This interactive forum for school leaders is only offered in select locations.
The Intel Teach Leadership Forum provides face-to-face professional development
focusing on the importance of leadership in promoting, supporting, and modeling
the use of technology in instruction. Through the forum, participants explore
relevant research and behaviors related to supporting effective technology
integration and associated professional development.
All forum materials are provided free of charge and include a CD containing
relevant research, case studies, and other resources to help leaders implement
their action plans.
Goals
In this 4-hour forum, participants engage with their peers to:
Examine the critical role leaders play in the effective integration of
technology into teaching and learning
Apply their knowledge to create a prioritized list of leadership behaviors that
impact the integration of technology as a tool to improve student learning
Analyze the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) National
Educational Technology Standards for Administrators (NETS-A)
Synthesize their understanding to begin development of a personalized action
plan to implement in their school or district
Leading effective technology integration
The forum offers principals, superintendents, and curriculum directors an opportunity to develop a personalized action plan to lead change in their schools.
The Leadership Forum guides instructional leaders as they
support and promote effective integration of technology in K-12 classrooms.
Through hands-on activities in a computer lab, participants engage with
research about technology integration and student inquiry as effective
approaches to improving student achievement. This four-hour forum provides
direction and options for developing plans that can be implemented to address
the unique circumstances of each school or district.
Results from respondents reveal positive impact for instructional leaders:
Most participants said the ideas and skills they learned from the forum would
help them improve teacher effectiveness and student achievement by supporting
and promoting the integration of technology.
A large majority said the "likelihood of forum ideas and skills improving
teacher effectiveness and student achievement by supporting technology" was
yes.
Most Participant Leaders reported that they would recommend the forum to a
friend or colleague.
