Blog #2 Reflection

Reflection of the Long-Range Plan for Technology, 2006-2020

This plan ensures that students in the state of Texas will have access to knowledge and skills that prepare them for success as a lifelong learner and contributor to a global digital society. The long range plans for technology experiences affect students, teachers, and educational leaders. The vision for 2020 includes inceased student engagement and achievement through technology. It includes parents as active particiapnts in partnership of educating students. The educators must individualize learning and increase collaboration with all stakeholders. And the community and school board members should be involved in more coomunication with the learning community and see the resources used more effectively and efficiently for the attainment of learning goals. This plan requires proficient technology resources and productive professional development. There are three phases to the plan. Phase I began in 2006 and it continued through 2010. This phase alligned goals and curriculum standards with reasearch to meet the needs of the 21st century learner. It provided guidance for trainign and resurces, technical support, and eqitable access for stakeholders with interactive technology. Phase II is 2011-2015 and Phase III is 2016-2020. This plan gives specific implementations to learners, educators, leaders, and infrastructure. The learners will have experiences with technology that are reflective of a 21st century learner. They will solve problems, use critical thinking, have global and social responsibility, make data-based decisions and will incorporate skills that ensure lifelong learning. The educators must be prepared to instruct the 21st century leanrer by increasing current knowledge of technology and by using learner-centered strategies that promote effective teaching/learning in a digital world. The leaders must guide and develop a shared vision for learning practices and opportunites that increase technological skills and their applications to the global community. All of these things that the learner, educator, and leader must accomplish cannot be possible with out the support of the infrastructure. These digital tools must give the student, teacher, and leader, access, technical support, and current experiences that connect them with information and resources to grow in technology-based learning. The plan breaks the knowledge and skills down to clumps of grade levels that can work on accomplishing those objectives in a spiraling and connected manner. The K-2 guidelines are foundational to the growth of the student and the student's future capabilities. This plan also has specific recommendations for all stakeholders to be able to know the expectations and have ways to reach the goals of the vision for 2020. This plan needs effective leadership to accomplish the goals at every level. Our students' educational opportunities and technological experiences are counting on this vision and it implementation.


Texas Education Agency.2010.Report on the Long Range Plan for Technology 2006-2010