managing ict as a change agent in schools

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By Sean Thomas Moroney, M.Ed.

Building Change by Sean Thomas Moroney M.Ed. is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.

Perceptual Challenge:

What is this a photograph of?

Perceptual Challenge:

How about this?

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Trajectory Plotting…

Where is this all going?

Essentials for Building and Managing, Change in Educational ICT Programming

Charting the Course…

Making the Plan…

For building change.

Whopen Questions: NOT necessarily in this order….)

Why?

When?

How?

Are we doing?

Are we doing this?

What?

Are we planning to?

Will it change things/work?

Who? Will do what?

Learning from others:Some lessons in ICT programs from other schools 

Learning from others:Some lessons in ICT programs from other schools 

COMMON CONSIDERATIONS

• Scheduling• Budget• Professional Development• Communication • Community Context, needs, adaptability• Business & Education• And…?

Learning from others:Some lessons in ICT programs from other schools 

SOME ESSENTIALS FOR SUCESS:

• NEEDS assessment is very important to determine program structure and development.  

• LEADERSHIP must lead; be involved and model all initiatives

• PDP and related support models must be coordinated, facilitated to ensure buy-in, integration and adoption.

• TIME for (true) planning and collaboration a factor in program success

• ALL Learning Community stakeholders members; staff, students, families must be represented

• PROGRESSIVE LEANRING environments must be fomented, and modeled to gain commitment from the risk-adverse -otherwise inertia rules...

Learning from others:Some ICT Instructional models in use at schools 

CONVENTIONAL

ICT a specialist field

PROGRESSIVE -TRANSITIONAL 

ICT supports, and is facilitated in all fields, including ICT classes 

SHIFTED, 21ST CENTURY

ICT embedded into  all fields no formal "ICT" or "computer class" 

ACCESSIBILITY LEVELS

ICT access always available

"Experts" instruct and facilitate use of  ICT

All teachers teach and facilitate use of ICT

All community members, students, teachers, model and facilitate instruction and use of ICT 

ICT access in various campus hot spots: classrooms,

stand alone ICT Instruction in computer Lab 

ICT instructed, used in Labs and classrooms 

ICT instructed, used ubiquitously 

ICT access in Lab, library

traditional "specials" class scheduling 

Open or "flexi" scheduling with lab & classroom facilitator sessions

ICT integrated into entire schedule, may include include comp. sci or media classes in  labs 

ICT access limited to resource availability

Learning from others:Some lessons in ICT programs from other schools 

SOME SUCESSFUL WORKING FORMULAS: • Allow / assign ownership of roles in initiatives e.g., FT vs. PT

tech facilitators, integrators, coaches

• Approach supporting change via building relationships: mentorships, partnerships, teams 

• Build leadership capacity throughout the school community by grade levels, depts. “laptop reps”, student junior tech support

• Assess formatively, and consistently, to determine changes, effectiveness

• Create, develop multiple learning, support, PD modalities, opportunities, relief teacher periods, tutorial, lesson, bank, monthly tech tips,

• Step by step transitions may be more effective for some schools

Case Studies 

Case Studies 

Shifting to 21st Century Thinking in Schoolshttp://www.shiftingthinking.org/

Partnership for 21st Century Skills; Includes the The MILE ICT school self-assessment tool  http://www.p21.org/

Educational Collaborators 1:1 Readiness Surveyhttp://is.gd/19RC21

Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit:http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb977556.aspx

21st Century Skillshttp://www.21stcenturyskillsbook.com/

Route 21; Tools, Topics, Tips http://www.p21.org/route21/

Resources for Building Change

Sean Thomas Moroney, M.Ed.

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