Description
EDU 690. Instructional Technology for Leaders 3-0-3
In this course the candidate will gain experience in leading, planning and implementing educational technology initiatives through the school improvement planning process. The principal's role and responsibility in using technology to improve the academic success of all P-12 students has evolved significantly over the last five to ten years. The candidates in the class will explore the essential conditions to effectively integrate the National Education Technology Standards for Students (NETS-S) into standards-based instruction. The candidates will complete a local assessment of these conditions in their own school, identify technology needs in their school, and form strategies to address those needs. The candidates will explore group procedures for effectively engaging students, teachers, staff, parents and community by creating, disseminating, and sustaining a research-based vision for instructional technology.