As I set to interview a colleague about her thoughts on technology in the math and science curriculum at our elementary school I have a few pre-conceived ideas about how the interview will go. I am curious to see if my thoughts are mirrored by her.

What I am concerned about is the divide between what our technological capabilities are and what is actually realistically capable of happening due to the lack of training, supports and resources in our school and our school board. As the previous IT representative at our school I experienced first hand the issues with technology implementation and usage. Problems ranged from bandwidth to accessibility to lack of competence with the technology to uneven distribution of technological tools. These all affected and continue to affect the use of technology in meaningful ways.

In addition, although there are pockets of technology happening in the school, ideas are not being effectively shared or promoted due to time constraints, a lack of support for technology use and a lack of collegial sharing. In addition, the vision for technology use is there, but is being lost in a scattered implementation process. Whatever the case, the promise of technology is being overshadowed by these issues, and my hope is that these can be slowly rectified so that technology can be used effectively in the STEM programs.