Monday, July 25, 2011

Lisa Graham Keegan: Improved Technology is Key to Better Education in Arizona

Arizona has every opportunity to provide an accountable education system that will dramatically impact the future of Arizona's workforce and economy - and especially the lives of those we teach. The issues before us are not simple, and addressing them requires maximizing every available resource.
One feature of the fastest-improving classrooms in the state is the availability of advanced technology. While technology changes the way all of us run our lives (how many of you are reading this online?), it also changes the possibilities for the classroom and school.
We know that schools can literally add hours to their week by relying on sound data systems for everything from test scores to payrolls. We also know that technology can enhance any teacher's classroom by offering personalized "tutoring" in addition to a teacher's foundational teaching.
Click here to read my complete op-ed which was published in the Arizona Republic.

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