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Shaping the Future of Education through Technology

Shaping the Future of Education through Technology. October 26, 2009 Brought to you by the National Coalition for Technology in Education and Training (NCTET).

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Shaping the Future of Education through Technology

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  1. Shaping the Future of Education through Technology October 26, 2009 Brought to you by the National Coalition for Technology in Education and Training (NCTET)

  2. The U.S. Department of Education is developing a new National Educational Technology Plan to provide a vision and concrete goals for how information and communication technologies can help transform American education.  To help shape the Plan, the National Coalition for Technology in Education & Training (NCTET) is sponsoring this webinar to build awareness and encourage stakeholder comment.  Hosted by: PBS.

  3. ABOUT NCTET:  The National Coalition for Technology in Education & Training is a nonpartisan, 501c3 organization that examines and supports the use of technology to improve education and training in America.  NCTET's board and participants represent education associations, nonprofit organizations, corporations and other interested stakeholders.  NCTET organizes policy briefings, conducts institutes, produces white papers and other research documents, and generally serves as a convener of education stakeholders with interest in technology.  For more information, visit www.nctet.org. 

  4. NCTET’s Board includes the following organizations: President, Irene Spero, Chief Operating Officer, Consortium for School Networking (CoSN) Treasurer, Mark Schneiderman, SnrDir of Ed Policy, Software & Information Industry Assoc Secretary, Jon Bernstein, Bernstein Strategy Group Karen Bruett, Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) David S. Byer, Apple Erin Duncan, National Education Association (NEA) Jamie Fasteau, Alliance for Excellent Education Ann Lee Flynn, National School Boards Association (NSBA) Melinda George, TeacherLine, PBS Hilary Goldmann, International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) Carolyn Henrich, University of California Kathy Hurley, Pearson Douglas Levin, National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE) Susan Patrick, iNACOL Larry Snowhite, McGraw Hill Education Karen Smith, National Commission on Teaching and America's Future (NCTAF) Cheryl Scott Williams, Teachscape Mary Ann Wolf, PhD, State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA)

  5. NCTET SPONSORS: Valedictorian Sponsors: National Education Association and Verizon Salutatorian Sponsors: Apple, Inspiration Software, Maximus, Pearson and Target Honor Roll Sponsors:  ASCD, Intel, Penn Foster, PBS, SMART Technologies, and Software & Information Industry Association Scholar Sponsors:  Association of American Publishers, Blackboard, Dutko Worldwide, Hobsons, Naviance, Philips, Public Consulting Group, SynapticMash.com, Sesame Workshop, Teachscape and Texas Instruments Dean’s List Sponsors: Association of Educational Publishers, Association of Test Publishers, AudioEditions.com, Brokers’ Risk, ConnectEd, Curriculum Advantage, The Dawn Project, Education Networks of America, eLuminate Group, Insight, International Society for Technology in Education, Learning.com, McGraw Hill Education, Meditor Optimus, iNACOL, Qwest, Scholastic, State Educational Technology Directors Association and Wireless Generation

  6.  Speakers: Jim Shelton, Assistant Deputy Secretary, Office of Innovation and Improvement, U.S. Department of Education Barbara Means, Director, Center for Technology in Learning, SRI International Linda Roberts, Senior Advisor, National Educational Technology Plan Moderators: Melinda George, Senior Director, PBS TeacherLine Mark Schneiderman, Senior Director of Education Policy, Software & Information Industry Association Agenda: Welcome & Introductions - Mark Schneiderman Background, Purpose & Goals: Jim Shelton Timeline, Framework, Opportunity for Input - Barbara Means & Linda Roberts Audience Q&A - Melinda George

  7. Shaping the Future of Education through Technology Jim Shelton Assistant Deputy Secretary Office of Innovation and Improvement U.S. Department of Education

  8. Toward a National Educational Technology Plan Collaborating around the future of educational technology Barbara Means and Linda Roberts October 26, 2009

  9. Overview of Development Process 9 ED Internal Interviews Information Gathering Web Site with Potential Themes/Goals Potential Theme Identification Draft Plan Input from Public & the Field Outreach Activities

  10. Progress to Date • Outreach: Presentations to ISTE Leadership Symposium, ISTE 100, SETDA, CoSN, NCSL, NCTET, Tech Industry Leaders, Foundation Leaders • Technical Working Group Deliberations: Face-to-face and webinar meetings of 15-member TWG are ongoing • Identification of Major Themes: Learning, Assessment & Continuous Improvement, Teaching, and Productivity & Infrastructure • Identifying Key Tools, Examples and Research: Underway for the four themes • Web Site: More detailed information and solicitation of input on edtechfuture.org Draft plan is due to ED the end of December.

  11. Evolution of Plan Themes • ED Priorities: • High standards & quality assessments • Data systems • Increase in effectiveness & equitable distribution of teachers • Effective interventions for lowest-performing schools TWG Discussion of Priorities Potential Themes Identified: Learning Assessment & Continuous Improvement Support of Teaching Productivity & Infrastructure • Outreach: Leadership Symposium • Access to high-quality learning experiences • Improved assessment systems • Teacher effectiveness • Use of data • Student engagement and success Comments posted on edtechfuture.org

  12. Focus Area Statements • Learning: Enabling unprecedented access to high-quality learning experiences. • Assessment: Measuring what matters and providing the information that enables continuous improvement processes at all levels of the education system. • Teaching: New ways to support those who support learning. • Productivity & Infrastructure: Ubiquitous broadband infrastructure to support all of these goals. Redesigning systems and processes to free up education system resources to support learning.

  13. Systems Perspective Context Learning Teaching Assessment

  14. Convergence Supported by Technology Context Learning Teaching Assessment Technology Infrastructure

  15. Collaborating around the future of educational technology National Educational Technology Plan About Teaching Assessment Learning Home Type text to search here… You must be registered and logged-in to post comments. National Educational Technology Plan The U.S. Department of Education is developing a new National Educational Technology Plan to provide a vision for how information and communication technologies can help transform American education. The plan will provide a set of concrete goals that can inform state and local educational technology plans as well as inspire research, development, and innovation. A draft plan is expected in early 2010. This web site is hosted for the U.S. Department of Education by SRI International. Register Login What would you like to see in the National Educational Technology Plan? Make a Recommendation See What Others Have Recommended

  16. Information on edtechfuture.org • Written Resources TWG Is Using • Statements and Recommended Reports from Others • Types of Technology Tools Requested • Types of Examples Requested Over 1,500 users so far.

  17. Ways to interact with edtechfuture.org • Suggest important priorities for the plan • Rate or comment on written resources that the TWG is using • Post links to written resources that the TWG should consider • Post links to technology tools that the TWG should consider • Post links to exemplary programs/curricula/practices that the TWG should consider • Rate and comment on written resources/technology tools/exemplary cases posted by others

  18. Shaping the Future of Education through Technology Q&A

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