Ken Kay, The Partnership for 21st Century Skills
Maximizing the Impact: The Pivotal Role of Technology in a 21st Century Education System
July 13, 2010, 11:15 - 12:15
Driver’s Village Conference Center
How will we create the schools America needs to remain competitive? For more than a generation, the nation has engaged in a monumental effort to improve student achievement. We’ve made progress, but we’re not even close to where we need to be. It’s time to focus on what students need to learn—and on how to create a 21st century education system that delivers results. In a digital world, no organization can achieve results without incorporating technology into every aspect of its everyday practices. It’s time for schools to maximize the impact of technology as well.
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Ken Kay serves as president of the Partnership for 21st Century Skills, an organization of both public and private sectors working with stakeholders to reach consensus on how 21st century skills should be incorporated into K-12 curriculum. Ken is chairman and co-founder of Infotech Strategies, Inc., and leads Infotech's Education Technology practice. He has been a major voice in defining the potential and promoting the importance of information technology applications in critical areas such as education, health care, electronic commerce and government services. As executive director for the CEO Forum from 1996 to 2001, Ken facilitated dialogue between leaders in the business, government and education fields and led the group through development of the StaR Chart (School Technology & Readiness Guide), used by schools across the country to make better use of technology in the classroom. From 1989-2003, Ken served as the founding executive director of the Computer Systems Policy Project. The group is the primary CEO advocacy group for IT policy in the United States.
