Leadership Principles in Technology By Marcia Wieduwilt ITEC 545 Fall 08 As taken from knowledgeloom.org

Vision As a leader, you need to communicate a clear vision for technology in the schools. This vision must be shared by all stakeholders to support teaching, learning, and administration of the school.

As a leader, you need to communicate a clear vision for technology in the schools. This vision must be shared by all stakeholders to support teaching, learning, and administration of the school.

Planning School leaders must play a central role in the cycle of technology planning. The four stages of the planning cycle creating the technology plan obtaining resources implementation evaluation

School leaders must play a central role in the cycle of technology planning.

The four stages of the planning cycle

creating the technology plan

obtaining resources

implementation

evaluation

Access School leaders must see to it that all students access to current hardware, software, and online resources. Important must haves: Connectivity to school and other educational sources (library etc.) A network with easy access to storage Community access points

School leaders must see to it that all students access to current hardware, software, and online resources.

Important must haves:

Connectivity to school and other educational sources (library etc.)

A network with easy access to storage

Community access points

Integration School leaders must successfully demonstrate technology use and make certain that it can be integrated into the classroom. Integration can help students attain skills not easily measured by traditional methods of assessment Leaders need to model effective use of technology Technology needs to be integrated into daily instruction not just added on to lessons The focus should be on learning with technology not learning about technology

School leaders must successfully demonstrate technology use and make certain that it can be integrated into the classroom.

Integration can help students attain skills not easily measured

by traditional methods of assessment

Leaders need to model effective use of technology

Technology needs to be integrated into daily instruction not

just added on to lessons

The focus should be on learning with technology not learning

about technology

Assessment and Evaluation School leaders must be open to new forms of assessment to make informed decisions and ensure continuous enhancement in teaching and learning. What type of data is needed for a given assessment and can technology be useful What other types of information can give a picture of the impact of technology

School leaders must be open to new forms of assessment to make informed decisions and ensure continuous enhancement in teaching and learning.

What type of data is needed for a given assessment and can technology be useful

What other types of information can give a picture of the impact of technology

Support School leaders must make certain that a technical and pedagogical support system exists. Leaders must: Make sure equipment is properly maintained Provide adequate technical support Support teachers who are trying to integrate technology into their classrooms

School leaders must make certain that a technical and pedagogical support system exists.

Leaders must:

Make sure equipment is properly maintained

Provide adequate technical support

Support teachers who are trying to integrate technology into their classrooms

Professional Development It is the duty of school leaders to supply ongoing and effective professional development. Failure to implement an effective, ongoing professional development initiative will severely limit a school's or district's ability to achieve its technology goals (Consortium for School Networking, 1999; Panel on Educational Technology, 1997).

It is the duty of school leaders to supply ongoing and effective professional development.

Failure to implement an effective, ongoing professional development initiative will severely limit a school's or district's ability to achieve its technology goals (Consortium for School Networking, 1999; Panel on Educational Technology, 1997).

Community Relationships In developing community relationships, school leaders, need to ensure that these relationships aid in the planning and implementing of technology. Important points: Schools need to prepare the future workforce Align school and community standards Communication about technology needs

In developing community relationships, school leaders, need to ensure that these relationships aid in the planning and implementing of technology.

Important points:

Schools need to prepare the future workforce

Align school and community standards

Communication about technology needs

Ethical and Legal Issues School leaders must understand ethical and legal issues arising from the use of technology. Positives: Share ideas and lessons Collaboration Access to primary resources Questions: Copy rights and plagiarism Fair and acceptable use policies Intellectual property rights

School leaders must understand ethical and legal issues arising from the use of technology.

Positives:

Share ideas and lessons

Collaboration

Access to primary resources

Questions:

Copy rights and plagiarism

Fair and acceptable use policies

Intellectual property rights