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School
leaders from around the country gathered at the White House on November
19 for “ConnectEd to the Future,” a conference about digital technology
in education. ConnectEd is the Obama Administration’s five-year plan to
support the growth of digital learning in schools. This growth includes
equipping America’s schools with high-speed broadband internet.
Electronic Education
At the conference, President Barack Obama said the U.S. Department of Education is taking steps to help educators and school districts as they shift to digital learning. The department created new guidelines to help schools work to improve their technological infrastructure. The guidelines are also designed to help schools choose the right digital devices and establish policies and procedures for their proper use.
“We have to do more to offer our children a world class education,”
Obama told the crowd of school leaders. “We have to step up our game if
we are going to make sure that every child in America can go as far as
their dreams and talents will take them.”
As part of the event, the president and Cecilia Muñoz, the director of the Domestic Policy Council, spoke to kid reporters from TIME For Kids, Scholastic News, and other publications about the administration’s education goals.
According to Muñoz, less than 40% of public schools in America have high-speed internet access in their classrooms. She said she believes that ConnectEd will make America a leader in using technology to educate students.
Muñoz cited the Mooresville school district, in Mooresville, North Carolina as a success story. She noted that the district incorporates digital learning and connectivity starting in elementary school. Mooresville provides each student in grades 3 through 12 with a device, and uses a mostly digital curriculum. Muñoz said test scores and graduation rates have gone up, and Mooresville now ranks third in test scores and second in graduation rates in the state.
A Big Pledge
At the end of the president’s speech, 1,200 school superintendents attending the event signed the Future Ready District Pledge on their iPads. This pledge commits the education leaders to fostering a culture of learning through technology at their schools, and to supporting teachers and students in using technology.
“Every child deserves a shot at a world-class education,” Obama added. “That’s what makes our nation great.”
Electronic Education
At the conference, President Barack Obama said the U.S. Department of Education is taking steps to help educators and school districts as they shift to digital learning. The department created new guidelines to help schools work to improve their technological infrastructure. The guidelines are also designed to help schools choose the right digital devices and establish policies and procedures for their proper use.
MARK WILSON—GETTY IMAGES
School officials sign a pledge on tablets to support the use of education technology in their districts.
As part of the event, the president and Cecilia Muñoz, the director of the Domestic Policy Council, spoke to kid reporters from TIME For Kids, Scholastic News, and other publications about the administration’s education goals.
According to Muñoz, less than 40% of public schools in America have high-speed internet access in their classrooms. She said she believes that ConnectEd will make America a leader in using technology to educate students.
Muñoz cited the Mooresville school district, in Mooresville, North Carolina as a success story. She noted that the district incorporates digital learning and connectivity starting in elementary school. Mooresville provides each student in grades 3 through 12 with a device, and uses a mostly digital curriculum. Muñoz said test scores and graduation rates have gone up, and Mooresville now ranks third in test scores and second in graduation rates in the state.
A Big Pledge
At the end of the president’s speech, 1,200 school superintendents attending the event signed the Future Ready District Pledge on their iPads. This pledge commits the education leaders to fostering a culture of learning through technology at their schools, and to supporting teachers and students in using technology.
“Every child deserves a shot at a world-class education,” Obama added. “That’s what makes our nation great.”