National Education Technology Plan - Baker School District
National Education Technology Plan - Baker School District National Education Technology Plan - Baker School District
Leadership for System-Wide Rethinking Influencing and empowering school leaders to make sound decisions is critical to leveraging the opportunities offered by technology. Susan Cates, ThinkEquity Partners, San Francisco, CA Sue Collins, KCH Strategies & Apex Learning, Mercer Island, WA Chris Dede, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA JoLynne DeMary, Virginia Department of Education, Richmond, VA Sylvia Diaz, Miami-Dade Public County Schools, Miami, FL Daniel Duke, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA David Dwyer, Apex Learning, Bellevue, WA Mark Edwards, Henrico County Public Schools, Richmond, VA Julie Evans, NetDay, Irvine, CA Janice Fletcher, Georgia’s Leadership Institute for School Improvement, Atlanta, GA Gordon Freedman, Knowledge Base, Carmel, CA Mike Hill, National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE), Alexandria, VA Sally Johnstone, WCET, Boulder, CO Marina Leight, Center for Digital Education, Folsom, CA Christine Master, Miami-Dade County Public Schools, Miami, FL Linda Roberts, Darnestown, MD David Thornburg, Thornburg Center, Lake Barrington, IL Norma Thornburg, Thornburg Center, Lake Barrington, IL Kimberly Tulp, Education Leaders Council, Washington, DC Carla Wade, Oregon Department of Education, Salem, OR Chris Walsh, KIPP National, San Francisco, CA Vicki Wilson, Henrico County Public Schools, Richmond, VA Virtual School and E-Learning Opportunities Online courses and supplemental services are proliferating and offer increased high-quality choices for students and parents. State and local policies may be inhibiting their growth and adoption. 54 Jim Benitez, Aventa Learning, Seattle, WA Cliff Blackerby, Texas Region IV, Houston, TX Linda Cavalluzzo, The CNA Corporation, Alexandria, VA
Tom Clark, TA Consulting, Springfield, IL Sue Collins, KCH Strategies, Mercer Island, WA Barbara Dreyer, Connections Academy, Baltimore, MD Anita Givens, Texas Education Agency, Austin, TX Marina Leight, Center for Digital Government, Folsom, CA Dane Linn, National Governors Association, Washington, DC Keith Oelrich, KC Distance Learning, Portland, OR Liz Pape, Virtual High School, Maynard, MA Linda Pittenger, Kentucky Virtual High School, Frankfort, KY Randy Rhine, Montana State University-Billings, Billings, MT Ray Rose, The Concord Consortium, Concord, MA Art Sheekey, CNA Corporation, Alexandria, VA Burck Smith, Smarthinking, Washington, DC Tim Stroud, North American Council for Online Learning, Washington, DC Bill Thomas, Southern Regional Education Board, Atlanta, GA Robert Tinker, Concord Consortium, Concord, MA Gil Valdez, Learning Point Associates, Naperville, IL Julie Young, Florida Virtual School, Orlando, FL Charles Zogby, K12 Inc., McLean, VA Technology’s Role in Teacher Quality The definition of a high-quality teaching force must shift with the times – and along with it, colleges of education and professional development providers need to seek out new, innovative ways to train and support educators. Steven Bossert, Teacher Education Accreditation Council (TEAC), Newark, DE Edward Clifton, National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS), Arlington, VA Bobb Darnell, Forest View Educational Center, Arlington Heights, IL Kathleen Fulton, National Commission on Teaching and America’s Future (NCTAF), Washington, DC Ronald Gallimore, UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute, Los Angeles, CA Cathy Gunn, North Central Regional Educational Laboratory (NCREL), Naperville, IL Marianne Handler, National-Louis University, Wheeling, IL Sharnell Jackson, Chicago Public Schools, Chicago, IL Cheryl Lani Juárez, Miami Museum of Science and Planetarium, Miami, FL Jim Konantz, California Virtual Academies, Oakland, CA 55
- Page 5 and 6: The Impact of No Child Left Behind
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Leadership for System-Wide Rethinking<br />
Influencing and empowering school leaders to make sound decisions is critical<br />
to leveraging the opportunities offered by technology.<br />
Susan Cates, ThinkEquity Partners, San Francisco, CA<br />
Sue Collins, KCH Strategies & Apex Learning, Mercer Island, WA<br />
Chris Dede, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA<br />
JoLynne DeMary, Virginia Department of <strong>Education</strong>, Richmond, VA<br />
Sylvia Diaz, Miami-Dade Public County <strong>School</strong>s, Miami, FL<br />
Daniel Duke, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA<br />
David Dwyer, Apex Learning, Bellevue, WA<br />
Mark Edwards, Henrico County Public <strong>School</strong>s, Richmond, VA<br />
Julie Evans, NetDay, Irvine, CA<br />
Janice Fletcher, Georgia’s Leadership Institute for <strong>School</strong> Improvement,<br />
Atlanta, GA<br />
Gordon Freedman, Knowledge Base, Carmel, CA<br />
Mike Hill, <strong>National</strong> Association of State Boards of <strong>Education</strong> (NASBE),<br />
Alexandria, VA<br />
Sally Johnstone, WCET, Boulder, CO<br />
Marina Leight, Center for Digital <strong>Education</strong>, Folsom, CA<br />
Christine Master, Miami-Dade County Public <strong>School</strong>s, Miami, FL<br />
Linda Roberts, Darnestown, MD<br />
David Thornburg, Thornburg Center, Lake Barrington, IL<br />
Norma Thornburg, Thornburg Center, Lake Barrington, IL<br />
Kimberly Tulp, <strong>Education</strong> Leaders Council, Washington, DC<br />
Carla Wade, Oregon Department of <strong>Education</strong>, Salem, OR<br />
Chris Walsh, KIPP <strong>National</strong>, San Francisco, CA<br />
Vicki Wilson, Henrico County Public <strong>School</strong>s, Richmond, VA<br />
Virtual <strong>School</strong> and E-Learning Opportunities<br />
Online courses and supplemental services are proliferating and offer increased<br />
high-quality choices for students and parents. State and local policies may be<br />
inhibiting their growth and adoption.<br />
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Jim Benitez, Aventa Learning, Seattle, WA<br />
Cliff Blackerby, Texas Region IV, Houston, TX<br />
Linda Cavalluzzo, The CNA Corporation, Alexandria, VA
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