NETS-A+Standard+3


 * 3. Excellence in Professional Practice**

Educational Administrators promote an environment of professional learning and innovation that empowers educators to enhance student learning through the infusion of contemporary technologies and digital resources. Educational Administrators:
 * a. || allocate time, resources, and access to ensure ongoing professional growth in technology fluency and integration. ||
 * b. || facilitate and participate in learning communities that stimulate, nurture and support administrators, faculty, and staff in the study and use of technology. ||
 * c. || promote and model effective communication and collaboration among stakeholders using digital-age tools. ||
 * d. || stay abreast of educational research and emerging trends regarding effective use of technology and encourage evaluation of new technologies for their potential to improve student learning. ||

Administrator needs to promote technologies by allowing time for professional delovement, attending professional development, using technology, and staying current and being a resource for technology.

I could see using this program to open communication between administrators and staff as far as professional development. A lot of common questions could be asked and answered at once. This could be a very useful tool when beginning something new.

Jeff Harris

1.d-Administrators can post new literature on a Wiki. Administrators can also link other "experts" in various fields to participate in best practices.

1.c- Administrators could have a running dialogue using Google Documents. It would always be available and everyone could have access to it. How many times are administrators asked something in the hallway and do not remember ever having that conversation. Rather than emailing the administrator staff could post questions in an open document.

JPN

You could use the google form to survey all involved parties before going in to the meeting and this way you could know what your audience knows and where you would need to start your discussion. You could save a lot of time by not having to ask many questions or by not having to go back when your audience doesn't know what you are talking about. -Emily

3d Google forms can be used to assess the technology needs of a classroom, grade level, or school. Those needs can change over time. Google forms saves time to organize the data and it also saves paper. -Rod

I see google forms as a faster and easier way to transform and see data (I dont see mine on the wiki so I re-did it....late I guess but oh well). Josh

D) I can definately see where an RSS Feed from many large corporations to the administrator(s) would be great. We could ask for information on grant opportunities or mentoring programs. Also information from Professional Communities about recent new information would save many administrators time searching for information, it would all be in one place. Lisa F

I really see a RSS feed being an advantage here. A simple RSS feed could be set up by the admin to send teachers professional development or current news feeds in their fields.

Josh West

3c Instead of getting an email from the principal about a topic, what if you received a video of him/her actually talking to you. It is always said that email is "hard to read" in that voice tone or inflection, facial cues, or overall body language cannot be seen or heard. If there's important information that needs to be disseminated to staff and logistics or time doesn't allow for a staff meeting to be held, the principal could video the announcement and sent it out to staff. Not ideal in all cases, but still more personal than a plain email. Vicki

3b An administrator could use **Movie Maker** to train staff on various strategies. For example, we have implemented the 6 Minute Solutions reading fluency intervention. Adminstration could make a "student-friendly" version to help train other teachers to use the Tier 1 or Tier 2 intervention. -Rod