GSE Prof Helps Draft Nat’l Ed Tech Plan

March 15, 2010 - On March 5, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan released a draft of the National Educational Technology Plan (NETP) at the 2010 Celebration for Teaching & Learning.

To create the plan, a working group was composed from leading K-12 practitioners and education and technology scholars – among them Penn GSE Professor Yasmin Kafai. An expert in technology’s role in education, Kafai has received national recognition for her research into how learning takes place in online games and virtual worlds.

The NETP presents a model of 21st century 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 problems” that should be funded and coordinated at a national level.

The draft plan is available at http://www.ed.gov/technology/netp-2010, and the public is invited to comment.

Media contact: Jill DiSanto-Haines at 215-898-4820 or jdisanto@upenn.edu