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
GENERAL CONTENTS OF THE NATIONAL TECHNOLOGY PLAN

• APPENDIX I: CONFERENCE AGENDA
• APPENDIX II: CONFERENCE PRESENTERS
• APPENDIX III: CONFERENCE SPONSORS