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CoSN AUP policy guide.

"This free confidential assessment helps district leaders measure their readiness to integrate technology into instruction and support teachers in a digital transition. The assessment evaluates a district's existing policies to determine how well those policies support the use of effective digital learning strategies. It is not an inventory of devices and bandwidth."

Use this web 2.0 tool to create social media policy.

Free posters about online safety, safe computer usage, etc.

Most public schools are traditionally run by principals and administrators, who defer to policies dictated by the state. But a group of 60 schools across the country is subverting the top-down system, putting teachers in full control of running their schools. It's called the Teacher Powered Schools initiative, led by Education Evolving, and the goal is to seed a movement that will inspire other teachers in schools across the country to realize their potential as leaders. To that end, Education Evolving released a study [PDF]  in partnership with Center for Teaching Quality, which indicates that 91 percent of Americans believe teachers should have greater influence over decisions that affect student learning. What's more, 81 percent of Americans indicate they trust teachers to make "schools run better." In this model of teacher-run schools, teams of teachers "work collaboratively as leaders and partners to make professional decisions over the areas that matter most for their students, including selection of colleagues, evaluation, budget and resources, curriculum and school-level policymaking.""

AUP/RUP links from Diigo Community