Future ready schools-Collaborative Leadership

As we look toward the future and what our schools will look like 5-10 years down the road-I often reflect on the successes and failures of technology in education.  In order to move forward, we must often look back to what worked and what didn't.  For me, the most important gear is the "collaborative leadership" in which the district must consider HOW to implement the technology.

 According to the framework, "Leaders have ensured that the district's policies are coherent with the philosophy underpinning the vision (e.g., personalizing professional learning for education professions, just as they personalize learning for students".  As stated in my last blog, districts need to avoid buying technology just for the sake of doing so.  Teachers need to be training, there must be purposefully planning for what technology is most effective so that students can learn to be innovators and create new products, not simply just research google or do remedial work.

Collaboration is essential when trying to achieve any successful new district initiative.  As educators, we can be effective at implementing technology by being students ourselves and continuing to learn and innovate our curriculum.