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Eric Telfer

On Guard Online - 0 views

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    Government website dedicated to promoting online safety.
Jill Dawson

The future of public education: Makerspace @ Lakewood City Schools | School Factory - 0 views

  • This kind of integration between business, community, government, and schools is what we need in order to transform the function of public education in our society--and a makerspace is just the right kind of place to do it.
  • hackerspaces - focus on electrons makerspaces - focus on atoms citizen science lab - focus on biology, science research open democracy - enable citizens to engage with mechanisms of democracy co-working - shared space for independent professionals project collaborative - gateway to project economy creative communities - support for creative / artistic communities
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    The Maker Movement seeks to integrate the use of technology in creation.  While this article is not specifically about technology, the mindset informing the movement recognizes technology as a powerful tool for student centered learning.
jessvanorman

What's Involved in Technology Planning? | ECLKC - 1 views

  • Technology planning is a process. TechSoup has broken it down into seven phases.Establish leadership and support. Assess your resources. Define your needs. Explore solutions. Write the plan. Get funding. Implement the plan.
  • Your organization's technology vision (together with a brief section about the current state of technology in your organization) can take the form of an executive summary. How will technology further your organization's mission? What is your long-range vision for technology use? While this isn't necessarily an essential part of the plan, this section can give an overview of your technology goals as they relate to your organization's mission.
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      What is the tech vision for GMUHS? How can this apply to us?
  • Taking your hardware and software inventory may be the most well-defined part of technology planning. As a result, you have more options for how to get it done. If someone on staff has even a minimal knowledge of hardware and software vocabulary, you may well be able to do it in-house. Is there someone who knows how to find out the processor speed of a computer?
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      Is there a better way for us to take inventory of what we have?
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      In digging into my district tech plans I found we have not updated ours since 2012! This was shocking to me. This clear timeline of how to write and implement a plan will be very helpful in our writing of a new plan.
  • Whether or not you seek outside help, however, educating your own technology team is crucial to a successful plan. In order to understand the options a consultant presents to you, you need vocabulary and basic concepts. The content areas of TechSoup are a good place to start.
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    This is from the US. Dept of Health and Human Services but talks about, "Technology planning is a process that takes time and resources in order to understand what is appropriate for staff and the organization. Program directors and their management staff may use this resource to further their understanding of what is involved in technology planning." While HeadStart is under this government branch and the terms don't completely line up with education lingo, it makes some great points that ISTE also mention.
bsteven1

Social Software: E-learning Beyond Learning Management Systems - 1 views

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    "The article suggests a limitation of the use of learning management systems to cover only administrative issues. Further, it is argued that students' self-governed learning processes are supported by providing students with personal tools and engaging them in different kinds of social networks." - Christian Dalsgaard
kelseynudd

Leadership Styles in Education - Graduate Programs for Educators - 2 views

  • There are any varying styles that are appropriate in different situations or with diverse groups of people. There are also many different positions in education that require leadership.
  • a school leader helps teachers and students achieve and perform to the best of their abilities.
  • Leadership has a significant impact on the school because the style sets the tone for the entire building
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  • Collaboration is crucial in the education realm.
  • . School leaders serve the students, parents, and teachers of their school community by constantly seeking ways to improve the educational experience for all.
  • ffective school leaders resist any barriers to success by having high expectations for every student.
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      applys to teachers
  • great school leaders are constantly searching for ways to improve
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      applys to everyone in the building
  • They use this data to seek news ways to help students achieve constantly.
  • When educators collaborate, research shows us that great things happen
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      I wish schools allowed teachers to collaborate more in orderto solve problems.imagine how well the school would run (if everyone would get along)
  • Educational leadership cannot be lumped into the same molds as leadership styles appropriate for businesses and governments.
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    Not sure why you can see all my highlights, but enjoy! Here is my description ( I wrote it in the description section but it is not showing up here…) This article explain the leadership styles and how they seen under an educational lease. When reading other articles, I had a hard time trying to connect them because they were written from a business aspect. This article gives some good thought into our our system in run and how us as school leaders can influence change for the better.
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    I like how the article acknowledges that educators are unique and that even each situation is different. That is real and powerful knowledge that leadership styles and approach needs to be strategic and flexible while being sensitive to situation and time.
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