National Technology Plan

At every level, there is always a "reform plan," and it is no different in the area of educational technology. At the national level, the focus is on empowering learners to be motivated and inspired, regardless of hindrances, in order to achieve. 
At all levels, we realize that we are preparing students for readiness in a world that is changing every day - and this "readiness" has to equip them with skills for jobs that don't even exist yet. The challenges for our educational system are complex; however, the use of technology to drive instruction and derive data is imperative if we hope to reach the urgent priorities issued under the Obama administration, that by 2020,  

• We will raise the proportion of college graduates from where it now stands [39%] so that 60% of our population holds a 2-year or 4-year degree.

• We will close the achievement gap so that all students – regardless of race, income, or neighborhood – graduate from high school ready to succeed in college and careers.  (p.5)

This plan outlines that learning should derive from core set of standards being taught, but achievement will happen only after we motivate engage learners by allowing what impassions them to drive how we support and instruct them.  The goals of learning enlists strategies that will affect students in and out of the classroom- Using technology to apply to all learners anytime, any place. 

Effective teaching happens when we are connected and collaborate. I believe that when we model this to our students, we show them how to develop their own learning communities. Staff development opportunities have so expanded, that is can (and should) be on-going and need-specific, even customizable. 

The goals of teaching employ methods to allow access to technology for a variety of resources. Teaching methods should be supported by resources that allow for collaboration and effective best practices to be utilized.

http://www.ed.gov/sites/default/files/NETP-2010-final-report.pdf