Blog about how you currently lead in your school or job.
Currently most of the leading I do at school is in the area of technology. As the school's technology coordinator I am responsible for the administration of the website, PowerSchool, the network, student and teacher data, printers, photocopiers, A/V setup, projectors, smart boards, computer labs, teacher laptops, email, etc. I make decisions about when to upgrade hardware, software, network infrastructure, etc. I present staff in-services to introduce new things and answer questions about all things technology for staff and students. That's in addition to teaching 5 out of 8 periods.
In my teaching I try to be a leader by including technology in my lessons and challenging long held practices or rules that may not be wrong but need to be reexamined to make sure we really do have a valid reason for continuing them.
I would like to step up this year in my technology department. We don't have a department chair, but we all help out and work with each other. I think the knowledge that I have gained throughout this program I could contribute a great deal! I'm on the committee, but I wasn't that vocal in the past. I didn't know enough to speak up, or make any changes. I plan on really stepping it up this year......so we'll see how it goes. :)
ReplyDeleteDave,
ReplyDeleteThat is great that you are able to handle all of those various hats around your building. I have volunteered in the past to help out with technology things in my building, but since I am there only 60%, it makes helping other a challenge.