A Reflection: The importance of achievement of the technology education goals to transform American education

The U.S. department of Education relased a draft of the National Educational Technology Plan: Transformig American Education: Learning Powered by Technology ; this document provides information regarding ways information and commuication technologies can assist in transfering student learning and education in Americas’ schools. The document provides information in the following: Learning: A model for the 21st Century; Assessment: Measuring What Matters; Teaching: Improving Learning Though Connected Teachig; Infrastructure: People, Processes, and Technologies for Learning; Productivity: Imporving Learning Outcomes While Managing Costs; and R&D: Solvig Grand Chanllenge Problems. An effective administrator must not only be familiar with state standards, state expecations, and how to use technology to support student learning and in regards to education and technology, preparing students for a global economy in the 21st century, but must also be knowledgable in technology national stanadards and national data. The National Educational Technology Plan: Transformig American Education: Learning Powered by Technology informs that education has become an urgent priority driven by two cleal goals. By 2020: We will raise the proportion of college graduates from where it now stads so that 60% of our population holds a 2-year or 4-year degree; We will close the achievment gap so that all students – regardless of race, income, or neighborhood – graduate from high school ready to succeed in college and careers. (National Educational Technology Plan 2010, Office of Educational technology, U.S. Department of Education, 2010, p. v). The National Education Technology Plan 2010, addresses the key role technology will play to achievment of these national education goals by the year 2020.