6. ICT Leadership
(1) Leadership 2.0: Using Technology to Lead Others session at NECC08.
“Administrators directly influence student achievement. Using technology helps make you more effective.”
“Schools are full of digital natives. To meet their needs and to prepare them for our changing society, a new type of leadership is required in schools. School leaders who lead by example model technology use to teachers and students.”
The Nashville School district has given a laptop to every teacher, and a printer, slate and projector for every classroom. They also provide 3-6 hours of professional development for each teacher when they receive the hardware. Then within 48 hours a technology coach visits the classroom to ‘hold your hand’ for half a day. They also encourage ‘peer coaching’ within schools.
Teachers are encouraged to align activities with the National Standards indicators.
Digital Citizenship is established through social networking – ie collaboration.
What is ’social media’? video1
“Research findings are unequivocal about the connection between school leadership and student achievement. The importance of good school leaders is no secret. Many articles have been written about the topic. Below is a short list of links addressing the issue:
* Waters, J. T., Marzano, R. J., & McNulty, B. A. (2003). Balanced leadership: What 30 years of research tells us about the effect of leadership on student achievement. Aurora, CO: Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning.
* Peterson, K. (1995). Critical issue: Creating high achieving learning environments. NORTH CENTRAL REGIONAL EDUCATIONAL LABORATORY: PATHWAYS TO SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT.
http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/educatrs/leadrshp/le400.htm
*Waters, J. T., Marzano, R. J. & McNulty, B. (2004). Leadership that sparks learning. EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP, 61, 48-51.
* Johnson, D. (2003). Tech leadership: Personal productivity in your own hands. THE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR WEB EDITION.
*Nathan L. (2004). A day in the life of a school leader. EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP 61, 82-84.
*Portin, B. (2004). The roles that principals play. EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP, 61, 14-19.
*Robbins, P. & Alvy, H. (2004). Managing human and material resources to promote a thriving organization. In THE NEW PRINCIPAL’S FIELDBOOK: STRATEGIES FOR SUCCESS (pp. 144-182). Alexandria, Virginia: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.
* http://www.schooltechleadership.org/”
PowerPoint from the session johnson_leadership20necc. PDF from the session johnson_necc2008onlineagenda.
(2) Building Digital Leadership: Embracing Change session at NECC08
“This workshop is based on three premises:
1. Proactive education leaders can institute and sustain systemic change.
2. Use of emerging Web 2.0 tools can facilitate leadership and support the collaboration needed for systemic change.
3. These tools can be used safely by educators and students.”
PowerPoint from session beimler_n08s398.
