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| School Principals are increasingly expected to be leaders and modelers in using technology. These critical leaders in our schools need help in sorting through the many tools and services available to support their work as administrators and as educators. There are significant challenges for principals in reinventing themselves as digitally literate leaders. Lack of time to research, collaborate, experiment… fear of what might happen if they try a new tool… what is the "best" tool or service to use… to name a few. I had the privilege of facilitating a group of about 8 principals (elementary and middle) this past year and helped guide their digital journey. During this session I will share highlights from their journey, what they learned, talk about tools they found effective, and not so much, show some examples from their open and honest 5-minute writes, and talk about their differentiated success, how this journey changed them, and their intentions for next year. | |
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Audience: General |
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| Room: | C 203 |
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Brian Kuhn Coquitlam, BC Brian began life after university as a software developer in private practice and working for Fisheries and Oceans Canada in 1984, then in 1991 as the IT Coordinator for School District 68 (Nanaimo-Ladysmith). Having been with School District 43 (Coquitlam) since 2001 as their Manager of Information Services, Brian has had the privilege of initiating and leading a number of exciting ventures including the my43 project, designed to transform the learning and work in SD43. my43 includes a District Intranet, School Portals, Virtual Classrooms, my sites, and school and teacher web sites. This past year Brian had the privilege of facilitating two learning teams (action research), one for elementary teachers focussed on adapting their practice to incorporate interactive white boards and the other with principals wanting to incorporate the use of digital tools and services in their work practices. He is currently overseeing the implementation of unified communications and designing a District private fiber network project. bkuhn@sd43.bc.ca |
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