Educational+Technology+Leadership


 * My vision for Educational Technology Leadership was developed during my experience in the course Technology Leadership and Professional Development at Bowling Green State University. **

__**Educational Technology Leadership Vision **__ Hello digital classrooms, goodbye traditional stand and deliver. Or as Paul Anderson stated during his recent professional development on his Blending Learning Cycle, "From sage on the stage to guide on the side", technology in education has transformed the way teachers' teach and the way students' learn. With the large quantity of digital tools and resources available, students are able to extend their learning beyond the classroom perimeter. Teachers, therefore, can become creative and innovative in their lesson design, allowing students to connect with others, collaborate outside of the classroom, and become involved in real, life-long learning. You can view my vision of transformational change in my Glogster presentation [|here].

To achieve my vision for transformational change, it takes more than just a few teachers who are comfortable with technology to see the effectiveness it has on student success. The focus of my literature review was on the benefits of incorporating a technology coach into the school/district. By providing ongoing professional development and continual support to the staff, it will create more teacher buy-in, leading to a boost in their self-confidence and willingness to try new things in their classrooms. Because of the high need of professional development, I have added a Professional Development Resource page that has links to online professional development and social-networking sites for teachers who want to stay up to date with the latest and greatest technology tools and resources.
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__**Projects **__ Several projects (linked below) were completed throughout this course that have helped create and define my vision for transformational change in education.

__School Needs Assessment Survey __ A needs assessment was generated by me and another teacher who (before this course started) was asked to provide professional development to the staff at the high school where I teach. The [|survey] was designed to determine which topics to present (and order based on frequency) during our Tech Tuesday workshops. The [|results] showed that many teachers wanted to know more about Google Drive and Apps, as well as Web 2.0 tools. Based on their responses, we developed a year long set of professional development workshops, offered every Tuesday, for our school.

__Grant __ To enhance my technology knowledge and ability to assist teachers with integrating technology into their classrooms, I wanted to seek the opportunity to attend professional development to learn new tools and resources to share with the staff at my high school. Many of our teachers are also interested in the blended or flipped approach to teaching. Although I am experienced in these areas, I am no expert. In addition to social-networking, I would like to attend professional development workshops, which are limited due to school funding. I applied for a, through Funding for Teachers, that would provide the funds to attend the National Science Teacher Association.