Embracing The Common Cause....Journal #10

Embracing The Common Cause "Advocating for Ed Tech" by Jennifer Roland Feb 2006 Vol 33. No 5
Educators are being called on more and more to advocate at various levels for funding for educational technology funding. Mrs Roland says, "ISTE believes that all educators/members must become an advocate." Technology have improved learning, administration, home-schooling, communication. Mrs Roland goes on to say, "If your district allows site-based decision making for technology, you should focus your efforts on your building administrators. Advocacy Day allows educators to learn first hand how to bring together a community of like minded educators, which leads to our state legislators. ISTE have an Advocacy Efforts. Mrs Roland further states, "That ISTE partnered with CoSN to create ETAN to help educators with state of the art website and online community." The best way to find out who is on the right committee is to do your research and see who represents the region in which you are in. Then there is the starter kit; she goes on to say shows the stories of Ed Tech in action, organized in grouping of stories that show how technology transforms learning, motivates students, improve achievements, builds communit and improves access for under served populations. ISTE provides Washington Notes monthly on its website.Mrs. Roland shows just how to do these research to get the source of information that is needed. from the U.S House of representatives, U.S Senate web site, first Gov and how to email legislators directly. Mrs Roland shows, with the current political climate in the United States, advocacy is becoming an important part of any educator's job. With the help of the resources that she shares, she showed how the most timid educator can embrace the new role of confidence and success.

Questions:How do I as a future educator see my self becoming an advocate?
Answers: By staying an active member of ISTE, it will keep me abreast of all the latest information, that will enable me to be an advocate for my community.
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