Friday, July 18, 2014

Welcome to EDAD 536 - Fall 2015

I'm thrilled you've chosen to be here this Fall in our discovery of how technology is really about enhancing and enriching teaching & learning in our schools. As the building leader, it can be just another thing you have to manage and hassle with (how many boxes to buy, encouraging use, justifying purchases, etc), OR it can be an engaging, paradigm-shifting touch-point for learning--primarily for your students, but almost as importantly for your teachers and the rest of your staff.

As your building leader, being a model in the process of learning is the BEST thing you can do--whether you're proficient at technology or not.

It's my hope you will see technology is a tool to usher in and "set the table" for learning in a way that's engaging, captivating, motivating and deepening. Your staff is your classroom to model this shift; and everyone is on a continuum. Encourage appropriate risk-taking by those who are ready, utilize the power of modeling, and celebrate the process and progress.

Lastly, allow time for this shift. It won't happen overnight. Stay patient, persevere, stay positive when things don't go well.

My dream is that this course is just a starting point, and that your final project is just a dot on your own professional continuum. In six months, I can check in with you to see how the dot has progressed.

Thanks for being a part of this group, and I look forward to your posts!