The Office of Educational Technology is located in the Office of the Secretary of the

United States Department of Education The United States Department of Education is a Cabinet-level department of the United States government. It began operating on May 4, 1980, having been created after the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare was split into the Departmen ...

. OET develops national educational technology policy and advocates for the transition from print-based to digital learning and supports the President's and Secretary’s educational priorities. The Office of Educational Technology was established in 1994 as part of the

Goals 2000 The National Educational Goals, also known as the Goals 2000 Act were set by the U.S. Congress in the 1990s to set goals for standards-based education reform. The intent was for certain criteria to be met by the millennium (2000). Many of these go ...

Educate America Act. The first director of the Office of Educational Technology was Linda Roberts.

Key Initiatives of OET

* Supporting

personalized learning Personalized learning, individualized instruction, personal learning environment and direct instruction all refer to efforts to tailor education to meet the different needs of students. Overview The use of the term "personalized learning" dates ba ...

models * ConnectEd_Initiative (connecting US schools to broadband) * Creating Education Innovation Clusters УлЙг

Notable OET Publications

* Enhancing Teaching and Learning through Educational Data Mining and Learning Analytics * Expanding Evidence Approaches for Learning in a Digital World * Learning With Connected and Inspired Educators * Promoting Grit, Tenacity, and Perseverance—Critical Factors for Success in the 21st Century

Former OET Directors

The Office of Education Technology has had seven directors in its duration. * Linda Roberts * Susan Patrick * John Bailey * Tim Magner * Karen Cator * Richard Culatta * Joseph South * Chris Rush

References

{{Reflist United States Department of Education Governmental educational technology organizations