A practical and visionary look at creative educational leadership in today′s digital environment
Technology Leadership for School Improvement provides prospective and current K–12 educational leaders with practical coverage of the skills and knowledge necessary to manage and administrate technology in school settings. Designed to help educational leaders develop an understanding of multimedia teaching tools that optimize learning, as well as the leadership skills needed to support others, this one-of-a-kind book explores data-driven decision making and technology standards. Each chapter is written by a specialist in the field and follows a common format.
Features
- Critical questions at the beginning of each chapter help readers focus on key objectives.
- Case studies with discussion questions and activities provide opportunities for readers to analyze applied situations.
- End-of-chapter learning aids include Key Principles for Leaders to Know sections that summarize each chapter′s content and Web Resources that provide links to additional information.
An open-access Web site includes Power Point slides for each chapter, e-Flashcards, a variety of useful Web resources, and additional case studies.
Tabla de materias
Preface
Part I. Leadership Policy and Innovative Practice
Chapter 1. Entrepreneurial Leadership for Technology: An Opposable Mind – Theodore Creighton
Chapter 2. Technology Leadership Standards: The Next Generation – Rosemary Papa
Chapter 3. Administration of Technology: Teaching, Learning, and Resource Management – Ric Brown
Chapter 4. Designing and Using Academic Information Systems: Providing Decision Support Systems for Educational Leaders – Stephen Lawton
Part II. Leadership Teaching and Learning
Chapter 5. Leading Adult Learners: Preparing Future Leaders and Professional Development of Those They Lead – Rosemary Papa and Jessica Papa
Chapter 6. Planning, Designing, Implementing, and Evaluating Technology – Shadow W. J. Armfield
Chapter 7. Web 2.0 Learning Environments in Distance Learning – Chih-Hsiung Tu and J. Michael Blocher
Chapter 8. Design of Creative Online Learning Spaces – Mary I. Dereshiwsky
Part III. Leadership: Social, Cultural, and Legal
Chapter 9. School, Technology, and Society: Home-School Communications and Access – Laura Sujo-Montes and Lawrence Gallagher
Chapter 10. Security, Internet Safety, Copyright, and Plagiarism – Janet Tareilo and Theodore Creighton
Part IV. Leadership Digital Assessments and Evaluation
Chapter 11. Online Evaluation – Mary I. Dereshiwsky
Chapter 12. Using Technology for Assessing and Evaluating Student Learning and Instructional Practices – Cynthia Conn
Chapter 13. Program Evaluation and Technology Integration Strategies – Rosemary Papa
Glossary
Index
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