The goal for learning is redefine standards and learning objectives according to the 21st century skills and how they will be adopted by schools using technology. The plan focuses on science, technology, engineering, and math and seeks to reach learners anytime and anywhere using cutting-edge technology expanding the learning process outside the classrooms. Leaning process will be a continuous process available 24x7 and will be driven by learner interests.
In teaching the goal is to maintain teachers connected with resources like on line materials and courses, valuable data, content, expertise and learning experiences who lead them to acquire the best practices in education. This connection includes collaboration with other peers or communities to support and encourage them to continue in teaching. Teachers will be provided with resources emphasizing in developing online teaching skills so that teaching learning process take place regardless of the geographic location and can reach more learners.
Professional development and training are related because the latter impact on the former. Although many new teachers are fluent with technology all teachers will continue their professional development attending formal workshops, a variety of online courses and training; and by engaging in communities of professionals to promote ongoing growth from novice pre-service educators to expert master educator.
My concern of this plan is that time is running and we cannot rest. The gap between highly succeed students and the ones that have less opportunities, will not be close if exist a gap in the technology proficiency in teachers. Ongoing training and defining higher standards in assessments is the clue. I think that the trend to increase standards for TAKS accountability is positive in seeking these goals.
The ultimate goal of this program is to rise the proportion of college graduates to 60% of U.S. population holding 2-year or 4-year degree, so that U. S. become again the country with more proportion of graduates in the world, in 2020 and reduce the gap so that all students from high school can succeed in college and careers.
Reference:
Office of Educational Technology, U.S. Department of Education, (2010). National Educational Technology Plan 2010. Transforming American Education: Learning Powered by Technology. Retrieved from http://www.ed.gov/sites/default/files/NETP-2010-final-report.pdf
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