This statistic presents information on the online tools used by US educators to support their personal professional growth. In 2012, 41 percent of classroom teachers had taken online classes and 26 percent had participated in webinars.
What online tools do you use to support personal professional growth?
Characteristic
Principals 2012
Principals 2008
Teachers 2012
Teachers 2008
Maintain a professional social networking site
25%
8%
39%
22%
Take an online class
36%
26%
41%
33%
Participate in webinars
63%
26%
26%
10%
Participate in an online professional learning community (PLC)
45%
30%
37%
25%
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Share of respondentsPrincipals 2012Principals 2008Teachers 2012Teachers 2008Maintain a professional social networking siteTake an online classParticipate in webinarsParticipate in an online professional learningcommunity (PLC)
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%
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466,303 K-12 students, teachers, parents and administrators
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
The source does not provide the exact date of survey or a number of respodents for 2008. The source does not provide information regarding the missing percentage points to 100 percent.
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Project Tomorrow. (April 19, 2013). What online tools do you use to support personal professional growth? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 23, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/273298/online-tools-used-by-us-educators-to-support-professional-growth/
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