Week 1, Part 3: Key Ideas of the Long-range Plan for Technology

Looking at the Long-Range Plan for Technology, I have relized what the state's plan for improving technology in the school system is. Numerous pieces of data sources have been examined to help understand the growing demands and the impact of technology in the classroom.  Leaders are realizing that education is no longer something that works as a "one size fits all" way to teach students. Students are constantly changing and they way they learn is different for every child.  Bringing technology into the classroom is a way to differentiate the curriculum, which also helps met the demands of No Child Left Behind. As an aspiring administrator I have come to realize the impact I am going to have on my staff and students if I am able to lead them with the changing technology we are faced with everyday. As teachers graduate from college, they are going to be coming out more technology literate than previous teachers, which creates the need to provide current teachers with the training needed to keep up with the new teachers. As an instructional leader I have to budget for technology resources on my campus as well as  communicate with the staff what is expected of them. I have to assess the needs of teachers for staff development and bring in appropriate trainers to help. I also will need to allow for planning time so that teachers can discuss how to integrate it throughout the curricuum so that students are able to learn and collaborate with each other in a more meaningful and engaging way.  I will also need to use the technology myself that I want the staff to use, even if it means going into the classroom and modeling a lesson with the students using technology in a content area.