Of interest is that since the plan was adopted, that districts have been given even more flexibility to make their own decisions regarding technology. And, once again the infamous No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 bore its full weight upon the great State of Texas’ educational agencies with led to additional updates. This was significant in that the Texas Long-Range Plan for Technology (TLRPT) goals and objectives had to align with NCLB’s to insure equal access to funding.
I completely agree with the TLRPT’s definition of need to address technology for young scholars of the 21st Century. As advances in technology rapidly change in the community and the work force, districts and campuses must also change. Unfortunately antiquated classroom computers and personnel no longer versed in the latest and greatest of intellectual properties if preventing too many students from moving forward in a technologically advancing world. By acknowledging the urgency of the competitive nature of global technology needs, the great State of Texas has taken the first of many steps of corrective action with which educational challenges, technological wise, can be overcome.
As society becomes increasingly more dependent upon automation and unforeseen technology, so must educational institutions push for more instruction and practical application of technology in the classroom. The TLRPT has stated is better, “Educational systems must consider this rapid pace of change and plan for a future that serves all citizens.” Those citizens begin as students, somewhere! And educational administrators from the district level to the campus face the daunting task of finding highly qualified tech-savvy teachers that actually more than the students do.
http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/technology/EktronAttach/FinalCombinedLRPT2020.pdf
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