Successful   21st century school leaders must be visionary, transformative, and innovative and have the

Successful   21st century school leaders must be visionary,
transformative, and innovative and have the knowledge and skills to
lead others, willingly or unwillingly, to make changes in traditional
teaching practices in order to meet the needs of all learners.
There are many examples where Model Technology Programs
are flourishing, and much of the credit for this is due to the level of
instructional leadership and district and community support. However,
there are also many examples of schools where there has been a major
effort and expense to integrate technology through the acquisition of
hardware and software, but in the end, little change has been realized in teaching and learning. 

Read the article Big Tech, Little Change?  (Links to an external site.) by Simon Rodberg
to find out some of the reasons for this lack of meaningful change to
teaching practice in many U. S. schools. Then, answer the 3 Guiding
Questions on p. 78 of the article.

Why is it so difficult to make big changes in schools and education?
Have your school’s experiments with technology been lackluster? If so, why do you think that is?
Can you think of any small ways to chip at convention and use technology in more effective and meaningful ways?