Jonathan F. (Jon) Duncan, Wednesday, November 10, 2010 | Filed under: Technology
On November 9, the U.S. Department of Education released its National Education Technology Plan. The full title is "Transforming American Education: Learning Powered by Technology." A copy of the Plan, together with related information, is available
here. The Plan is the result of 18 months of work by educators, government officials, members of the public and representatives from industry groups. They were charged with the task of drafting a vision for transforming the use of technology in classrooms across the country. To that end, the Plan lays out goals in the areas of learning, asessment, teaching, infrastructure and productivity. The aim is to achieve the goals by 2015. It is also important to note that the Plan, while focused on new technologies, recognizes the primary importance of good and effective teachers.