the 7 habits of highly effective tech-leading principals leadership and learning in the 21st
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The 7 Habits of Highly
Effective Tech-Leading
Principals
Leadership and Learning in
the 21st Century
“…the most successful implementation
of technology programs takes place in
schools where the principal sees him or
herself as a technology leader.”
http://bit.ly/NtOVy1
The Journal June/July 2012
“The principal who models the behaviors
of a technology will inspire innovation
much more effectively than a principal
who simply requires that teachers use
technology, collaborate, or take risks.”
Read Habit 1
“If we’re not trying new
things, we’re not learning.”
- Eric Sheninger,
Principal – New
Milford High School,
New Milford, NJ
Standard III: Cultural Leadership
Table Talk
• What is the
most
powerful
statement in
this section?
http://bit.ly/Mx19q9
Inspiring Innovation
• Penzu: Reflect on where your
school is and what you want it
to be.
• What steps do you need to
take to get there?
How do I get
from where I
am to where
I want the
school to
be?
Read Habit 2
“If the adults in the building
aren’t collaborating with
each other and having open
conversations using tools
like Twitter, then it’s not
going to translate down to
our students.”
- Patrick Larkin Principal – Burlington High
School, Burlington, MA
Standard III: Cultural Leadership
Standard III: Cultural Leadership
Deciphering Twitter
Who to Follow…
Hashtags to Know
• #edchat
• #ntchat
• #ncadmin
• #edtech
• #cpchat
• The A-Z Dictionary of Educational Twitter Hashtags
Habit 3
Create an
Atmosph
ere that
Inspires
Innovatio
n…
http://bit.ly/MwZUay
Be Open to New Ideas…
Read Habit 3
“It’s the principal’s job to
get everybody in the
school involved and
invested in a new vision for
the school and to
demonstrate to them that
their input is valued.”
- Lyn Hilt, Principal – Brecknock
Elementary School,
Denver, PA
Standard VII: Micro-Political
Leadership
Skype an Author Network
• Skype an Author Network provides k-12
educators with a 21st century format for
connecting authors, books, and young
readers through virtual visits.
• One option is free and provides a 10-15
minute author session.
• Search the Skype an Author Network list of
children’s authors who are in the network.
Habit 4
Foster
collabora
tion
http://bit.ly/MQWi5l
Be a Connected Learner
Yourself…
Read Habit 4
“If I can pinpoint the
catalyst for all the change
and transformation that’s
taken place in my school,
none of it happened until I
became a connected
learner.”
- Eric Sheninger Principal – New Milford
High School, New Milford,
NJ
Standard I: Strategic Leadership
• “If it is important to my
principal, it is important to me
and to my colleagues. If my
principal doesn’t make a big
deal of an initiative, then
neither are we.”
– NC Educator
Sheninger’s Recommendations
• Connected Principals: Community and
resources for principals.
• The Educator’s PLN: Digital discussion
forum with more than 9,000 educators.
• Administrators discussion group at
Edutopia.
• edWeb.net: Connect with colleagues in
education.
• ASCD EDge: A professional networking
community for educators.
Getting Started…
Surf the Tools
• 10 minutes to surf
• Choose a new tool
• Check it out
• Think about how you might
suggest a teacher use this tool
in your school
http://bit.ly/KYzSS0
Habit 5
Foster
collabora
tion
Locate and Provide
Adequate Resources…
http://bit.ly/OngP4S
Read Habit 5
“When you speak with tech-
leading principals, they will
tell you that it’s not
fundamentally about the
technology. It’s about the
technology supporting what
the learning goals are.”
- Patrick Larkin Principal – Burlington High
School, Burlington, MA
Standard I: Strategic Leadership
Standard II: Instructional
Leadership
Delicious & Diigo
• Access the Lino.it
• Share a great resource with colleagues
Share a Great Resource
Read Habit 6
“There has to be a
concerted effort on the part
of the principal to allow the
faculty to believe that risk-
taking is ok.”
- Eric Sheninger Principal – New Milford
High School, New Milford,
NJ
Standard II: Cultural Leadership
Risk Taking
• “There really has to be a
concerted effort on the part of
the principal to allow the
faculty to believe that risk-
taking is okay.”
Read Habit 7
“We have to model how to
use these tools
appropriately, how to have
a positive digital footprint,
and this is all part of the
new literacy.”
- Lyn Hilt Principal – Brecknock
Elementary School, Denver,
PA
Standard I: Strategic Leadership
Visionary Focus
• Modeling
• Focus on what really matters
• Vision dictates culture
Revision Faculty
Meetings
How can you revision your
faculty meetings to provide
opportunities for discovery,
discussion, and
demonstration of 21st
century classroom and
professional practices?
http://bit.ly/MWAgKH
“…the most successful implementation
of technology programs takes place in
schools where the principal sees him or
herself as a technology leader.”
http://bit.ly/NtOVy1
@Rmbyrne
10 Things You Can Do To Make Yourself
an Ed Tech Star This Summer
Reflection
1.Think about an observation you did this past
school year where a teacher may have had
difficulty with Standard IV. After viewing many
technology resources, would you have any
suggestions for a teacher and how to better
implement technology?
2.Tweet your response to #21cprin
Heather Mullins,
Professional Development Consultant –
Region 7
@carolinablondie
www.mullinshe.wordpress.com
• “The digital tools used during the course of the NCDPI Summer Institute 2012 have been
helpful to some educators across the state. However, due to the rapidly changing digital
environment, NCDPI does not represent nor endorse that these tools are the exclusive
digital tools for the purposes outlined during the Summer Institute.”