1. “Transforming Schools with Technology” Chapter 2- Key Educational Goals
By: Hannah Sandru

2. PARADOX (pg 27-29) Schools are more successful than ever. Reasons:
Demands rise faster than schools improve.
Collapse of American manufacturing.
“Flattening” of the World.
Progress of other nations.

3. STUDENTS (pg 30-41) Major Goal:
Increase Student Achievement in Academic Subjects.
Examples:
/3 of 4th graders did not know which state they lived in and could not locate it on a map.
2003- American 15-year-olds mathematic problem solving skills was lower than the average for most countries.
2005- more than 1/3 of 4th graders and more than ¼ 8th graders could not read at “basic” level.

4. PARENTS (pg 39-40) No Limits + No Structure = Serious Problems
2000- about ¼ of fourth graders watched 5 hours or more of television a day.
Early brain development.
Set an example for children.

5. ACCOUNTABILITY (pg 40) Greater accountability than in the past.
School costs are much higher.
Why?
Special Needs
Language Barriers
Highly Diverse Population

6. STRATEGIES AND PROGRAMS FOR SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT (pg 41-48)
Standards-Based Reform
No Child Left Behind
Choice in Public Schools

7. WORKS CITED
Zucker, Andrew A. Transforming Schools with Technology: How Smart Use of Digital Tools Helps Achieve Six Key Education Goals. Cambridge, MA: Harvard Education, Print.