SIIA Vision K20

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SIIA Vision K-20
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• This presentation on the SIIA Vision for K-20 is
  designed to give
• A perspective on the ed tech industrys vision
  for K-20 education
• Information about the tools and resources from
  SIIA
• Ways that an organization can contribute or
  partner with SIIA to support the vision

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Global competition is growing
and the industry is responding
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Response to competitiveness

• SIIA members are the providers of educational
  content, services and software necessary to
  support education as it moves into the 21st
  Century.
• We developed a vision to ensure that all students
  have access to a teaching and learning
  environment capable of preparing them to compete
  globally and lead the world in innovation.

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The SIIA Vision for K-20

• Our experience is that technology
• Allows us to teach and learn in ways that were
  not possible before
• Enables us to be more efficient in teaching and
  learning
• Is essential for life-long learning

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Achieving the VisionThe Means for Change
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Meet the needs of all students

• Digital technology provides multiple approaches
  to learning, allowing educators to effectively
  address each students individual learning style,
  abilities, pace and interests.
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Support accountability and inform instruction

• Computer-based assessment helps
• measure individual student progress as it occurs
• provide educators with valuable data for making
  instructional decisions

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Deepen learning and motivate students

• Compelling and broadly accessible digital content
  will
• fuel instruction and exploration
• provide both the means and the motives for
  achievement

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Facilitate communication, connectivity and
collaboration

• Our Generation M students are multi-tasking and
  multimedia-fluent
• Virtual communities inspire learners to discover,
  explore, guide and shareand to refine the
  collaborative skills so crucial to 21st century
  work environments.

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Manage the education enterprise effectively and
economically

• Schools and colleges use technology
• for data analysis and management
• to save money while achieving better results.
• Results? Increased focus and resources on the
  core teaching and learning mission.

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Enable students to learn from any place at any
time

• Technology advancements provide high-speed,
  mobile Internet access.
• Students enroll in virtual classes and degree
  programs and engage in lifelong learning
  experiences

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Nurture creativity and self-expression

• Students of all ages are now creators of and
  commentators on digital content, not simply
  consumers of it.

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How do we accomplish this?

• SIIA Vision for K-20 calls for a coalition of
  stakeholders to recognize this mandate and to
  work together to realize this opportunity.
• If you would like to get involved with Vision
  K-20 implementation, SIIA would like to work with
  you.
• SIIA wants to work with
• educators and administrators
• business executives
• policy makers
• association leaders

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What can you do?

• Promote and disseminate Vision K-20 information
• Share the message with tools on the Vision
  website
• Customizable presentation
• Share the PDF /printed copies of booklet
• Provide evidence that technology works
• Contribute to the evidence collection with your
  success stories, case studies, evaluation
  reports, and research.
• Track progress (yearly) using online benchmarking
  indicators
• If you or your educational organization can help
  support this work, we want to hear from you.

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For further information and to support SIIAs
Vision K-20, please contact

• SIIA1090 Vermont Ave NWSixth FloorWashington,
  DC 20005-40951.202.289.7442
• SIIA Staff
• Karen Billings, VP Education Division
  kbillings_at_siia.net
• Emily Perkins, Manager, Education Division
  eperkins_at_siia.net
• Mark Schneiderman, Director, Education Policy
  marks_at_siia.net
• www.siia.net/education