March 7 - 9, 1995
Washington Hilton and Towers Hotel
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
- INTRODUCTION
- SYNOPSES OF KEYNOTE ADDRESSES AND PLENARY SESSIONS
- Secretary of Education Richard W. Riley
- Edward R. McCracken
- David D. Thornburg
- Deputy Secretary Madeleine M. Kunin
- CORE CONCEPTS FOR TECHNOLOGY IMPLEMENTATION
- The Rapid Pace of Change
- Educational Technology and School Reform
- No Single Formula
- Investing in People
- Importance of Community Involvement and Support
- Role of the Department of Education
- SYNTHESIS OF CONFERENCE DISCUSSION OF MAJOR ISSUES
- Issue 1: Access and Equity
- General Access of Schools to Technology
- Equitable Access for Urban, Rural, and Disadvantaged Schools
- Equitable Access for Students with Special Needs
- Community and Family Access
- Issue 2: Professional Development
- Need for Professional Development
- Technology's Potential to Improve Professional Development
- Characteristics of Effective Professional Development
- Technology in Preservice Teacher Education
- Issue 3: Content and Software
- New Ways of Teaching and Learning
- Assessing Student Learning
- Quality of Software and On-Line Resources
- Issue 4: Infrastructure and Financing
- Financing Technology Infrastructure
- Technical and Design Issues
