EDUC 5373 Innovative Leadership: Blog 4

 EDUC 5373: Educational Leadership Blog 4

When structuring the implementation of my technology integration plan, the professional development component is paramount. We can’t expect teachers to carry out new initiatives without the proper training and support. The ISTE standards highlight this key issue in Educational Leaders Standard 3.3.b Empowering Leader that says, “Build the confidence and competency of educators to put the ISTE Student Standards and ISTE Educators Standards into practice (ISTE, 2024). When implementing new technology initiatives, providing professional development is a critical component. I will follow my district’s professional development model when implementing this technology integration plan.

Effective professional development leads to teacher learning which aligns with student learning. Crompton notes how collaboration between teachers and students significantly increased student learning (Crompton, 2023). When teachers and students are able to work together, both parties will become more successful as the collaboration between the two adds to student success. ISTE Standard 2.4 reinforces how collaboration improves practice and allows for the gathering of new resources, ideas, and solutions (ISTE, 2024). In my goals for my technology integration plan, a goal is applied to each group involved: educational leaders, teachers, and students. These goals aren’t mutually exclusive as the collaboration between all stakeholders will increase success as the goals are implemented. When teachers, students, and other groups are able to work together, technology implementation becomes a clear mission that benefits all groups. Student success starts with collaboration and a common vision.

As previously mentioned, my district, Anna ISD, has an effective professional development plan already in place. My district offers targeted professional development sessions once a month as well as weekly PLC meetings across grade levels and departments. These practices will allow me to integrate the technology implementation plan in a model that students and staff are familiar with. During our professional development sessions once a month, I can begin implementing the necessary professional development strategies and plans. During weekly PLC meetings, with the help of my administrators, we can do goal progress checks, mini professional developments, and updates. These practices align with the tailored professional development mentioned in Hanover’s Technology Integration process (Hanover, 2017). The five steps outline in Hanover’s process are as follows: 

  1. Set Vision

  2. Develop a Technology Integration Plan

  3. Provide Tailored Professional Development

  4. Integrate into Daily Instruction 

  5. Evaluate Technology Implementation 

        These steps align well with my district’s professional development plan. Steps one and two are completed before monthly professional development, steps three and four are prioritized during PLC meetings, and step five is met following monthly professional development sessions. This model will allow for effective implementation of our technology integration plan.

        Student and community learning and assessment will be transformed by my technology integration plan by using technology implementation and digital literacy skills to support collaboration, communication, and growth. This technology integration plan focused on improving student confidence and competence surrounding the use of technology which leads to a stronger sense of collaboration and problem solving, both of which are skills assessed on the PISA. By focusing on real world applications of technology, students are set up for academic and career success through prioritizing digital literacy skills.


References 

Crompton, H. (2023). Evidence of the ISTE Standards for Educators leading to learning gains. Journal of Digital Learning in Teacher Education, 39(4), 201–219. https://doi.org/10.1080/21532974.2023.2244089

Crompton, H., Gonzales, M. M., Ferriter, Hanover Research, Hanover Research, & Sun Associates. (2023). Week 3 Introduction. Journal of Digital Learning in Teacher Education, 4–4, 201–219. https://se.instructure.com/courses/8155/files/1726466/download?download_frd=1

Iste. (2024, November 28). Standards. ISTE. https://iste.org/standards

PISA collaborative problem solving test questions. (2016). https://www.oecd.org/en/about/programmes/pisa/pisa-test-collaborative-problem-solving.html


Comments

  1. JMSApril 12, 2025 at 11:48 AM

    I like that your district already has a good professional development plan. PD in my district seems a bit haphazzard at times. It sounds like you have a good way for your technology integration plan to hook into what you already have in your district. I agree with you that we can't expect teachers to carry out the initiatives without training. Most of the teachers in my school haven't heard of the ISTE standards, and neither had the administrator I spoke to, although he'd heard of another framework for levels of technology use beyond just replacing paper with an electronic format. I feel like if they were more aware of the possibilities they would be more interested in learning how to implement it too. - Joanne Scott

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  2. Trecia GeniusApril 12, 2025 at 2:02 PM

    Your demonstration of the correlation between professional development and the ISTE standards is commendable. You will definitely be able to implement an effective professional development program that incorporates your school district’s plan. This will equip educators and ultimately lead to students gaining competence in digital literacy and achieving academic success.

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  3. Lauren RossApril 17, 2025 at 8:09 PM

    You did a great job emphasizing how critical professional development is to successful technology integration. I especially liked how you connected your district’s existing PD model to the Hanover framework. Your focus on collaboration across all stakeholders is a wonderful idea!

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