Offering professional learning to educators as though they were students does not work for teachers—or students, says Eujon Anderson, a featured FETC 2020 speaker and the technology director for Troy City Schools in Alabama.

An LGBT-inclusive curriculum shouldn't stand out as a separate subject in history, sex education or any other class. Educators will best engage students by blending LGBTQ history into the general flow of instruction.

The technology is being used as a teacher training and development tool for everything from classroom management to identifying students at risk of suicide.

Educators not trained in mental health care may fear saying the wrong things when discussing suicide and depression with students in distress. So why not practice these delicate communication skills with virtual teenagers?