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1996: Getting America's Students Ready for the 21st Century

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1996: Getting America's Students Ready for the 21st Century

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This plan was published to fulfill the 1994 Goals 2000: Educate America Act. This act sought to create an educational climate where all students have literacy in technology. At the time, only 14% of classrooms had internet access.

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This program was meant to build on the first NETP in 1996. It recognized the flaws in the rollout of educational technologies and sought to recenter their focus. While many schools now had internet access, the quality of technology was becoming increasingly polarized based on the funding of schools.

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2004: Toward a Golden New Age In American Education

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2004: Toward a Golden New Age In American Education

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This plan reflected a growing frustration for many Americans with the lack of response and growth despite the exorbitant funding increases that had been seen in education to this point. This meant breaking down the gaps between students of different races or socio-economic statuses. To accomplish this, it became increasingly important to look to technology.

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The 2010 National Education Technology Plan (NETP), titled "Transforming American Education: Learning Powered by Technology," emphasizes the importance of technology in revolutionizing education to address the nation’s goals of improving student achievement, increasing college graduation rates, and closing achievement gaps.

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The 2016 National Education Technology Plan (NETP), titled "Future Ready Learning: Reimagining the Role of Technology in Education," outlines a vision for integrating technology into education to enhance learning experiences.

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All students are technologically literate - Responding to the growing use of technology in society

Teachers are trained in using tech effectively - Only knowledgeable teachers can help grow students' understanding

Build school infrastructure - Schools will need to be able to handle the demand for more complex internet use

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2017: Reimagining the Role of Technology in Education

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2017: Reimagining the Role of Technology in Education

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The goal of this program was to create new opportunities and equity for students so they could grow in digital literacy. It also wanted to create a more individualized learning environment for students, instead of the traditional learning environment that had been implemented for a long time. This program wanted to tailor learning to the individuals themselves.

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The 1990s were obsessed with the growth and expansion of technology. Companies like Apple, Microsoft, and others have shown that the power of technology when it is in everyone's hands.

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Universal Internet Access - Seamless connections between home, work, school, etc.

Effective Classroom Incorporation - Teachers should not only have the technology but also the competency to integrate it

All Students will Tech/Internet Literacy and Skills - Build beyond a basic understanding towards more complex uses.

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Computers need to be more central to learning - Technological literacy cannot be constrained to computer labs only. Students need immersion in the world of the internet

Aggregating Student Data Systems - Provide resources for teachers, parents, administration, and more to be able to understand students by their test scores both individually and through demographic or academic filters.

Support E-Learning - By this time, Elearning is becoming a viable option and would allow students to connect more with their content, teachers, and other resources to allow them to get closer to their academic goals.

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1. Learning: Promote engaging, personalized learning experiences through technology.

2. Assessment: Develop technology-based assessments that provide real-time, meaningful data to enhance learning.

3. Teaching: Improve educator preparation and professional development using technology.

4. Infrastructure: Ensure widespread access to reliable technology in all schools.

5. Productivity: Use technology to enhance educational productivity, making it more cost-effective.

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Learning: Promoting engaging and empowering learning experiences through technology, including personalized learning, active learning, and the development of non-cognitive skills like persistence.

Teaching: Enhancing teacher preparation and professional development to effectively incorporate technology into teaching practices.

Leadership: Encouraging educational leaders to articulate and implement a strong vision for technology use in schools, fostering collaboration among stakeholders.

Assessment: Utilizing technology to redefine assessment methods, focusing on real-time feedback, complex skill sets, and user-friendly data visualization.

Infrastructure: Ensuring equitable access to technology and robust infrastructure to support learning, addressing the "digital-use divide" between active and passive technology use

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1. Learn: Encouraged development of digital literacy and blending learning environments.

2. Teaching: Planned to give teachers resources and opportunity to integrate tech into classroom.

3. Leadership: Wanted to encourage leaders to implement strategies that supported digital learning.

4. Assessment: Provide better assessment strategies for helping students.

5. Infrastructure: Provide all students with digital access and level the playing field for all parties.

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1. Digital Access Divide: Priority was to provide access to technology for all students and educators.

2. Digital Design Divide: Provide opportunity for educators to grow and learn how to design tech learning experiences.

3. Digital Use Divide: Improve students knowledge and use of tech. Goal is to create deeper engagement in the classroom with technology.

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This act helps also build upon the 1998 E-Rate Program which was designed to provide internet access to schools, districts, and libraries. With more technology available and falling under federal funding, the need for technological literacy became even more pertinent.

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To understand the standards for education as well as the government's role in it in the 21st century, NCLB cannot be ignored. It set in place common core standards for education and provided a new system for how education would be carried out and the heights to pursue for this country's pupils.

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 2010 to Now: A Turbulent Decade For Schools

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 2010 to Now: A Turbulent Decade For Schools

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The article highlights policy changes and key events that lead education in the direction it is in now. Among the key developments were the passing of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) in 2015, the rise of Betsy DeVos as a controversial Education Secretary under the Trump administration, the decade also saw growing debates over standardized testing, teacher evaluations, and the broader direction of U.S.

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2010 to Now: A Turbulent Decade for Schools

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Common Core. School shootings. ESSA. Betsy DeVos. The past 10 years have been a whirlwind of policy upheaval, tragedy, and change for K-12 education. Here’s 10 highlights—and a bonus.

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2024: A Call to Action for Closing the Digital Access, Design and Uses Divide: NETL

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2024: A Call to Action for Closing the Digital Access, Design and Uses Divide: NETL

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The goal of the 2024 NETL was to close the Digital Access Divide, Digital Design Divide, and Digital Uses Divide.

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2016: PARCC Scores Lower for Students Who Took Exams on Computers

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2016: PARCC Scores Lower for Students Who Took Exams on Computers

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The article discusses how students who took the 2014-15 PARCC exams on computers scored lower than those who took the same exams on paper. This disparity raises questions about the test's validity. The differences were most noticeable in English/language arts and middle- and upper-grade math. In some cases, the score gap was substantial

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2017: Reimagining the Role of Tech in Education

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2017: Reimagining the Role of Tech in Education

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The outcome of the plan turned to out to be a positive one in schools, as students were given more access to technology in the classroom and students developed more digital literacy. Unfortunately, there were also drawbacks. While many students could access technology at school, there were also many students who didn't have access to technology at home.

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While it hasn't been long since this plan was introduced, it is still working to help students have even better access to technology, and help educators and students become more knowledgeable and digital literate in today's society.