According to the Texas Education Agency, the 2010 Progress Report on the Long-Range Plan for Technology, 2006-2020, Texas has made progress thanks to the “resourcefulness of Texas educators and other stakeholders as they continue to leverage resources and programs for their students” (TEA, 2010). The Texas STaR chart shows improvement in the number of teachers at higher levels of implementation of the Technology Applications TEKS. This 2010 report shows “how the necessary tools and resources for administrators, teachers, librarians, and students are being provided for our 21st century classrooms” (TEA, 2010). I tend to agree with the overall findings, but I think that TEA might be patting themselves on the back while ignoring the gloom and doom of the pending budget crisis. Although our campus has made great strides when addressing educational technology needs inside the classroom, but there are still so many things that need to be done in order to achieve maximum student achievement. Our administrators are extremely helpful in providing on campus training for our Smartboards during professional development. But, as our enrollment increase in the 2011-2012 school year, we will be once again short of technology and without the funds to solve the problem. In the area of Leadership, Administration, and Instructional support, the 2010 report mentions that full support of the school leaders and administrators is a crucial part of teacher and student success. Administrators should remain involved with planning and budgeting to assist their staff to include technology in the classroom. The Infrastructure can be assisted with grants, Educational Service Center resources, Texas Education Communications Network, and the Texas Education Agency.
Texas Education Agency. (2010, December). 2010 Progress Report on the Long-Range Plan for Technology, 2006-2020. In Texas Education Agency. Retrieved March 6, 2011, from http://www.tea.state.tx.us/index2.aspx?id=5096&menu_id=2147483665
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