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Visionary Leadership

Published on Nov 18, 2015

Must haves of EdTech implementation and success.

PRESENTATION OUTLINE

Visionary Leadership

Educational Technology

We ALL Need PD
Scott McLeod's "Dangerously Irrelevant" blog provides thoughtful insight as to how valuable professional development is for supporting EdTech.

Learn from one another as the student becomes the teacher and the teacher becomes the student.

PD is the Key

Laura Bates' 18 EdTech Stats demonstrates a high need for teacher PD.
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The View is Clear

  • 92% of teachers would like to use EdTech
  • 19% actually incorporate it weekly
  • 59% of students discuss education topics online
  • Only 11% of teachers are using 1:1 or BYOD
  • 100% of colleges polled had Facebook accounts. 80% had Twitter.
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"Take risks and then stay nimble enough to fix issues that arise."


Mititello and Friend

EdTech is Here to Stay

It is up to us to keep our eyes on the target and have laser sight.

Action Through Planning

  • Push for and support policy that transforms EdTech
  • Study successful models ( Mooresville Graded School District 1:1 )
  • Demand relevant curriculum for all ages
  • Offer Problem Based Learning as a process
  • Develop supportive partnerships
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For time and the world do not stand still. Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or the present are certain to miss the future.

- John F. Kennedy

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