The Long Range Plan for Technology 2006-2020 was created because the education system in Texas recognized the importance in bringing our schools into the 21st century along with our 21st century learners. The Progress Report on the Long-Range Plan for Technology, 2006-2020 was created to track the state's development and growth from September 2006 to August 2008.
The Progress Report showed findings from the Texas STaR Charts that are mandated by the state to evaluate a campus’s progress in meeting the goals of the Long-Range for Technology. It appears that there is a steady increase in the number of schools that are in the Advanced Key Star Classification in all four Summary Areas of the chart. The area that has had the greatest increase is the Infrastructure for Technology area. I believe this is because the resources we need to grow with our 21st century learners are becoming more readily available the extra time for training to keep up in the other Summary Areas of the STaR Chart.
The area that I would like to see the most growth happen in is teaching and learning. I believe this is the area that is the most directly related to student growth. It is likely to be the most difficult to see growth in. The sub-category of online learning within teaching and learning is to me the most important. Because of the success for several students on my own campus in completing credits using PLATO (a computer based course for several subject areas) I can envision students statewide taking courses from home and being very successful in taking ownership of their own learning.
Torres, T. (2011, January 26). Texas education agency - long range plan for technology (lrpt). Retrieved from http://www.tea.state.tx.us/index2.aspx?id=5082&menu_id=2147483665
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