National Educational Technology Trends: 2012
State Leadership Empowers Educators, Transforms Teaching and Learning

  Full 2012 National Trends Report

The State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA) — the principal association representing the technology leadership in all fifty states, the District of Columbia, the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the Bureau of Indian Affairs — presents its ninth annual report on select educational technology activities from across the nation. This one-of- a-kind report provides unique details related to these educational technology initiatives.

State leaders continue to work to leverage federal, state, and local education programs by providing specific expertise in bridging technology and education reform priorities. States are working with districts to scale-up successful programs, coordinate educational technology investments through multiple funding streams, and increase the use of program evaluation strategies to guide decision-making. If our nation is committed to preparing all students for our increasingly global world, education leaders must focus on the four key strategies outlined below. The trifold presents data and examples from select states and districts supporting each of these key strategies and their elements of success.

2012 National Trends Report Trifold Summary

 Individual Appendices Documents - State Examples

Appendix A—Technology Infrastructure
Appendix B—Data Systems and Interoperability Standards
Appendix C—Content Standards and High-Quality Assessments
Appendix D—Education Resource Repositories
Appendix E—Professional Learning Communities and Communities of Practice
Appendix F—Technology Coaches/Mentors
Appendix G—High-Access, Technology-Rich Learning Environments
Appendix H—Personalized Learning
Appendix I—Online and Blended Learning
Appendix J—Digital and Open Content
Appendix K—Project-Based Collaborative Learning
Appendix L—Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM)
Appendix M—Career and College Readiness Initiatives
Appendix N—Dropout Prevention/Credit Recovery