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Effective schools have effective leaders, both formal and informal. Schools and programs with outstanding infused educational technology programs also have effective leaders. Leadership is hard work. It takes a concerted effort to continue to develop and improve these leadership skills. To maintain this edge, leaders and future leaders need to, as Stephen Covey notes, “sharpen the saw.” Leadership development is a combination of formal and informal learning, sharing, adapting and adopting practices, and new learning. Today's leaders must continually invest in themselves as well as in their staff and students. Habits and resources for leadership development will be shared by the presenters. Learning 2.0 concepts and strategies leverage new and old resources for investing in self and others. Effective use of learning resources and professional development environments can lead to improvements in leadership effectiveness and to growth in your leadership team. Participants will hear about a variety of nuggets they can mine for leadership development. These gems include but are not limited to resources in literature, periodicals, ISTE web resources, ”Think Like a Leader” podcasts. Tools for learning include audits, blogs, and Web 2.0 resources that one might ordinarily think are outside the realm of educators. And last but not least, the lessons in leadership we learn from each other, our families, community and students. I. Effective Schools and Effective Business attributes A. Effective Leaders 1. Favorite resources II. Leadership development A. Invest and celebrate teacher growth 1. Favorite methods a. The arsonist theory b. Faith and confidence B. Learn from observing students and teachers III. Habit Seven: Sharpening the Saw A. Leadership Skills 1. Traditional development 2. Leadership development 2.0 B. Personal Renewal 1. Traditional 2. Renewal from other resources IV. Share the wealth A. One technique with a neighbor B. Engage in a shared wiki for leadership development discussions and resources. Seven Habits, Covey Blur: The Speed of Change in the Connected Economy, Davis and Meyer Who Says Elephants Can't Dance?. Gerstner A Retrospective on Twenty Years of Eductional Technology Policy. Culp, Honey and Mandinach Machines are the easy part: people are the hard part. Johnson, D. Five Lessons: A tast of the Future, Today. Tinker, The Concord Consortium, 9(2) TECHNOLOGY AUDIT Survivor's Guide. Anderson Think Like a Leader podcast. http://www.nctp.com. Anderson
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