The Texas Education Code requires the State Board of Education to develop a long range plan for technology. The Progress Report provides documentation of the state’s progress towards meeting the goals set in the Long Range Plan for Technology, 2006-2020. This long range plan is composed of four parts: Teaching and Learning, Educator Preparation and Development, Leadership, Administration, and Instructional Support, and Infrastructure. When we adopted this plan it created a set of measurable goals and a bold vision for students to be more prepared to make a difference in our ever changing society. The plan gives students the digital tools and resources that meet their individual needs and learning styles, provide parents with the access to the student information so they may be more directly involved, work towards providing teachers with on-going professional development that will help with individualizing instruction, and increase collaboration and communication with all stakeholders.
There has been much progress towards meeting the needs of students through the use of technology. By looking at the component of Teaching and Learning on the state’s plan, you can see that it has recognized ways to ensure that each student gets the best education possible. The state feels that technology can be the great equalizer among the classrooms across Texas by providing virtual learning opportunities to those students who otherwise wouldn’t have the means to travel. It will continue to be a challenge to keep up with the ever changing world of technology and to seek ways to integrate more uses of technology in the classroom. I do feel that The Texas Long Range Plan has allowed us to make great progress in the area of implementing technology in our classrooms. However, we must continue to press forward, as teachers and future administrators, towards meeting the needs of students through the use of technology to ensure we prepare all students to be competitive in the 21st century.
Texas Long Range Plan for Technology, 2006-2020
http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/technology/EktronAttach/FinalCombinedLRPT2020.pdf
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