Factors Which Affect Teachers’ Professional Development in Teaching Innovation and Educational Technology in the 21st Century under the Bureau of Special Education, Office of the Basic Education Commission

The study aimed to investigate factors which affect teachers’ professional development in teaching innovation and educational technology in the 21st century under the Bureau of Special Education, Office of Basic Education. There were 400 participants. The statistical tool used in the study was Multiple Regression Analysis. The independent variables were entered in the stepwise method. The study found that there were positive correlations between teachers’ professional development and classroom management in the 21st century, concerning creative and innovative skills, communication, information, and media awareness, and computer literacy and information technology. The correlation coefficients were at .295, .349, and .408 respectively.