Curate, Don’t Mandate: A Museum Model for EdTech Learning

Too often, professional development feels like being marched through an exhibit everyone has already seen, at the same pace, whether it fits or not. This round table discussion invites educators and leaders to rethink edtech PD through a museum model that is curated, choice-driven and designed with teacher autonomy in mind. Grounded in adult learning principles, the conversation explores how choice, relevance, prior experience and self-direction can be built into professional learning without turning it into a free-for-all. Examine how flexible dashboards, self-paced modules, drop-in support, microcredentials, resource collections and recognition structures can help teachers pursue relevant learning while staying aligned with school and district priorities. You will focus on redesigning one piece of your existing PD system and leave with planning questions, sample structures and a museum-inspired framework for creating professional learning that teachers find useful, respectful and sustainable.