Monday, September 7, 2009
Friday, September 4, 2009
2020 Ain't So Far Away
It seems like we have a great deal of time to accomplish the goals set forth in the Long Range Plan for Technology. After all, that's over 10 years away. Realize, however, that we don’t have 10 years to learn today’s technology because we also have to learn tomorrow’s. This is why I have decided to talk about the Educator Preparation section of the LRPT.
I know we don’t have the time that we would like to learn all that we would like to learn. I only need to read the postings from my fellow classmates to see that time, or lack of it, is our biggest barrier. The Texas Statewide STaR Chart indicates that 74.2% of campuses are lacking the time and/or support needed to rise above the Developing Tech level. The Educator Preparation area of the LRPT measures a teacher’s involvement with technology, how they are using it in the classroom, the budget allowed for technology and whether teachers are meeting the SBEC standards.
So, what can be changed? What can I do, as a college instructor, to reach out to the public school instructors in my city, who indicated on their STaR Chart that Educator Preparation is the area with the greatest need? I have the ability to offer training to these instructors. I can tailor trainings to their exact need, train on their campus or mine, and I can, at the same time, learn from them. I encourage all of my classmates to reach out to their closest higher education campus to see if they might have the same opportunity. To really be ready for 2020 it will require effort at every level of the education system.
I know we don’t have the time that we would like to learn all that we would like to learn. I only need to read the postings from my fellow classmates to see that time, or lack of it, is our biggest barrier. The Texas Statewide STaR Chart indicates that 74.2% of campuses are lacking the time and/or support needed to rise above the Developing Tech level. The Educator Preparation area of the LRPT measures a teacher’s involvement with technology, how they are using it in the classroom, the budget allowed for technology and whether teachers are meeting the SBEC standards.
So, what can be changed? What can I do, as a college instructor, to reach out to the public school instructors in my city, who indicated on their STaR Chart that Educator Preparation is the area with the greatest need? I have the ability to offer training to these instructors. I can tailor trainings to their exact need, train on their campus or mine, and I can, at the same time, learn from them. I encourage all of my classmates to reach out to their closest higher education campus to see if they might have the same opportunity. To really be ready for 2020 it will require effort at every level of the education system.
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