The National Education Technology Plan: Transforming American Education: Learning Powered by Technology describes how American education be transformed, and this must be accomplished by using technology to provide powerful learning experiences and assess student achievement in authentic ways. The plan outlines goals and recommendations in five areas: learning, assessment, teaching, infrastructure, and productivity. It also describes what people need to learn, how people need to learn, where and when people need to learn, and who needs to learn.
In the area of learning, the goals are for students to have engaging learning experiences both in and outside of school, and to prepare them to be active participants in a society that is connected around the world. To achieve this, learners must be engaged and empowered in their learning experiences. The idea is to use technology to enable students of any background, race, or gender to achieve by providing them individualized instruction.
For teaching, the goals are for educators to have technology support both individually and in teams. This technology will enable them to teach more effectively by connecting them to a vast library of resources. To achieve this, educators must work in teams instead of individually, and they must be provided access to technology tools at all times.
The greatest concern that I see with this plan is the current budget woes that are plaguing our nation at this point in time. I think that the area of infrastructure is one of the most important pieces of this plan. For all the rest of the pieces to fall in place, the infrastructure needs to exist to support it. Creating the infrastructure requires funds, and I am worried that technology will be one of the first things to but cut back.
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