The National Educational Technology Plan (NETP) illustrates that education is the key to America’s competitiveness in this global economy and that there should be reform as the nation and the world grows technologically.
The plan covers several points has many goals and recommendations for the present time to enable the future. These goals and recommendations are for five different areas within the education system. The areas include: learning, assessment, teaching, infrastructure, and productivity.
Within Learning there are several different recommendations including that the states should continue to revise, create, and implement standards and learning objectives using technology for all content areas and that states and districts should develop and implement learning resources that implement technology. (United States Department of Education [USDE], 2010)
Assessment recommendations include timely feedback and conducting research to see how embedded assessment technologies can motivate, engage, and assess the learner. (USDE, 2010)
Teaching recommendations include opportunities for educators to have access to technology based content, provide all learners with online access, and provide professional learning opportunities for the educator. (USDE, 2010)
Infrastructure recommendations include ensuring that students and teachers have connectivity, open educational resources, and building and developing infrastructure for learning. (USDE, 2010)
Recommendations for productivity include adopting a common definition of productivity in education and design and implement technology based programs so that the learner will be ready for college or professional work. (USDE, 2010)
The Department of Education is planning to implement these practices and recommendations now as our world is technologically advancing every moment. I believe that technology is constantly changing so we as educators and a nation must constantly and consistently assess our students to ensure that they will be ready for the next technological advancements.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Educational Technology 2010. (2010). Transforming American education: Learning powered by technology. Retrieved from http://www.ed.gov/sites/default/files/netp2010.pdf
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