Reflection on the Progress Report on the Long-Range Plan for Technology, 2006-2010
The first progress report on the new Texas long-range plan for technology was delivered in 2008. This report discusses the progress that Texas has made toward technology excellence. First, the report discusses two programs legislated to improve the implantation of technology. The first is the Texas Immersion Pilot (TIP). This program provided an opportunity to research the relationship between student performance and educational technology. Students and teachers were provided with wireless mobile computing devices and other resources. This program has overall had a positive effect and has led to increased student performance, increased parental involvement, and community support among other attributes. The second program is the Texas Virtual School Network (TxVsn). This program provides online courses to students throughout Texas. This program provides curriculum to students in districts that cannot provide it. It also allows for differentiated instruction by allowing students to accelerate through the curriculum or to use the courses for credit recovery. This progress report then states the progress made toward the four areas that are measured by the STAR chart. These areas include: Teaching & Learning, Educator Preparation & Development, Leadership, Administration, and Instructional Support, and Infrastructure for Technology. The overwhelming majority of Texas schools fall into the Developing Tech category on the STAR chart for all of these areas. The report also gives detailed information on specific strides that the state of Texas has made in these areas and plans for future improvement. The remainder of the report discusses what each of the Education Service Centers across the state have done to help move Texas toward technology excellence.
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