Former Governor Bob Wise says there are many ways ever advancing technology can help educators, here in West Virginia and across the United States, better teach their students.
“It’s not just about throwing kids in front of screens, that doesn’t do any good at all. It’s about a total integrated approach,” Wise, who is now the President of the Alliance for Excellent Education, said on Wednesday’s MetroNews Talkline.
He was in Charleston on Wednesday afternoon as Governor Earl Ray Tomblin announced plans for a statewide review of classroom technology use and digital learning capabilities.
The effort, focused on more personalized learning using tablets, laptops and other technology, will receive assistance from the Alliance’s Project 24.
“Some say, ‘Does this diminish the role of teachers?’ Absolutely not. It enhances it because now the teacher is a true educational designer and that’s why I’m so excited about it,” Wise said of the growing use of technology in education.
“It’s about the teaching and then what’s the technology that makes the teacher, enhances them and makes them that true educational designer?”
You can read more about the Alliance’s Project 24 at www.all4ed.org/project24.
Last week, Governor Tomblin signed the education reform bill into law. It’s implementation is meant to raise student achievement and improvement West Virginia’s education system.