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ICT leadership descriptors

ICT leadership descriptors. What kind of principal are you?. Equitable provider. Principal as an individual who is the source of the school ICT resources. Principal provides access to the ICT for all teachers and learners.

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ICT leadership descriptors

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  1. ICT leadership descriptors What kind of principal are you?

  2. Equitable provider • Principal as an individual who is the source of the school ICT resources. • Principal provides access to the ICT for all teachers and learners. • Principal secures the technical support to keep the ICT infrastructure robust.

  3. Learning-focussed visionary • Principal as an individual who is the "keeper of the school ICT vision”. • Principal maintains learning as a focus of ICT decision making. • Principal maintains a balanced perspective so that the changing nature of ICT does not "quickly overwhelm teachers."

  4. Adventurer • Principal as an individual who demonstrates a desire to be an ICT learner along with teachers and learners. • Principal is willing to experiment with new technologies and learning strategies. • Principal is an innovative educator - a principal "on the edge of knowledge" regarding ICT and learning.

  5. Teacher supporter • Principal as an individual who is "close to the classroom" and who is willing to teach learners, teachers and parents. • Principal is non-judgmental when teachers request assistance to learn ICT. • Principal encourages teachers to participate in appropriate ICT professional development activities.

  6. Enabler • Principal as an individual who creates learning opportunities for teachers and learners. • Principal is willing to "remove roadblocks" - to make things possible • Principal advocates ICT as a learning tool and is willing to defend the school ICT vision when it is challenged.

  7. Supervisor • Principal as an individual who ensures that teachers and learners are using the ICT according to the provincial/national vision. • Principal providing close supervision of teachers. • The principal understands the individual strengths and weaknesses of teachers and learners in order to "help them grow."

  8. Reference • Adapted from: • Leading, Learning, and Thinking with Information and Communication Technology (ICT): Images of Principals' ICT Leadership Research SummaryDianne Yee, Ph.D. September 27, 1999http://www.soe.waikato.ac.nz/elc/research/yee.html

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