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Leadership & Vision. The Role of the Technology Coordinator Johnson Bible College, Dr. Tony Krug. Management vs Leadership. Leaders Inspire a shared vision Generate goals and strategies Sustain and garner support Discuss Table 8.1, p . 178. The Vision.
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Leadership & Vision The Role of the Technology Coordinator Johnson Bible College, Dr. Tony Krug
Management vs Leadership Leaders • Inspire a shared vision • Generate goals and strategies • Sustain and garner support Discuss Table 8.1, p. 178
The Vision Technologies underused w/o a “Champion” • L & V needed to push tech to new areas • Challenges • Difficult for stakeholders to imagine new uses • Other pressing needs (i.e., Adequate Yearly Progress for NCLB) • Creating & sustaining a Vision • Provide multiple models of successful practice • Encourage participation in Professional Learning Opportunities • Review movies, research, news articles on effective tech use • Activities ongoing, relevant, school goals oriented • Needs characterized as “have-to-do” not “nice-to-do”
Planning for the Vision Vision Planning Process frames Management Planning Procedures See Figure 8.1, p. 184 Mgt Planning (Figure 7.1, p. 149) is encompassed in step 5
Components of the Plan • Ideal & preferred future regarding tech & ed • Description of current reality, comparison to vision, what needs to be done • Data collected from various sources • Goals (short term) & strategies, w/ budgets, timelines, & responsibility lists • Evaluation plan – how to recognize progress
The Best Plans Content • Focused on student learning • Grounded in research & best practices • Aligned to other strategic initiatives • Comprehensive • Simple & clear • Useful & achievable • Measurable • Logical Structure
Leading the Planning Process • Leading a group to a common goal • Community-based • Open, actively inclusive • Opportunity - build understanding & consent • Assemble advocates
Planning Process Stages • Preplanning • Design process, identify key stakeholders. • List key issues • Collect research • Community visioning • Involve as many as possible • Provide research and information • Education for community • Assess needs / barriers See Figure 8.1, p. 184
Planning Process Stages-2 • Constructing Goals & Evaluation Plan • Prioritize • Set evaluation points • Action Plan of management • Marketing & Communicating the Plan • Naming See Figure 8.1, p. 184
Discussion • Case Study, p. 193 • Note 6 items of good practice for developing this plan • Discussion Questions • #4, p. 195 www.brainybetty.com