leadership and learning with ict
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Leadership and Learning with ICT
Base on the work of :Moyle, K. (2006). Leadership and learning with ICT, Explore, Dream, Discover (pp. 1-11). San Diego: National Educational Computing Conference.
“The data collection focus upon the relationships between school leadership and the integration of ICT into teaching and learning” p3
“Integrating ICT into teaching and learning represent a major whole school reform…… (which) requires the vision and leadership from people within formal school leadership positions” p2
Summary of main point
7 inter-connected conditions for supporting teaching and learning with ICT:
1. ICT Strategic plan2. Vision3. School culture4. Whole school approach5. School infrastructure6. Organisational structure 7. Teacher education and leaders’ professional
learning
Summary of main point
Strategic Plan
School plan
ICT PlanVisionGoal
Strategic
Be part of a whole school
plan , co-operate with
school management and
development process
Require regular revision,
monitoring and updating
The foundation of establishing the direction (future
thinking)
The school community has been involved
Required regular review and checking
Practical (linked to students 'real world and
interests)
Vision
School CultureCulture indicator Leader attribution
Expectation of well embed ICT Encourage innovation and risk takingCulture of inquiryLearning to learnTeacher education and professional learningExamination of student outcomeCollaboration and cooporationRespect and trustLifelong learning.
Be inspirational , creative and adaptable risk taker Integrate ICT into work Understand the task and challenge Encourage Peer learning Facilitating collaboration Share Generate opportunity
Whole School Approach
Allocate budget
Staff meetings
Professional development activities
Allocate facilities
Curriculum adjustment
Embed tech-task into outcome
Help strategies
Inform in research
and strategies
Monitor, review and evaluate
Leader’s role:Leaders must have a commitment to
allocating resources to ICT;
Leaders need to have a vision which guides their decisions in ICT budgets, yet maintains the standards in all areas of the curriculum;
Leaders must establish recurrent financial models that underpin sustainable budget approaches for schools’ ICT infrastructure.
Budget
“Sufficient infrastructure was identified as a pre-
requisite for including ICT in teaching and
learning.”p8
Balance in-school learning and online
learning
School Infrastructure
“Participants indicated that one of the fundamental
characteristics required of school principals the 21
century is the capacity to initiate actions that
lead to innovative change and that he or she
motivates other into actions…..”
Ethical leadership
Organisational Structure
Issues:
Lack of opportunities in professional education training
qualifications
Actions:
Improve the quality of teacher graduates
Assist teacher students to include ICT into teaching and
learning
Regular monitoring
Buddy-relationship
Regular seminars
Share documentation across uni and school
Teacher Education and Leaders’ Professional Learning
Integrating ICT has to be suggested and encourage by school
leaders (especially principle).
As part of the whole school approach, ICT plan has to connect
to the vision statement, school culture, budget allocation,
organisational management and be part of staffs’ professional
development.
Evaluation of ICT implementation focus on student learning
outcome.
Successful ICT integration requires leaders understanding ICT
solutions and be innovative and supportive.
Conclusion
What does Moyle identify as the important action(s) required
by leaders to support the development of ICT integration? To
what extent is this happening in your context?
What do you think are the major challenges for Australian
educational leaders in creating these essential conditions for
the integration of ICT? Why?
To what extent do you believe the personal characteristics of
school principals influences the integration of ICT in
education? How can we prepare and support these leaders?
Questions