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Superintendent of Schools - Dr. David Anthony – responsible for providing resources and insuring that state and community expectations are being met.
Associate Superintendent of Technology – Harold Rowe – responsible for supporting specific technological needs within each campus.
Associate Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction – Roy Garcia – responsible for “big picture” technology integrations within curriculum and instruction.
Campus Principals – ensure that the action plan is implemented, monitored and evaluated.
Director of Instruction – facilitates specific campus decisions and results upon integration of technology within curriculum and instruction.
Teachers – the front line where integration of technology within curriculum reaches the students.
In order to obtain the high degree and kind of technology integration that we want we must prepare our students to be competitors in a global market and we have to change public education and its culture. No longer can we have classrooms where students sit in rows with teachers lecturing straight out of textbooks. We will have to shift to environments that have students creating, composing and designing their own instruction while we as teachers become the facilitators and monitors of this innovation. To get to this point in our curriculum all stakeholders (which include students, teachers, administrators and community members) will have to decide what this 21st century classroom will look like and ultimately how we are going to get there to be effective. This shift in the educational curriculum is going to require support for all involved (from students to teachers to administrators, etc.).
The role of the principal is essential. The principal must be up on all of the latest and greatest technologies available and they must insure that both relevant as well as competitive technology is being implemented within the classrooms. The principal is also responsible for monitoring progress toward the action plan and can do so by conducting student and teacher evaluations, surveys and actual classroom observations.
Michele,
ReplyDeleteI love your thoughts about how we essentially need to shift our thinking and decide what our 21st century classrooms are going to look like. There are so many unknowns as we enter into this new way of doing school, and I think it is imperative that we have common goals as we change the face of our classrooms. We can't predict what our students will face as they enter the work world, so we need to be consistent in making sure we are offering essential skills that will help to prepare them for their futures. Great job!
I think that ultimately this is the most important part that i have learned from this course and that is the role of the principal. As you state, "the principal must be up on all the latest and greatest technologies available." I am wondering what your thoughts on Professional Development for the teacher and the administrator are? You may not have gotten to that part in this post and the assignment. It is important that the teacher and administrator know what media use in the classroom setting looks like and how to use it to communicate with all stakeholders.
ReplyDeleteI had a bunch of stuff typed, then read that I was almost typing Tiffany's quote again! You did a great job on your plan. The idea of this project is great - but its implementation is the key. We have to be sure that our campus leaders are as supportive of the coming 21st century changes as we are!
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I do agree with everyone! I think it is so important for the principal to be modeling and show the importance of the technology being used. I also think that it is important for all stakeholders to do our own little investigating so that they principal does not get so overwhelmed.
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