culture of a Professional Learning Community where participants were then exposed to five training sessions on various technological skills. At the conclusion of the study, it was found that teachers who participated in the treatment group showed gains in the technology skills which were specifically addressed by the research study.