Tech/Ed Report Is Free to Educators

  • 02/01/96

Educating Jessica's Generation: Reflections on Learning, Technology & the Future of K-12 Education is a 63-page report that seeks to create "a catalyst to help national and local leaders, educators, parents, taxpayers, business people, and people engaged in technology developments enrich their dialog about the purposes, practices and possibilities of education to help our communities and nation toward achieving their vision."

Commissioned by Jostens Learning Corp. and managed by Nelson B. Heller & Associates, the report highlights six issues about visions for the future of education. These issues include: connectivity; professional development, training and support; accountability and student performance; classroom, curriculum and instruction; enriching the "learning community;" and trends in society, curriculum and reform.

A free copy of the report can be obtained by calling: (800) 244-0575. Jostens Learning Corp., San Diego, CA, (800) 422-4339, www.jlc.com.

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