Planning for your Tech Community
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School administrators have had to make difficult decisions regarding equipment purchases, wiring and networking. In the absence of an understanding of how hardware choices and deployment scenarios seriously impact student learning, principals have often relied on advice from technicians.’ ( p 128)
This quote speaks to the need for a concerted effort by school boards and principal organizations to support school leaders in instilling a schema and developing skills in leading and learning with technology. The article draws from a number of school experiences within the province of Alberta. The province had established expectations for the use of educational technology and the authors’ outline how a series of schools and leaders have attempted to meet the provincial expectation first outlined in the Calgary Board of Education’s Leadership Development program. Success stories and challenges are shared so as to provide an impetus to start your leadership journey with technology with some background into the key factors for successful implementation.
Flanagan,L., Jacobsen, M. (2003),"Technology leadership for the twenty-first century principal", Journal of Educational Administration, Vol. 41 Iss 2 pp. 124 - 142
This quote speaks to the need for a concerted effort by school boards and principal organizations to support school leaders in instilling a schema and developing skills in leading and learning with technology. The article draws from a number of school experiences within the province of Alberta. The province had established expectations for the use of educational technology and the authors’ outline how a series of schools and leaders have attempted to meet the provincial expectation first outlined in the Calgary Board of Education’s Leadership Development program. Success stories and challenges are shared so as to provide an impetus to start your leadership journey with technology with some background into the key factors for successful implementation.
Flanagan,L., Jacobsen, M. (2003),"Technology leadership for the twenty-first century principal", Journal of Educational Administration, Vol. 41 Iss 2 pp. 124 - 142