By Charles kulwa n reg no 42688

Consideration for digital age leaders

The technology has forever altered the way we learn and teach, and the pace of change is only accelerating. What was hot last year or even last month may be of little interested today. 

Visionary leadership

It is easy to move forward when everyone stops moving sideways. District should strive to create and implement a shared vision that integrates technology into all aspects of learning and teaching. Without a specific plan for technology, district remains a wash in an ocean of ideas, losing valuable time while staff members haphazardly organize themselves. All school leaders (administrators, teacher leaders, and administrational technology staff need ownership in the vision to keep the technology plan moving in the right direction.

As technology becomes more users’ friendly and accessible, technology leadership becomes increasingly complex. Students and teachers may believe that they can use technology in the same way they do at home, without an understanding of the larger educational system and ramifications. But the larger the district, the more multifaceted the technology plan becomes, as leaders identify existing assets and needs while providing the resources for staff.

As there is often a just in time need for resources, administration must provide quick direction for their teachers. They can do this much more efficiently if the district has adopted a proactive technology plan before such urgent needs arise. In fact, a proactive vision is crucial for lasting and effective technology integration

Concepts of learning and teaching have changed drastically over the past decade. Teachers are no longer the sole provider of knowledge because information is easily accessible on the internet. As a result, all those connected to learning and teaching must first renew their vision to establish digital learning environments. Teachers need to be able to connect to their student’s digital world to engage and motivate a new and very different type of learners. As eloquent-ly expressed by Mortimer Zuckerman, editors in chief of us news o& world report, the classroom teachers would play the role of enhances. Answering questions and helping students better understand the material covered electronically

For many teachers, adding one more thing to a curriculum that’s already full may seem virtually impossible, especially when the focus is on high stakes testing of core areas such as reading and math. Consequently , it is vital that administrators .teachers  and technology leaders focus on the same collaborative vision of sound technology integration across core curricula leaders must critically assess how much technology students have  access to and how  often they s

Access it. A s online  state  assessments  demand more  computer use, students have  little time  and few  resources left for creative  and  innovative  uses of computers . Schools leaders must ask themselves questions such as is it ok to block off significant amounts of time for test preparation at the expense of time to use digital tools? Or how can a new, shared vision help us rethink what a typical classroom should look like?