National Technology Educational Plan

The NETP presents a 21st Century model for learning. This plan outlines how America must prepare our youth to succeed in the 21st century. The report outlines specific technology goals in five areas;learning, assessment, teaching, infrastructure, and
productivity. I will include these goals as part of my blog.

Goal #1-Learning: All learners will have engaging and empowering learning experiences both in and outside of school that prepare them to be active, creative, knowledgeable, and ethical participants in our globally networked society.

Goal #2- Assessment: Our education system at all levels will leverage the power of technology to measure what matters and use assessment data for continuous improvement.

Goal #3- Teaching: Professional educators will be supported individually and in teams by technology that connects them to data, content, resources, expertise, and learning experiences that can empower and inspire them to provide more effective teaching for all learners.

Goal #4- Infrastructure: All students and educators will have access to a comprehensive infrastructure for learning when and where they need it.

Goal #5- Productivity: Our education system at all levels will redesign processes and structures to take advantage of the power of technology to improve learning outcomes while making more efficient use of time, money, and staff.

As you can see this plan sets very broad goals based on the five areas. It bascally calls for technology to be at the core of all school activities. This includes the lesson that are taught and the way data is gathered for developing curriculum. By not embracing technology our educational system will not survive. Students are extremely connected and have the ability to control their own learning more so now than ever. With careful planning the educational setting can thrive in this ever changing technological environment. NETP's technology plan provides the needed direction for making sure our educational system as we know it does not become useless during this century.