EDA 6260 Educational Systems Planning and Management

EDA 6260 Educational Systems Planning and Management University of Central Florida Theme for Module 5 The Savvy School Leader Has Strategies to Support Teachers Reluctant to Integrate Technology in Their Classrooms Module 5

Educational Systems Planning and Management Goals for this Module • To become familiar with the application of technologies for administrative and instructional use that are currently available to teachers and students in our schools. • To review several terms that are common in conversation regarding planning for technology integration. • To gain insight into reasons why teachers are reluctant to integrate technology into their classrooms. Module 5

Educational Systems Planning and Management • To comprehend multi-generational work environments and their influence on the integration of technology into the school and classroom. • To develop strategies to support teachers in overcoming reluctance to integrate technology in their classrooms. Module 5

Educational Systems Planning and Management Leadership Quotation No improvement effort has ever succeeded in the absence of thoughtfully planned and well-implemented professional development. T.R. Guskey & K.S. Yoon Module 5

Educational Systems Planning and Management Reflection Activity Take a minute to review the quotation by Gusky & Yoon on the previous slide. Write down what you believe Gusky & Yoon is communicating to each of you as school leaders. Use a maximum of 5 sentences for your reflection. Module 5

Educational Systems Planning and Management Learning the Language of Technology Module 5

Educational Systems Planning and Management Activity • Define the vocabulary words listed adjacent. • After each definition, create a few lines as if in a conversation with a teacher, parent, tech director, or student at your school regarding a technology issue. • Spoofing • Search Engine • POTS • Twisted Pair • gif • jpeg • blog Module 5

Educational Systems Planning and Management Review The savvy school leader uses technology to expand their leadership capacity in five very important ways. • Developing his or her school budget. • Creating a Professional Learning Community in his or her school • Enhancing learning opportunities for students • Providing effective, efficient, and relevant professional development for faculty and staff • Analyzing data for school wide planning and decision making Module 5

Educational Systems Planning and Management Providing Professional Development for Faculty and Staff Module 5

Educational Systems Planning and Management Professional development for faculty and staff should be effective, efficient and relevant. Module 5

Educational Systems Planning and Management As a result of technology, teachers say their jobs are easier (74%), they communicate more with parents about their children’s progress (47%), their lesson plans and student's learning experiences are richer because of information from the Internet and multimedia opportunities (47%), and students take a more active role in their learning (47%). Project Tomorrow, 2006 Module 5

Educational Systems Planning and Management Professional Development “It is estimated that over 30 hours of in-service or professional development training are required for teachers to feel comfortable with technology integration.” Bernie Poole, Education for and Information Age, 7th Edition Module 5

Educational Systems Planning and Management Professional Development • Multi-generational work environments • This is the first time in American history that we as school leaders are faced with having three different generations working side-by-side in our schools. • Think about how this condition can effect the culture of a school, ways in which technology is accessed and possibly represent a challenge to the savvy school leader. Module 5

Educational Systems Planning and Management Professional Development • Multi-generational work environments • Baby Boomers Generation • Born between 1943 and 1960 • Currently ages 50 to 67 • Generation X • Born between 1961 and 1981 • Currently age 29 to 49. • Millennial Generation • Born since 1982 • Currently 28 or younger Module 5

Educational Systems Planning and Management The Reluctant Teacher Module 5

Educational Systems Planning and Management Reluctant Teachers “There has been a great deal of hype about the computer as a tool for teaching. Perhaps it is in the nature of the profession, but teachers are more skeptical than most about the advent of yet another fad, yet another experimental methodology, yet another pedagogical imposter destined to come and go like so many others.” Bernie Poole, Education for an Information Age, 7th Edition Module 5

Educational Systems Planning and Management • There are a variety of reasons why teachers are reluctant to access technology. • Teachers may be: • Intimated by technology • Fear of change • Not enough training • Errors associated with technology Module 5

Educational Systems Planning and Management Why are teachers reluctant to integrate technology in their classrooms? • Consider the reasons for reluctance in the text of the previous slide. • Develop five additional reasons why you believe teachers are reluctant to integrate technology in their classrooms. Module 5

Educational Systems Planning and Management Assignment: Areas of Reluctance Create one strategy you can use as a savvy school leader to eliminate or seriously reduce the reluctance being caused by this condition for each of these reasons: • Intimated by Technology • Fear of Change • Not Enough Training • Errors Associated With Technology Module 5

Educational Systems Planning and Management Online Leadership Tools Florida Module 5

Educational Systems Planning and Management The William Cecil Golden School Leaders Development Program, includes: Learning Library: • Searchable data base for online searches • Leadership activities and training • Modules that directly support Florida’s Principal Leadership Standards * Online Leadership Tools Available Through the Florida D.O.E. Module 5

Educational Systems Planning and Management The William Cecil Golden School Leaders Development Program, includes: Online Tools: • Prior Learning Inventory • Principal Leadership Standards Inventory • Individual Leadership Development Plan • Leadership Development Log • Time Management Analysis Module 5

Educational Systems Planning and Management The William Cecil Golden School Leaders Development Program, includes: On Line Resources: • Introduction to the Florida Principal Leadership Standards • School Improvement Website • Florida School Report Card • Promising Practices Locator • Professional Partner Services Locator Module 5

Educational Systems Planning and Management. Let’s Take A Few Minutes and Register With The William Cecil Golden School Leaders Development Program. Examine the on-line offers of professional development for educational leaders. Web Site: Florida School Leaders. org Register: Name and School Module 5

Educational Systems Planning and Management Opportunity for Professional Self-Reflection: Something to Think About Of the reasons given tonight why teachers are reluctant to integrate technology in their classrooms, which are common in your school? Have you observed any of the strategies to overcome teacher reluctance to integrate technology, that were generated tonight, working in your school ? Module 5

EDA 6260 Educational Systems Planning and Management