4.1 Discussion: Tech Leadership - Taking Action

Model the Way – Ch. 3 Set the Example

By being open to my peers and even students, I can model the behavior of setting an example.  As teachers or administration, we must learn from everybody.  Being open to feedback from peers and students, is an important quality a leader must have.  This is my first role at a school, as tech coordinator, I am expected to know everything.  When other staff gives me suggestions, I am open to it because they provide me with an important point of view I have not experienced.

Inspire a Vision – Ch. 5 Enlist Others

The way in which I will inspire a vision for my co-workers, as well as the students I interact with, is by doing what I say I will do and doing what I am asking of my peers and the students.  Today at my school site we had a tech skill development meeting.  Our tech teams ants to bring all staff to the same level, in order to do so we have to start at the bottom.  A few teachers have not had the pleasure of incorporating Google Classroom into their classes and we taught them how to set up a class and how to set up a Google Hangout.  The staff wanted to learn something new and asked, so I helped the experienced teachers assist those less knowledgeable.

Part of our responsibility is to mean what we say.  As the tech coordinator, when I say, “Come to me with any and all questions”, I have to be open to them all.  By enlisted in the more experienced staff, those less knowledgeable were more receptive because they got to see in action by other teachers.

Challenge the Process – Ch. 7 Experiment and Take Risks

Once again, experimenting and taking risks, is something that will be put into practice at my school site.  We all have teachers who are stuck in their ways.  I have a few and by being open to talking to them about what their lesson plans include and suggesting ways in which we can incorporate technology, I can help them take risks.  Also, by providing support to the teachers who are taking those risks already, I can help those risks and experiments be more successful.