Overcoming Barriers to the Utilization of Technology in the Classroom: Congressional HearingConstance A. Morella Hearing held by the House of Representatives. Witnesses include: Dr. George O. Strawn, Executive Officer, Computer and Information Science and Engineering Directorate, National Science Foundation; Alan Spoon, President, The Washington Post, on behalf of the CEO Forum; Dr. Elizabeth Glowa, Director for Instructional Technology Support Team, Office of Global Access Technology, Montgomery County (MD) Public Schools; and Dr. James J. Fallon, Jr., Superintendent of Schools, East Hartford School District. |
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Page 1 - Chairwoman MORELLA. I will call the joint hearing to order. I want to welcome all of you to the joint hearing with the Basic Research Subcommittee on the topic of Overcoming Barriers to the Utilization of Technology in the Classroom.
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Page 66 - We are not there yet, very honestly. I think it is going to be a couple of years before. The other issue that we have, in terms of curriculum, I just share this with you, is our teachers are beginning more and more to use the Internet, in terms of their lesson plans, et cetera.
Page 82 - really need is in-depth, sustained assistance as they work to integrate computer use into the curriculum and confront the tension between traditional methods of instruction and new pedagogic methods that make extensive use of technology.
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