New National Ed-Tech Plan Calls for Improved Teacher Prep, Assessment

[Commentary] Federal officials are calling for teacher colleges to revamp their training of educators to use technology, the expansion of open educational resources, and improved classroom-based assessments, in new guidelines that lay out a vision for the future of digital learning. The 2016 National Education Technology Plan is the latest version of a blueprint released every five years, one the agency describes as the "flagship educational technology policy for the United States."