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Texas Long Range Plan for Technology

Educator Preparation and Development in the Texas Long Range Plan for Technology, 2006-2020, is the area that I chose because of the lack of progress over the past three years. The Texas Long Range plan is made up of four sections:  Teaching and Learning, Educator Preparation and Development, Leadership, Administration, and Instructional Support, and Infrastructure for Technology. The Educator Preparation and Development section states that educators must master the SBEC Technology Application Educator Standards either by an educator certificate program or by seeking professional development.  Traditional schooling and one size fits all mentality is long gone. As educators, we need to become learners ourselves and be equipped with the knowledge and skills needed in order to better serve our 21^st Century learners. After analyzing my campus’s results, much progress is still needed in this area. We scored Advanced Tech in four out of the five categories, and two in Developing Tech.  Despite being placed in Advanced Tech for most of the sections, we still need to strive for improvement, to eventually reach the Targeted area. Being placed in Advanced Tech for three concurrent years makes me wonder if we have become stagnant.  As a whole, we need to revisit our vision and make sure we’re all on the same page and find out where our weaknesses are so we can adjust accordingly.  My recommendations for improvement in this area would be to provide online courses that are available 24/7 to the faculty. Also, collaboration amongst teachers and administrators need to occur often (issues, success, and ways to integrate technology into the curriculum).  Another recommendation would be to provide educators with a list of the SBEC Technology Application standards and strategies on how to use them on a monthly basis.  Lastly, educators and administrator must strive to inspire, model and encourage others to become lifelong learners as themselves.

Texas Education Agency, (2010). 2010 progress report on the long-range plan for technology, 2006-2020. Austin: Texas Education Agency