National Educational Technology Plan

In the National Educational Technology plan, it states that technology is at the core virtually everywhere of our daily life and work and as educators must provide engaging lessons and powerful learning experiences. Technology-based learning is vital in improving student learning.  Both of these statements are so true because everywhere you look children are engaged in technology in their everyday lives, and we must find ways to engage children with technology in our classrooms so that they will be ready for their futures. Technology will also help us to execute collaborative teaching strategies to enhance student learning. Technology will not only help us to collaborate and work together, but it will also help children to globally interact with one another. The challenge educators will face is how to incorporate technology to create engaging and personalized lessons to mimic their daily lives and the reality of their future. This plan also states that teachers and students should engage in large and small group learning environments depending on the child’s needs and interest. I agree with this part of the plan because we as educators have to be able to know when to differentiate instruction depending on the skill you are teaching. So, I try to incorporate meaningful activities as much as I can in my classroom, because not all children have the same learning styles.  One goal that stood out to me was, “All learners will have engaging and empowering learning experiences both in and out of school that prepare them to be active, creative, knowledgeable, and ethical participants in our globally networked society”, which just summarized what I stated earlier. To meet this goal, they recommend each state to revise and implement standards and learning objectives using technology to reflect the21st century learners.  The plan also states that teachers and students will be given assessments and immediately feedback to help improve the student’s achievements. The plan goes on to say that all students and educators will have access to a comprehensive infrastructure for learning when and where they need it. This means that they will have the access to wireless connectivity both in and out of school. In conclusion, The National Educational Technology Plan is saying that we as educators need to incorporate technology and more meaningful activities in our classrooms so that we will receive more productive results from our students.

U.S. Department of Education. (2010). Transforming American Education Learning Powered By

    Technology. Retrieved from http://www.ed.gov/sites/default/files/netp2010.pdf.