| Preparing for Change - Creating
a Vision |
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Objectives of this Module:
 To gain an awareness and understanding
of the elements essential to creating a shared vision for the
integration and use of technology in school improvement.
To assist school leaders in engaging
their faculty in the development of a shared vision for using
technology in accomplishing the goals of their school improvement
plan.
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| Strategies of this Module: |
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The Institute facilitators use the Creating a Vision presentation
which provides information on the technology challenges facing
schools, the national and state of Florida technology goals for
schools and the pivotal role of school leaders in successfully
engaging their faculties in the development of a shared vision
for using technology in accomplishing the goals of their school
improvement plan.
The workshop's activities include a series of brainstorming
questions to enable school leaders to focus on ways that technology
can be used effectively as part of school improvement activities.
Participants will be asked to develop a vision statement for
technology use in their schools as part of a process that they
can take back and use with all stakeholders as they develop and
update their school improvement plans.
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| Activities: |
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Activity 1: Creating a Vision - Questions to Consider.
Participants will work in groups to first identify current trends
in technology use in their schools and then to predict some of
the possibilities for the future. Participants will be encouraged
to see ways that technology can be used effectively as a part
of school improvement activities. They will also view some of
the barriers and challenges to be overcome in achieving their
vision.
Activity 2: Developing Your Vision. Participants
will develop and refine their personal vision for the use of
technology in support of their school improvement plan goals
and to develop a technology vision statement that reflects the
unique strengths and needs of their school community.
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| On-line Resources - Creating
a Vision |
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The SEIR*TEC web site has links to sample plans and tools
to offer assistance in creating a vision for technology use in
schools.
http://www.seirtec.org/techplan.html
The TechPlan developed by WestEd contains several tools used
in the technology planning process.
http://www.wested.org/tie/techplan
The Learning Through Technology on-line planning guide is
produced by NCREL.
http://www.ncrel.org/tandl/homepg.htm
The Apple Technology Planning Guide contains resources designed
to assist in creating and implementing a technology integration
plan for your school.
http://www.apple.com/education/planning
The Microsoft Technology Roadmap contains a step by step planning
and preparation guide for integrating technology into schools.
http://www.microsoft.com/education/vision/roadmap/connect.asp
The Florida Technology Plan
contains the goals and objectives of Florida's Educational technology
plan.
Florida StarChart
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| On-line Resources - Leadership |
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The Integrated Studies of Educational Technology (ISET) from
the US Dept. of Education are links to studies covering the perspectives
of states, districts, schools and teachers on educational technology
in the nation's schools.
http:/www.ed.gov/Technology/iset.html
Principal Connections is designed to help school leaders recognize
and evaluate effective technology use in their schools. The product
was developed by SEIR TEC at AEL.
http://www.principalconnections.org
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| Print Resources |
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Planning Into Practice © 2000 was developed by the SEIR*TEC
Consortium and contains resources for planning, implementing
and integrating instructional technology
Making Technology Happen © 1997 by the Southern Technology
Council is a summary of best practices and policies from exemplary
K-12 schools in the creation of a vision for the integration
of technology into schools.
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