Standard TF VIII Leadership and Vision
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Educational technology facilitators will contribute to the shared vision for campus integration of technology and foster an environment and culture conducive to the realization of the vision. Educational technology facilitators: A. Use the school technology facilities and resources to implement classroom instruction. Candidates: 1. discuss and evaluate current research in educational technology. B. Apply strategies for and knowledge of issues related to managing the change process in schools. Candidates: 1. discuss the history of technology use in schools. C. Apply effective group process skills. Candidates: 1. discuss the rationale for forming school partnerships to support technology integration and examine an existing partnership within a school setting. D. Lead in the development and evaluation of district technology planning and implementation. Candidates: 1. participate in cooperative group processes and identify the processes that were effective. 2. conduct an evaluation of a school technology environment. 3. identify and discuss national, state, and local standards for integrating technology in a school environment. 4. describe curriculum activities or performances that meet national, state, and local technology standards. 5. discuss issues related to developing a school technology plan. 6. discuss the elements of and strategies for developing a technology strategic plan. 7. examine issues related to hardware and software acquisition and management. E. Engage in supervised field-based experiences with accomplished technology facilitators and/or directors. Candidates: 1. examine components needed for effective field-based experiences in instructional program development, professional development, facility and resource management, WAN/LAN/wireless systems, or managing change related to technology use in school-based settings. | ||
Reflection VIII
The SLMS works alongside the Technology Facilitator. Depending on the size of the district the SLMS may be the technology expert in the building. ALA Standard 3 indicates that I must “demonstrate leadership and confidence by presenting ideas to others in both formal and informal situations.” Where are we going to lead our teachers? Teaching with Technology states, “Teachers need to be at the center of reform efforts, both as active participants and as leaders in change. Educational reform depends on what teachers think and do. Ultimately, they determine what happens in the classroom and how innovations are, or are not, implemented. “(Sandholtz, J.H., Ringstaff, C., & Dwyer, D., 1997, p2) We want teachers that are empowered with many different types of technology. Technology that aides in research, as well as organization and presentation of information. We want teachers to be able to communicate remotely with parents, colleagues and even other classrooms. We want them to value the process and the technology used in the process as much as the intellectual exchange. The more we model technology, provide professional development and make ourselves available, the safer our teachers will feel as they begin to reform our classrooms. We must build, in our teachers, the foundation of knowledge that will be used to lead classrooms into the 21st century.
This position paper was written as part of the Masters program at NJCU. It speaks about the SLMS’s role in leading teachers to feel comfortable with technology. It also refers to the privilege of leading parents to feel more comfortable with technology as well. The site has a page that speaks specifically to the needs of parents, as their children’s’ technology knowledge exceeds their own. There are many sites available to educate parents. The paper provides a link to my website as proof that I am leading by example. I am also able to lead by example in the areas of audio projects, still image projects, movie projects, Prezi projects and multimedia projects as a result of the many requirements of my master's level classes at NJCU.
ALA/AASL, (March 2003). ALA/AASL Standards. Retrieved October 2, 2010, from ALA web site: http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/aasl/guidelinesandstandards/learningstandards/AASL Learning_Standards_2007.pdf
Sandholtz, J.H., Ringstaff, C., & Dwyer, D., (1997). Teaching with technology: Creating student-centered classrooms. New York: Teacher College Press.
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