The Texas Long Range Plan for Technology,
2006-2020
Educator Preparation
and Development
Educator Preparation and Development according to the Texas Long
Range Plan requires that, all educators:
·
graduate from and educator preparation program
that models current technology in instructional and administrative practices
PreK-12.
·
Exit educator preparation programs knowing how
to use technology effectively in the teaching and learning process.
·
Develop new learning environments that utilize
technology as a flexible tool where learning is collaborative, interactive and
customized.
·
Ensure integration of appropriate technology
throughout all of curriculum and instruction.
The progress of our campus is at
the Developing Technology stage according to the Texas Star Chart, and has
meandered there for the past three school years. This seems to be a trend statewide according
to the Texas Star Chart Statewide Summary Data Sheet. The trend for our campus
seems to be heading in the right direction as we went from a total point value
of 11 in the 2009-10 school year, to a 13 point total value in the 2010-11
school year. If we as a district and campus continue to strive for excellence
in technology and are supported with ongoing professional development in this
area, I strongly believe that we will achieve an Advanced Technology rating in
the 2011-12 school year.
To reach the goal of the Texas
Long Range Plan by 2020 schools need to “ensure that all educators understand
the importance of learning about educational technology and the possibilities
of its use” (Texas Education Agency, 2006). They
also “must be given the knowledge, skills and tools they need, [in addition to
the professional development]… to teach teachers how to transform their
teaching and learning, to renew and invigorate their passion for teaching, to
acquire the new pedagogical and technology skills they must have, and
understand how to successfully integrate technology into instruction, across
the curriculum, at all grade levels” (pg. 24).
If all this can be implemented
and accomplished, then our students will be prepared to meet the challenges of
the 21st century and an ever changing job market.
Works Cited
Texas Education Agency.
(2006, November). Long-Range PLan for Technology 2006-2020. Retrieved
Janurary 22, 2012, from www.tea.state.tx.us:
http://www.tea.state.tx.us/technology/lrpt/lrpt_lrpt.html
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