ISTE Standards for Educators- Leader

As Educators, what role do we have as Leaders?

• Shape, advance and accelerate a shared vision for empowered learning with technology by engaging with education stakeholders.

• Wait for colleagues to accelerate, advocate, and explore new digital resources before implementation.

• Advocate for equitable access to educational technology, digital content and learning opportunities to meet the diverse needs of all students.

• Model for colleagues the identification, exploration, evaluation, curation and adoption of new digital resources and tools for learning.

What are the key characteristics of an Innovative Leader?

• Visionary & Empathetic

• Always Focused on Relationship & Team Builder

• Models Learning & Observant

• Open Risk-Taker

• Networked

What are the Key Characteristics of and the Innovative Mindset?

• Empathetic & Reflective

• Risk- Takers & Problem Finders

• Networked

• Observant & Resilient

• Creators

Why is it important to have an Innovative Mindset?

• Not all students "get" lessons on the first go.

• Lesson do not always work the way they are planned.

• Students deserve an opportunity to have engaging & empowering learning experiences.

• Students will follow by example and an educator with and Innovative Mindset will lead a student to innovation and success.

In order to shape, advance and accelerate a shared vision for empowered learning with technology, educators must be...

• Resilient

• Confident

• Creators

• Risk-Takers

In order for educators to advocate for equitable access to educational technology, digital content and learning opportunities to meet the diverse needs of all students, they must be...

• Problem-finder & Solvers

• Networked

• Technologically Advanced

• Reflective

Which are ways an educator can advocate for equitable access of technology.

• Join the ISTE Advocacy Network http://cqrcengage.com/edtech/app/register?2&m=13053

• Join the technology committee at your school. If you don't have one, START ONE.

• Plan technology professional development.

• Reach out to your local state representative to help technology funding in schools

What characteristic is most important when modeling for colleagues the identification, exploration, evaluation, curation and adoption of new digital resources and tools for learning, an educators must be..

• Observant

• Empathtic

• Reflective

• Networked

Which are examples of the Leader Standard

"Educators seek out opportunities for leadership to support student empowerment and success and to improve teaching and learning."

• An educator works after school with the math department to show them how to use a specific Web 2.0 tool to help students problem solve their math homework.

• A small group of educators work together to plan a technology professional development day.

• An educator presents a written request to the school board for funding for of audiovisual production studio.

• An educators shares with parents the students digital portfolio.

As an educator, can I advance and accelerate a shared vision for empowered learning with technology?

• Yes! I can!

• No, I can't.