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Purchasing Devices Does Not Equate to Learning

A Principal's Reflections

Below are some lessons we learned after hitting the reset button on our Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) initiative in order to get it right that I captured in a 2015 post. If the expectation was to integrate technology with purpose to support or enhance learning, we made sure everyone was prepared to do just that.

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Effective Technology Professional Learning: Leading and Collaborating to Assure Success

edWeb.net

Moore says that before any rollout of sustainable and effective professional learning, there are four factors that school leaders must consider. Gaddis explained how Wake County focused their professional learning by first identifying three groups: teachers, leadership, and school library media coordinators.

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NCDLCN Voices from the Field: The Secret to Coaching

The PL2C Blog

Over the past four years, we have engaged in multiple book studies, several personality tests, and more coaching scenarios than imaginable. Without professional development, educators become stuck in a rut, not knowing what best practices are and how to implement change in their school.

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Confessions of a Digital Leader: The Wins Are Everything

RafranzDavis.com

The principal who decided to use google classroom for a book study with her staff. Those stressful times are usually met with something awesome even when I didn’t expect it. Like… The principal who taught herself to code and started a coding club on her campus.

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Using Single Sign-On to Streamline Edtech Access

edWeb.net

degree in early childhood and elementary education at Liberty University; a Masters of Education in school leadership and policy studies at the University of Virginia; and a PhD in educational leadership at Clemson University. She is now the executive director of technology for the School District of Pickens County in South Carolina.

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The School Leadership Summit Is March 28th - All Welcome! Plus, Call for Volunteers

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Kim Jones, CEO Professional Development Workshop for Citizenship Education & Conflict Analysis in Teaching of Social Studies - Noureen.M. We teach based on our belief of how students learn. - TICAL (the Technology Information Center for Administrative Leadership) is the founding partner of the conference. Williamson, Ed.D.,

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The Free and Online 2014 School Leadership Summit Starts Wednesday! (Full Session List)

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

History Survey Course: Free, Collaborative, and Self-Paced Professional Development - Craig J. Professor Two International Students With a Clear Vision of The Future of Education - Gabi Campos and Nik Hildebrandt (students) 12:00pm Discovering and Curating High Quality Apps, Websites, and Games for Learning - Kelly Mendoza, Sr.