21st Century Learning: 'We're Not Even Close'

Well, I am back up north again, after a successful Virtual School Symposium and a six hour drive home. After thinking a lot about the conference on the drive home I have some additional thoughts that I'll post later today or tomorrow, however, when I checked my e-mail this morning look at what I found.

21st Century Learning: 'We're Not Even Close'

T.H.E. News Update: November 7, 2007

What You Need To Know Now

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: 21st Century Learning: 'We're Not Even Close'

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: 21st Century Learning: 'We're Not Even Close'

Without incorporating technology into every aspect of its activities, no organization can expect to achieve results in this increasingly digital world. Yet education is dead last in technology use compared with all major industrial sectors, and that has to change in order for schools to meet the challenges of 21st century learning--this according to a paper released Monday by the State Education Technology Directors Association (SETDA), the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), and the Partnership for 21st Century Skills at the SETDA Leadership Summit and Education Forum in Washington, DC.

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I figured that this was worth posting, given my little rant yesterday about VSS2007 - Virtual Schools and 21st Century Skills. Enjoy...

Tags: VSS2007, NACOL, virtual school, cyber school, high school, education