Week 1 Long-Range Plan for Technology

The purpose of the Long-Range Plan for technology is to produce successful citizens into the world. These citizens will be knowledgeable when it comes to the basic skills we need to have such as problem solving and be able to analyze situations. They will also have the knowledge necessary to survive in the 21st century where the focus remains and will continue to remain on the growing amounts of technological resources we have available to us.
As educators we are responsible for establishing a vision to focus on. When that vision is set in place all stakeholders need to be part of pursing that vision. The full support of Administrators and district and campus leaders is necessary to obtain the goals in the vision. We are also responsible for keeping up with the technology that is being introduced to many of our students outside of the classroom. Recognizing that not all of our students have the same access to technology outside of the classroom, but if we are able to expose them to technology while inside our classroom, then we are exposing them to what they will need for the future. By maintaining a level of knowledge, we are prepared for the classroom. We can not be afraid of the learner, we must embrace what the learner knows and work together as a learning community, where all stakeholders involved are working on the common goal.
The school system itself is responsible for also achieving the success of all the stakeholders. Providing support as well as funding to assist teachers in gaining the knowledge through courses and time to incorporate new knowledge into learning in the classroom.