1. Should the new administrator standards parallel the new teacher standards?
Yes, I agree the administrator standards should be parallel to the new teacher standards. Especially the first standard that states, "Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and Creativity." Administrators must first be creative and able to faciliate the use of technology with their staff. It is very critical that administrators know how to use technology and engage their staff in how to use it effectively, safely and efficiently.
2. Are there additional standards to which administrators should be held?
I believe an additional standard that should be added is, "Communication and Collaboration" which is listed as a standard for students. Many administrators do no realize that their are so many ways to communicate to staff outside of e-mails and face-to-face staff meetings. Many principals do not utilize blogging, videoing and digital imaging etc. to communicate and collaborate with their staff. My belief is administrators should be held to this standard more frequently in regards to the age we are living.
3. What is your overall reaction to the current administrator standards?
I did not know that there were technology standards for administrators. Overall, I believe it is wonderful we have them in place. Administrators should be encouraged to follow these standards as it will only make them more aware and proficient in our complex digital age.
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Steve, I heartily agree with you on your second answer. Administrators are complaining about not getting communication from their faculty and staff. Yet, they aren't using the communication tools their faculty are using. Even though I would not advocate the use of myspace or facebook, I would suggest the administrators can use other online community software that have some of the same features to create online PLCs with their faculties. I would further suggest that, in addition to using e-mail, they employ other componenets of e-mail software such as Outlook's calendar which allows invitation of participants and its Task Manager which allows organization and assigning of tasks. It irritates me when administrators still do not know how to set up distribution lists for e-mail. Administrators need not complain to me about teachers not doing as they should when these same administrators are not making the effort to learn and utilize basic technology.
I totally agree with you on your answers. You made some very insightful comments on all three points. I really like your answer in #1 where you state that administrators need to be "creative"! That's great! And you're absolutely right because when we can show creativity that can foster even more creativity with the staff who in turn can share that with the students. How cool would it be for the teacher to be able to say "The Principal can help you on that too!"???
Steve,
your comments on the additional standards of communication and collaboration were very thought provoking. I check my email several times a day whenever I'm near a "free" computor. Checking e-mails often creates time crunches for me with regards to instructional planning time. I'm now considering which methods of communication will be most practical and less time consuming. Thank you for helping me reconsider both communication and collaboration.
I really like your idea of communication and collaboration. Administrators do so very much need to be "blogging" with their team of teachers. We, in the 8th/9th grade transition academy that I supervise, have just created blogs and we are discussing collaborative learning for students. We have not mentioned that by blogging with each other on professional issues that we too are collaboratively learning. Coninuously learning and not being afraid to try new things in education is what will help us succeed in the 21st century.
Hi Steve,
I like the idea of including a "communication and collaboration" standard. This area seems to be the biggest area of difficulty in general, not just in regards to technology.
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