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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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Lead in the Now

A Principal's Reflections

As such, teaching, learning, and leadership must change if growth and improvement are the goals. It requires all leaders, regardless of title, to seek out answers to crucial questions that can pave the way for innovative ideas aimed at improving outcomes for all learners while fostering better relationships with stakeholders.

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Be Wary of Putting the Cart Before the Horse

A Principal's Reflections

Technology in itself will never transform teaching and learning. Students, teachers, and leaders who effectively integrate technology with purpose aligned to learning and leadership outcomes will. Ultimately it is a leader’s overall responsibility to make sure technology purposes are having an impact on learning.

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Digital Learning Prospers With the Right Culture

A Principal's Reflections

To increase access give some thought to a Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) initiative if there is not enough funding to go 1:1. Ensure ongoing professional development – I cannot overstate the importance of this suggestion enough. Professional development should be ongoing and embedded throughout the school year.

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Rethinking Professional Learning for Technology Initiatives

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Why should professional learning be a part of every technology initiative? Because of equity, said the three leading superintendents on the edLeader Panel, “ Creating and Leading a Professional Team of Lifelong Learners.” Professional learning should be grounded in the needs of the students.

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Effective Technology Professional Learning: Leading and Collaborating to Assure Success

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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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Librarians at the Forefront of “Future Ready”

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The Future Ready movement grew out of the Connect Ed initiative launched by President Obama in 2013 with several goals: to connect 99% of students in schools to broadband, and to address the need for more professional learning and leadership to ensure the effective use of technology. A former teacher, Sara holds a B.A. About edWeb.net.