The vision for this area is to meet the demands of the 21st century by equipping student with adequate skills. In order for this to be accomplished administrators must first become equipped with 21st century skills followed by exercising numerous deliberate practices in order to facilitate achieving the set goals.
Over the past five years, I have observed an increase in technology usage in all aspects of education. Within the district, all teachers have been equipped with a laptop in order to fulfill student management duties such as attendance and grading records. Lesson planning is also facilitated through this resource and instructional tool. My campus has had one hundred percent of classrooms equipped with a document reader and projector for the past five years. Additionally, there are numerous interactive pads available for instructional use. There are currently five interactive boards regularly utilized on campus. Most recently all formal and informal observations by administrators have been further facilitated through the use of iPads and Eduphoria software. Teacher feedback is available immediately through these tools.
Also, our district promotes teacher websites. This is a practice that has lost momentum due to new assessment and graduation requirements. However, this is a useful vehicle for promoting communciation and awareness.
A trend I am seeing at all levels is social/professional networking. The state serves as a prime example by creating the networking site, Project Share. This is a professional networking site and resource center.
Recommendations to improving this area are based on skills being modeled by leaders. Also, encouraging and supporting colleagues within the profession to pursue staff development in this area is vital.
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