The National Educational Technology Plan has goals set in place. This is great because every plan needs a goal. The goal in mind is to raise the number of people in the U.S. who have a two or four year college degree, and make sure that all high school students who graduate are prepared for college and careers. There five strategies to get there. The first strategy is learning. This strategy talks about how we must personalize their learning. We can do that by figuring our what kind of learners they are, what they need to learn, how will they learn best (in large groups, small groups, etc.), and technology resources should be available for them to utilize. The community and outside leaders should be involved in their learning as well. The second strategy is assessment. In summary, technology based assessments that use higher-level thinking skills as well as improve student performance. The third strategy stated is teaching. It talks about using a “connected teaching model”, where classrooms and teachers are connected to technology learning tools that will enable students to be self-directed learners. Online learning communities are used. Professional development is no longer necessary because teachers will be collaborating with other teachers and sharing information. Strategy four is infrastructure. We should provide teachers and students with the resources they require; everything from software to people. In the fifth strategy, productivity, the goal is to repurpose and rethink our system for educating students. It suggests that students not be grouped by age but by learning pace and content. Also, online learning is suggested as a way to increase the school year or amount of time devoted to learning. We should redesign the way we think about school and individualize learning to fit the student. Following these strategies would certainly put the U.S. on the right path to reaching the goal that was previously stated.
Jana Dugas EDLD 5306 Section 8038 August 31, 2011
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