Promotion of online education in young learners

FUTURE VISION OF EDUCATION 2017

The NEA (National Education Association) is an educational organization that provides support to over 2,000,000 members today (Halcomb, 2013 , re t r ieved f rom ht tp : / /www.nea.org/home/11608.html)

The Nat iona l Educat ion Assoc iat ion i s an educat iona l organ izat ion that has contr ibuted great ly to the equa l i ty o f the Amer ican pub l i c educat ion sys tem, c reat ion o f the Depar tment o f Educat ion , and h igher pro fess iona l s tandards for educators .

In 1857 , i t was c reated under the name of the Nat iona l Teachers Assoc iat ion . The Nat iona l Teachers Assoc iat ion was the fi rs t federa l educat ion organ izat ion (Ha lcomb, 2006 , p . 8 ) .

VOICE OF THE NEA: A JOURNEY THROUGH TIME

Miss Blanche Lamont and Montana Log SchoolThe young women who staffed the new schools often had to choose between marriage and teaching, since many states had laws barring married teachers. Eventually marriage became acceptable; but pregnancy was not. A teacher had to leave her job as soon as her condition showed --a practice that continued until the 1970s, when NEA won the fight to overrule mandatory leave for expectant teachers (Halcomb, 2013, retrieved from http://www.nea.org/home/11608.html).

In 2000, the members of the NEA decided to spotlight three important areas in education; student achievement, teacher quality, and school system capacity to support student success (Cardinal D, 2002, p. 40).

NEA is America’s oldest and largest professional employee organization committed to the cause of public education ( C a rd i n a l , 2 0 0 2 , re t re i v e d f ro m h t t p : / / w w w. e n c y c l o p e d i a . c o m / d o c / 1 G @ -3 4 0 3 2 0 0 4 5 1 . h t m l) .

Affi liates in every state Membership is available to anyone who works for a publick

school district, a college, or university, or any other institution devoted to education (Cardinal , 2002, retr ieved from http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G@-3403200451.html).

The NEA Today

Educational Technology Trends Online learning is projected to increase for elementary students

State-led supplemental programs are now addressing grades k-5 (Watson, 2008, p. 40).

88% of all states are now including more opportunities for grades K-8 to register for online educational courses (Watson, 2008, p. 40).

Educational Policy Trends Educational Policy will need to include separate policies for

online education as it is growing and including new avenues of learners.

The United States Department of Education makes several points in regards to managing and regulating distance education.

Need to develop requirements specific to distance education and increase the oversight of schools (Tighe, 2013, p. 36).

The growth of distance education has created the need for judicial change in order to adhere to already placed regulations (Tighe, 2013, p. 37)

ENCOURAGING ONLINE EDUCATION FOR YOUNG LEARNERS

Educational economic trends suggest that more states will wane the funding and investments for elementary and secondary schools.

The NAEYC reports that the Center for Budget and Policy Priorities admits to “37 states will reduce their investments in elementary and secondary schools” (NAEYC, 2012, p. 1)

Two trend analysts and writers, Phil Oliff and Nicholas Johnson, for the Center for Budget and Policy Department reports that “education cuts are costing jobs (primarily in education) … $180b in 2011 and $120b in 2012” (Oliff and Johnson, 2010, p.1).

ENCOURAGING ONLINE EDUCATION FOR YOUNG LEARNERS

Who knows the future? Futuring is a prediction of what the future will be like using

different systematic techniques or methods. The field of Education benefits from futuring exercises in three

ways:1. Sustain a relevant educational system that prepares students for the

21st Century.2. Provide a creative and unique curriculum to education that utilizes

technology that will be available in practice to real-world situations.3. High student achievement and success

Researchers use methods that help predict future scenarios and trends in education.1. Scanning: websites, magazines, newspapers (“Methods” n.d.)2. Trend Analysis: “The examination of a trend to identify its nature,

causes, speed of development, and potential impacts” (“Methods” n.d.).

3. Polling: a collection of data collected from people (“Methods” n.d.).

FUTURING AND EDUCATION

FUTURING RESEARCH METHODS

Futuring MethodsThese three methods of futuring are used in

order to create scenarios used in order to predict trends in the education.

Polling

Trend Analysis

Scanning

The NEA needs to successfully continue to drive our educational system in order to keep preparing our educators, schools, and students for their future in

education. Five ways that the NEA will prepare for these are as

follows:1. Begin collaborating with different educational organizations that

promote and already use virtual schooling.2. Promote professional development for families in communities

(low-income) that help give knowledge and hands-on experience.3. Lobby for educational policy reformation to make available the

use of internet-devices to all families.4. Continue to explore and examine future challenges that effect

successful growth in online education for young learners. 5. Acquire feedback from parents, schools, students, and educators.

PREPARING FOR CHANGE

These are important beginning steps that promote a positive, interactive relationship with the stakeholders involved, as well as supporting the future of online education for young learners.

1. NEA needs to fi rst address the local and federal government to incorporate a fixed budget that will allow all families access to internet and internet devices.

2. NEA has a responsibility to continue to promote training that teaches students, parents, and educators how to use technology devices that support online education

STEPS TO ENSURE CHANGE: A CALL TO ACTION

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