Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Long-Range Plan analysis

I acquired a tremendous amount of information concerning the vision, need for change, who is the 21st Century learner, recommendations, and needs for immediate change after reading Vision 202 a Long-Range Plan for Technology, 2006-2020.
I agree technology today is an integral part of our daily lives and we, as educators, need to make sure our students have the necessary tools in order to function productively and meet today's challenges. The execution of the plan in three phases appears reasonable. However, next year will be 2010 and phase 1 of the plan theoretically should be in place. As far as our campus is concerned, I do not see where any of this phase has been established and I question how many other campuses find themselves in the same situation. It is also evident to me that all pieces of the plan must work collaboratively together in order for success to take place. Learners, educators, leaders, and infrastructure must work in tandem in order for students to gain the skills they need to learn and work in the 21st Century.
I also found interesting the extensive recommendations to the Texas Education Agency, State Board for Educator Certification, Regional Education Service Centers, Local Education Agencies, Texas Higher Education, and Parents, Communities, and Private Sector addressing learners, educators, leaders, and infrastructure areas.
As an instructional leader, I would focus on the Summary of Findings to guide technology use and integration at my campus since these have been identified as immediate issues which need to be addressed. I would also focus my efforts on the educators because unprepared educators will not be able to implement the plan effectively.

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