National Education Technology Plan - Baker School District

APPENDIX B
How This Plan Was Developed
In developing this Plan, the U.S. Department of Education actively sought out
the advice and insights of a broad range of stakeholders, including students,
educators, researchers, parents, higher education and industry leaders. The
Department organized meetings for input into the plan and participated in
numerous conferences of stakeholder groups at venues around the country;
convening meetings with stakeholder groups, other federal agencies, and
individual experts to engage them in thinking about the plan; and, soliciting input
through the www.nationaledtechplan.org web site.
Over the course of the development of the Plan, the Department received input
from over 1,500 individuals and organizational representatives, including from
dozens of leading education associations and industry representatives. Input
provided by these groups took a variety of forms, including in some cases,
summaries of surveys or other consensus activities these groups undertook of their
own memberships and/or constituencies. Educators (including current and future
teachers and teacher educators) most frequently responded to calls for input. In
addition, through a partnership with NetDay, the Department received additional
input from another 210,000 K-12 students who participated through their schools
in NetDay’s Speak Up Day 2003.
Invitational Meetings to Provide Input into the Plan
Numerous meetings of practitioners, experts, and organizational representatives
were convened to publicize the development of the National Education
Technology Plan and to seek input and advice. Participants in invitational
meetings organized by the Department follow below.
Briefings on the Development of the National Education
Technology Plan
Sterlin Adams, National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education
(NAFEO), Silver Spring, MD
Donelle Blubaugh, National Coalition for Technology in Education and Training
(NCTET), Alexandria, VA
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