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Wednesday, March 2, 2011
National Educational Technology Plan: Transforming American Education: Learning Powered by Technology
The NETP presents a model of learning powered by technology, with goals and recommendations in five essential areas: learning, assessment, teaching, infrastructure, and productivity—along with recommendations for states, districts, the federal government, and other stakeholders in our education system for achieving these goals.
For the area of Learning, the recommendation is to Engage and Empower learners in and out of school. For the area of Assessment, the recommendation is to Measure what matters and to use this data for continuous improvement. For the area of Teaching, the recommendation is to Prepare educators and to Connect them to data, resources and learning experiences. For the area of Infrastructure, the recommendation is to provide all educators and students with Access for learning when and where needed. Finally, for the area of Productivity, the recommendation is to Redesign processes and structures and Transform our education system at all levels.
Now is the time to act, and public education institutions have to ensure equitable access to learning experiences for all students, including minority students such as English language learners, low income students, students with disabilities, etc.
The National Education Technology Plan has created an efficient plan for schools in the US to follow, hoping that we can close the gaps that already exist in our educational system.
For the area of Learning, the recommendation is to Engage and Empower learners in and out of school. For the area of Assessment, the recommendation is to Measure what matters and to use this data for continuous improvement. For the area of Teaching, the recommendation is to Prepare educators and to Connect them to data, resources and learning experiences. For the area of Infrastructure, the recommendation is to provide all educators and students with Access for learning when and where needed. Finally, for the area of Productivity, the recommendation is to Redesign processes and structures and Transform our education system at all levels.
Now is the time to act, and public education institutions have to ensure equitable access to learning experiences for all students, including minority students such as English language learners, low income students, students with disabilities, etc.
The National Education Technology Plan has created an efficient plan for schools in the US to follow, hoping that we can close the gaps that already exist in our educational system.
Reflexion on the Progress Report on the Long Range Plan for Technology, 2006-2020
The School Technology and Readiness (STaR) Chart proves to be a really helpful tool in the fulfillment of our goal because it allows teachers, campuses, and districts to self-assess their progress towards meeting these expectations.
It is very encouraging to see how the ratings for campuses across Texas are changing from early and developing to advanced and targeted. This means that school districts in Texas are taking the technology challenge that as educators we have seriously.
There are several areas in which our scores are improving:
* The integration of technology into teaching and learning has improved.
* Technology Application TEKS are being met K-8.
* There is use of online resources on a regular basis.
* The amount of students per computer is decreasing.
* Direct connectivity to Internet is increasing.
* More and more, administrators are recognizing and identifying exemplary use of technology.
* The use of the Texas Virtual School Network has risen as well as the courses available.
* There are more opportunities for technology staff development, and more money is being allocated for this purpose.
* Students are using more video-conferences.
* Students are giving their opinions regarding their experiences with technology through polls.
Little by little, school districts in Texas are improving their use and application of technology and with optimism, we can say it is on the road to achieve its technology goals.
It is very encouraging to see how the ratings for campuses across Texas are changing from early and developing to advanced and targeted. This means that school districts in Texas are taking the technology challenge that as educators we have seriously.
There are several areas in which our scores are improving:
* The integration of technology into teaching and learning has improved.
* Technology Application TEKS are being met K-8.
* There is use of online resources on a regular basis.
* The amount of students per computer is decreasing.
* Direct connectivity to Internet is increasing.
* More and more, administrators are recognizing and identifying exemplary use of technology.
* The use of the Texas Virtual School Network has risen as well as the courses available.
* There are more opportunities for technology staff development, and more money is being allocated for this purpose.
* Students are using more video-conferences.
* Students are giving their opinions regarding their experiences with technology through polls.
Little by little, school districts in Texas are improving their use and application of technology and with optimism, we can say it is on the road to achieve its technology goals.
Texas Long Range Plan for Technology, 2006-2020: Teaching and Learning
While reading about this area I remembered one of this week's readings, where Richardson states that "if the bulk of what we ask our students to do centers around paper passed back and forth in the classroom, we are doing our students a grave disservice" (Richardson, 2007, p.97).
As I stated in this week's discussion board, I believe that the days of worksheets and paper based assignments and assessments are long gone. We are in a different era. We now serve 21st century students. We are teaching kids that will work in jobs we still have no clue they will exist in a short future, and they will need to be proficient in as much technology as possible. Surely those practices involving worksheets and paper assignments and assessments were fine when we were growing up, and they helped us to become who we are now. But as Richardson stated, we are doing our students a grave disservice if nowadays we base our teaching on passing paper around the classroom.
Thanks to technology, the world as we know it is rapidly changing. As teachers, we are obliged to prepare our students for the demands of this global and digital world. Therefore, I believe that including this area in the Long Range Technology Plan has been vital to the achievement of our students.
My recommendation for growth in the area of Teaching and Learning is to promote more job-embedded opportunities to use technology, to keep up with the technology staff development offerings, especially those that are online trainings, and to promote more visits from the technology facilitators who could help more to integrate technology in the classrooms.
As I stated in this week's discussion board, I believe that the days of worksheets and paper based assignments and assessments are long gone. We are in a different era. We now serve 21st century students. We are teaching kids that will work in jobs we still have no clue they will exist in a short future, and they will need to be proficient in as much technology as possible. Surely those practices involving worksheets and paper assignments and assessments were fine when we were growing up, and they helped us to become who we are now. But as Richardson stated, we are doing our students a grave disservice if nowadays we base our teaching on passing paper around the classroom.
Thanks to technology, the world as we know it is rapidly changing. As teachers, we are obliged to prepare our students for the demands of this global and digital world. Therefore, I believe that including this area in the Long Range Technology Plan has been vital to the achievement of our students.
My recommendation for growth in the area of Teaching and Learning is to promote more job-embedded opportunities to use technology, to keep up with the technology staff development offerings, especially those that are online trainings, and to promote more visits from the technology facilitators who could help more to integrate technology in the classrooms.
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