Where+is+Your+Hardhat?+-+Leadership+in+a+21st+Century+School

=Where is Your Hardhat? Leadership in a 21st Century School--SESSION CANCELLED =

==//This session will take participants on an interactive personal journey in a research-based platform to discuss the leadership needed to transform teaching and learning in a 21st Century School. Comparisons of the current Industrial Age classroom to the much desired Digital Age classroom will be explored. Participants will define 21st century leadership, imagine an education utopia and reflect upon the actions needed to become a student-centered transformational leader. Hardhats are optional but may be needed as we navigate this conversation and begin putting the mortar mix around the foundational building blocks.// ==

** Participants will: **

 * ==Compare the current classroom to the desired classroom environment ==
 * ==Explore the needs of the digital native – OUR students ==
 * ==Define Leadership in the 21st Century School ==
 * ==Examine three common reasons for failure of technology initiatives ==
 * ==Create a 3-minute commercial blurb describing 21st century teaching and learning as an education utopia ==

**Resources:**
 

I. Technology Leadership
==In //The Elements of Leadership//, Noonan (2003) defined leadership as “developing potential and building community”. Maxwell (2000) defines leadership to be simply “influence”. Technology leadership therefore is the influence that leaders in school districts exhibit through demonstration, use of, and facilitation of technology that results in student engagement, development, and learning throughout the school community.“Technology leadership goes beyond managing the day-to-day logistics of a strategic tech planning process” (Osten, 2001). For a school executive to be a leader in the area of technology, s/he must understand the impact that technology utilization has on school organization. ==

**III. Core Components**
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IV: Recurring theme in the research:
==** Collaborative professional development with persistent commitment and vision on the part of all stakeholders is required to effectively lead in the 21st century school. ** ==

==<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt;">**Alignment of the North Carolina School Executive Standards and National Educational Technology Standards for Administrators** ==

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