Committee Chair:

Dr. Ronald Meisberger, Technology Coordinator

For students to prosper in the twenty-first century, we must teach them how to navigate the digital world to become critical-thinking, problem-solving,

life-long learners. In the same way that earlier classrooms in schools used books, paper and pens to prepare students to take their place in the industrial world, classrooms today must digitally connect learners in preparation for life in the evolving flat world economy.

Learning environments will become highly interactive spaces of rich digital resources that meet the diverse needs of individual learners. With the increased use of technology as the medium for teaching and learning, education at Pine-Richland is developing into a customized, self-managed and collaborative endeavor.

With technology's far reaching effects on all other elements of the district's strategic plan, the technology committee recommends a single, focused goal to guide the direction of the district's technology during the course of the strategic period:

  • Integrate various technologies to connect teachers and learners and extend opportunities beyond the boundaries of the traditional classroom, while recognizing the profoundness of personal interactions on human development.

With increased use of technology, safe usage, social implications and economic impact of technology use come into play. Therefore, the committee recommends instruction to be provided for the digital learning community to address these concerns.

Other Recommendations

The committee recommends:

  • Developing learning portfolios to document evidence of student achievement
  • Providing more opportunities to promote awareness of educational technologies for application in the classroom