K-12 Digital Leadership
Digital leadership tools can be used to vastly multiply a principal school renewal efforts to “motivate, educate and empower … students daily."
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
RICK REO & KEVIN FARMER
Bloomingdale Middle/High School
Project RED
A large U.S. Study of 1:1 Computing Schools
MOST IMPORTANT FACTOR
For high achieving 1:1 schools?
THE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL'S
Digital Leadership
Sheninger (2014) defines digital leadership- "dynamic combination of mindset, behaviors, and skills that are employed to change and/or enhance school culture through the assistance of technology”
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Pillars of Digital Leadership are:
• Communication
• Public Relations
• Branding
• Professional Growth
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PILLARS OF DIGITAL LEADERSHIP
- Opportunity • Student Engagement • Learning Spaces and Environments
Marzano's 7 Dimensions (2006)
(a) data-informed decision-making;
(b) safe and orderly school operation;
(c) high, cohesive and culturally-relevant expectations for all students;
(d) distributive and empowering leadership;
(e) coherent curricular programs;
(f) real-time and embedded instructional assessment; and
(g) passion and commitment for school renewal.
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WHEN CAN TECHNOLOGY BE
A LEVEL FOR SCHOOL RENEWAL
TECHNOLOGY - A LEVER
FOR SCHOOL RENEWAL
FOR AN ORDERLY SCHOOL."
- Using data in for management.
- Coordinating safety, daily operations and maintenance of the facility.
- Seeking and allocating fiscal resources
- Organizing and managing technology resources
- Communicate school vision & policy
- Management & Operations
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REQUIREMENTS
- Tech Planning & Support
- Distributive leadership
- School culture
- Professional development & follow up
- Instructional practices
- Funding
- Community partneships
Bloomingdale H.S.
http://www.bdalecards.org/schools/high-school/
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"Make Your Dreams Come True – Compilation of short “positive message videos”,
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"Encouraging ALL students to Notice... Choose... & Act! To make a Difference... Make a CHANGE!
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Use of video
- Student video on what -Be the Change - means to them
- Teacher Video on what teachers really do on PD days
- Student video communicating their dreams for the future.
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"A school wide commitment to increasing proficiency in State Grade Level Expectations using a variety of teaching methods and strategies."
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MORE INFORMATION
GRADUATE DEGEES
- Ed tech Masters/cert online
- Ed tech Masters/cert on campus
- Organizational Learning & Performance
- Education Leadership Masters & PhD
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