In the National Education Plan addresses the current state of education and the goals to change through technology. The prevalent goals are transforming American education to include engaging, meaningful lessons to close the achievement gap so more students are graduating from High school prepared for a future of college and work.
To reach these goals education will have to reflect that of the average American youth. 24/7 access to learning, not just the traditional 5 day week -10 month school year. Education needs to match what today’s learner is doing the second they are out of the classroom, and sometimes covertly in the classroom: TECHNOLOGY.
Educators need to embrace technology and give access for all learners to become lifelong learners. To do this professional development and understanding we are not the only experts is the key. This way individual educational goals can be met not only by the teacher, but by other students in the classroom, experts in particular fields of study, others from around the world. 21st Century learners are no longer locked into what their locale has to offer.
Quality educators need to be recruited and retained. Those educators need to embrace the technology connection as our students have and partner with others. By doing so, educators will improve their teaching dramatically bringing them into the category of co-learners with their peers and even their students. No longer will teaching be a solitary event but one in which educators become part of a team of online, plugged in lifelong learners.
The only concern about the National Educational Technology Plan is, as always, money. Finding the funds to radically transform the way America teaches its youth will be daunting at best. Federal mandates only put pressure on the state which has a way of trickling down to local government. This pass the buck bill will only cause further harm to the education system, and delay in implementation of the National Educational Technology Plan.
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