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Educational Technology Task Force
Senate Concurrent Resolution 22
In May 2015, Senate Concurrent Resolution (SCR) 22 established a Task Force on educational technology in Delaware to ensure that all Delaware students have access to modern and effective educational technologies that enhance learning and promote college and career readiness. [ Full Legislation ]
Task Force members at an August 10, 2015 meeting.FINAL REPORT
Report of findings and recommendations regarding state Educational Technology in Delaware public schools. Developed by the Delaware Task Force on State Educational Technology, as outlined in Senate Concurrent Resolution 22.
MEETINGS
All meetings are held at 4:30pm at the Delaware Department of Education, Townsend Building, Cabinet Room, 401 Federal Street, Dover, DE 19901. [ Get Directions ]Thursday, July 9, 2015Monday, August 10, 2015- Agenda [ pdf ]
- Proposed Future Meeting Dates [ pdf ]
- Audio (mp3) [ Section 1 , Section 2 ]
- Minutes [ pdf ]
Monday, September 14, 2015Monday, November 9, 2015Please Note: The Thursday, December 10, 2015 meeting has been canceled.
Monday, January 11, 2016Please Note: The Thursday, February 11, 2016 meeting has been canceled.
Wednesday, February 24, 2016- Agenda [ pdf ]
- Audio (mp3) [ Section 1 , Section 2 ]
- Minutes [ pdf ]
- Assistive Technology Subcommittee (No Notes Taken. Worked on Google.doc live.)
- Infrastructure and Governance (No Notes Taken. Worked on Google.doc live.)
- Teaching and Learning (No Notes Taken. Worked on Google.doc live.)
Next Meeting: Wednesday, March 16, 2016RESOURCES
Committee members have been encouraged to review the following resources:Reports
Born in Another Time: Ensuring Educational Technology Meets the Needs of Students Today - and Tomorrow
This report from NASBE’s Study Group on the Role of Technology in Schools and Communities focuses on three major areas of concern around schools and technology: 1) addressing the voice and needs of today’s students; 2) ensuring educators can use technology in meeting the needs of today’s students; and 3) educational technology infrastructure—preparing for the technology of the future. The Study Group’s recommendations for state policymakers are included.Delaware Educational Technology Plans (Archive)
Previous Delaware Educational Technology Plans from FY1997 to FY2005.Transforming American Education: Learning Powered by Technology
(2010 National Education Technology Plan)The National Education Technology Plan (NETP) recognizes that technology is at the core of virtually every aspect of our daily lives and work, and we must leverage it to provide engaging and powerful learning experiences and content, as well as resources and assessments that measure student achievement in more complete, authentic, and meaningful ways. The NETP presents a model of learning powered by technology, with goals and recommendations in five essential areas: learning, assessment, teaching, infrastructure, and productivity. The plan also identifies far-reaching “grand challenge” R&D problems that should be funded and coordinated at a national level.
Websites
COMMITTEE
Delaware SCR 22 requires specific committee members, as determined by the Delaware House and Senate. Committee members and the legislative designation they represent are listed below:
Members
Chair
Michael Watson - Chief Academic Officer/Associate Secretary of Education, Delaware Department of EducationBusiness and/or Technology Expertise
Dr. Michele Brewer - Assistant Professor, Technology Chair, Wilmington UniversityCharter School Network
Patrick Liberato - Technology Coordinator, Charter School of WilmingtonController General
Kimberly Reinagel-Nietubicz - Chief of Fiscal and Policy AnalysisDelaware Association of State Administrators
Dr. Ted Ammann – Assist. Superintendent, Red Clay Consolidated School DistrictDelaware Chiefs Association
Dr. Dusty Blakey - Superintendent - Colonial School District
Dr. Kevin Fitzgerald - Superintendent - Caesar Rodney School District
Robert Fulton - Superintendent - Cape Henlopen School District
Steven Mancini - Supervisor, Inform. & Inst. Technology, New Castle County Vo-TechDelaware State Education Association
Ms. Patricia Dallas – Teacher, Red Clay Consolidated School District
Megan Szabo - Delaware's 2015 Teacher of the Year, Caesar Rodney School DistrictDepartment of Technology and Information (DTI)
Colleen Gause – Telecommunications, Delaware Department of Technology and InformationDigital Learning Cadre
Michael League - Instructional Technology Coach, Indian River School DistrictGovernor's Advisory Council for Exceptional Citizens
Dr. Beth Mineo - Director, Center for Disabilities Studies, University of DelawareHouse Education Committee
Rep. Tim Dukes - House Education CommitteeSpecial Education Officer of the Department of Education
Matthew Korobkin - Special Education Officer, Delaware Department of EducationOffice of Management and Budget
Elizabeth Lewis - Associate Fiscal & Policy Analyst, Office of Management and BudgetSenate Education Committee
Sen. Bryan Townsend - Senate Education CommitteeState Board of Education
Randy Reynolds - Information Technology Supervisor, Cape Henlopen School DistrictSupport ResourcesPat Bush - Delaware Department of Education
Wayne Hartschuh - Delaware Department of Education
Pam Reed - Delaware Department of Education