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1 1 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. ___
1 2 BY COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
1 3 (SUCCESSOR TO SSB 3128)
1 4 A Resolution requesting the Legislative Council to
1 5 create an interim study committee to examine options
1 6 for integrating technology to improve student
1 7 achievement.
1 8 WHEREAS, the General Assembly finds that technology
1 9 has a key role in revolutionizing the state's
1 10 education system, and the integration of technology
1 11 into the school curriculum can provide innovative
1 12 learning opportunities to enrich a student's learning
1 13 experiences; and
1 14 WHEREAS, the state in recent years has focused
1 15 state resources on providing teachers and students
1 16 with access to technology for instruction and
1 17 learning; and
1 18 WHEREAS, many Iowa schools are implementing
1 19 technology projects and updating technology in their
1 20 classrooms, including projects involving distance
1 21 learning, virtual learning, and laptop computers in
1 22 the classroom; and
1 23 WHEREAS, technology offers this state a significant
1 24 opportunity to improve the performance of its schools
1 25 and to promote a wide range of high-quality
1 26 educational options utilizing technology for children
1 27 enrolled in the public schools of this state; NOW
1 28 THEREFORE,
1 29 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, That the Legislative
1 30 Council is requested to create an interim study
2 1 committee to examine options for integrating
2 2 technology to improve elementary and secondary
2 3 education; and
2 4 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the interim study
2 5 committee membership shall include, but shall not be
2 6 limited to, members of the General Assembly;
2 7 representatives from the education community,
2 8 including representatives from the Department of
2 9 Education, the area education agency system, local
2 10 school districts, and accredited nonpublic schools;
2 11 and members of the public, including members of the
2 12 business community; and
2 13 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the committee's charge
2 14 shall be to discover and investigate examples of
2 15 technology that is being used to improve student
2 16 instruction. The committee shall examine the current
2 17 use of technology in Iowa's elementary and secondary
2 18 classrooms, the use of technology in classrooms
2 19 throughout the country, and the costs and benefits of
2 20 its use. The committee shall review issues including,
2 21 but not limited to, the impact of technology on
2 22 student achievement, teacher and student training,
2 23 economic feasibility, equity, infrastructure needs,
2 24 technical support, funding options, curriculum
2 25 delivery and articulation, and classroom management.
2 26 The interim study committee shall develop a statewide
2 27 strategy to integrate technology into the classroom to
2 28 provide innovative learning opportunities for all of
2 29 Iowa's students and shall submit its findings,
2 30 recommendations, and statewide strategy in a report to
3 1 the General Assembly by December 15, 2005.
3 2 LSB 6585SV 80
3 3 kh/pj/5
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