Class sizes aren't going to change, and neither will our technology access problems/issues change. I was sad to hear that the Director of Technology position has been cut due to budget issues. Who is going to champion now for better access to technology? Who is going to ensure that teachers have equal access to computer labs...because right now, that is not the case. Who is going to finally say that computer labs are obsolete, that we shouldn't be taking kids out of our classroom to technology, but the technology should be brought INTO the classrooms? Our students won't be proficient in 21st century skills if we keep 21 century skills only in technology class - just like we are all teachers of reading and writing in our specific content, we should all be teachers of 21st century skills - and that won't happen until we have better and equal access to what our students need.
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