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Morgan Cave
Hear our experience creating and implementing a districtwide technology leadership program, designed to reimagine the student learning experience. Our program focuses on shifting the culture from teacher-directed to student-centered, leveraging technology to enhance a culture of innovation and creativity. We'll share successes, setbacks, and lessons learned.
| Audience: | Coaches, Principals/head teachers, Technology coordinators/facilitators |
| Skill level: | Intermediate |
| Attendee devices: | Devices not needed |
| Participant accounts, software and other materials: | None |
| Topic: | Professional learning |
| Grade level: | PK-12 |
| ISTE Standards: | For Education Leaders: Visionary Planner
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Attendees will hear our journey developing a digital leaders program across 41 elementary campuses within our district. The program is currently in its second year of implementation. We will share the challenges, successes, and lessons we learned from our program experience and provide best practices for creating and sustaining a culture of technology innovation on a campus and district level.
While our cohort focuses on elementary teachers and iPad devices, the model we developed is applicable to any level and with any device.
Our program design includes Liz Kolb's Triple E model to support teachers in designing high quality instruction, and utilizes ISTE standards as educators select a focus for their cohort for their experience.
In our session we will share our story of designing and implementing a district-wide digital leaders program.
(5 min) Introductions: Introducing ourselves and our professional backgrounds. Explaining how we met and began our collaboration.
(5 min) Conducting a District Needs Assessment: Recognizing areas of needed support within our district and identifying the benefits of meaningful technology integration within instruction and student learning.
(5 min) Creating Stakeholder Buy-In: Conducting outreach across 41 schools to create interest and participation within the program.
(5 min) Developing the Program Framework: Our collaboration with school partners to design a unique program framework to meet the needs of the district.
(10 min) Facilitating Successful Professional Learning: Our experience presenting meaningful professional learning and essential elements of leading an engaging session.
(10 min) Mentoring Educators: Our role in encouraging participants’ professional growth by providing on campus support and opportunities for leadership experience.
(10 min) Producing the End of Year District Showcase: Creating an end of year showcase where teachers share meaningful integration of technology within their classroom practice and detail instructional methods used to enhance student learning . Students present their digital artifacts and community projects.
(10 min) Questions and Answers: Attendees have the opportunity to ask questions about our experience and discuss takeaways.
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Morgan Cave is a K - 12 Director of Instructional Technology in a 1:1 district in north Texas. She has 17 years of experience in the world of public education, including 12 years in the elementary classroom, and 5 years of K-12 central-level support. She is passionate about creativity and leveraging technology to design learning that is accessible for all learners. Morgan is an ISTE Certified Educator as well as an Apple Distinguished Educator.
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