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18E Teacher Professional Development for Integrating Generative AI in Education a specialist in educational technologies and qualitative research, with Cohen's Kappa coefficient of 0.82 indicating high agreement between the two raters. Findings and Discussion This study examines how teachers develop techno-pedagogical competencies through TPD while integrating GenAI into their teaching practices. Interviews conducted with 17 teachers and teaching material collected yielded 291 statements. The analysis encompassed 291 statements from two data sources: 258 statements from semi-structured interviews addressing both competencies and implementation challenges, and 33 statements from teaching materials documenting practical applications. The analysis reveals patterns in both competency development and implementation challenges, organized according to Dexter's (2005) framework and emerging GenAI-specific requirements. Development and Application of Techno-Pedagogical Principles in GenAI Integration Table 1 demonstrates the development of teachers' techno-pedagogical competencies, identified through both deductive analyses based on Dexter's (2005) framework and inductive analysis of emerging GenAI-specific competencies during TPD. Table 1. Development of Techno-Pedagogical Competencies Through TPD Techno-Pedagogical Competencies Acquired in TPD n=141 interview statements Representative Quote Sub-category 1.1: Core Techno-Pedagogical Competencies (Based on Dexter, 2005) (n=73) Learning Outcome Alignment (selecting and applying appropriate technology for pedagogical goals) (n=24) "They challenged me when they moved me to special education, and I needed to adjust the material to a different level. So, I used AI. I told it, "take this material and adapt it for kids of a certain age with a lower skill level." (T5) Value-Added Technology integration (collaboration and independent learning) (n=49) .."we had a learning unit on the topic of Ruberg's machine... in pairs, they created with AI a sort of machine in an image" (T1) "Independent self-learning -that's really my main goal when using GenAI, for the learner to know how to be independent in their learning." (T2) Sub-category 1.1: GenAI-Specific Competencies (n=68) Critical Thinking and Source Comparison Between Different GenAI Engines (n=28) ".. you need to self-monitor…you ask the AI... but under no circumstances can you rely on it entirely... if it mentions a specific article, you need to check that the article exists, go and read it…to exercise self-monitoring." (T7). "You have to review… simultaneously with two search engines to compare them." (T8)