Unit 1: Leadership and the Technology Coordinator

The technology coordinator is a leader but almost always a leader of busy people whose primary commitment is to another role, and perhaps to another leader. To complicate matters even more, the technology coordinator leads a team of people with diverse backgrounds and perspectives along a path that is constantly changing, and one that is often perceived as expensive.

It's a tough job, but somebody's got to do it. That somebody is you. The series of activities in this unit will lead you through an exploration of the leadership role and will ask you to think of leadership as it applies to you, in communities in which you will use these skills. It is designed to help you be a more effective leader as you help move the schools you serve toward the effective use of technologies to support the learning process.

You will define leadership, think about effective leadership, think about leadership as it relates to the technology coordinator's role, learn about stages people go through as they consider adopting new practices, and think about how to lead people toward a shared goal.

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