Rob Eissler
He was struck by Disrupting Class and is using the concepts in developing policy
Wants to focus on what works and what doesn't (What I call Strategic Abandonment)
Interesting fact: Changing the student to teacher ratio in the U.S. by one student would cost $7 Billion
If they work to fund digital textbooks, they will not forget about the devices to deliver them
They are looking at purchasing on-line courses for schools
The post-secondary readiness topic seems to be the way things are going in this session
They know that on-line testing is still a reach for many Texas school districts and are considering revising it
In House Bill 3 High Stakes Tests are not the only measure of schools
They are considering legislation for a Authorization Election Bill, this would help with the rollback election issues
Mark Strama
Education is the most important endeavor society engages in
Had a goal coming into office to modernize education
Wants to focus state on items like software that have a longer shelf life. (i.e. Hardware becomes obsolete, but software can be maintained at a lower cost to district after the initial investment)
Made a good point that if you have 1 to 1 computing with good software that gives a transparent view into the student's work you get assessment everyday (Good technology could eliminate the need of the tests)
Economies of scale is an interesting concept at the state level they have to weigh local control vs. using the buying power of the state to help schools
I am now in a session working to wordsmith the new NETS for Administrators for ISTE. I have suggested more goals related to modeling. We are working on it.
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