Hot Topic: Leadership

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Leadership: Walking the Talk
Develop your leadership skills, whether you're a superintendent, tech director, principal, or classroom teacher.

A is for Advocacy
Like it or not, participating in the processes that affect technology funding is an essential part of our jobs. Here are seven ways to be a player.

What Does Smart Leadership Look Like?
What qualities are essential for effectively leading students into a future we can't yet clearly imagine?

Ed Tech Leader of the Year 2004
Technology & Learning recognizes four award-winning educators who are transforming learning—and lives—with the help of technology.

Ed Tech Leader of the Year 2003
Honoring visionaries whose innovative use of technology, combined with a fierce passion for education, has profoundly affected the communities they serve.

A Must-Know Web Guide for Administrators
Looking for help in interpreting legislation or assisting with compliance? Check out the following resources.

Growing Minority Leadership
Strong leadership—and in particular minority leadership—is sorely needed in today's education technology world. Here we profile a range of programs that help bridge the gap.

A Conversation on Technology Leadership
What does it take to be a school leader in the digital age? We asked two education technology experts, Jason Ohler and David Warlick, to explore the issues in an online roundtable discussion.

A Virtual Supervision Model
The lament of every principal is not having enough time to fulfill an important responsibility—teacher evaluation. Here are some technological approaches to this perennial problem.

Getting Administrators Up to Speed
Three model programs that are helping school leaders guide with technology.

PRODUCTS

Seven Time-Saving Tools
We polled administrators from a range of school settings to see which technologies make their work lives easier, better, and more productive.

Assessment Unplugged
From interactive systems for getting instant student feedback, to software that lets educators jot down observations on the fly, mobile assessment tools provide immediate impact.

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Leaders' Edge
Find the best ideas from the field about planning, funding, managing, staffing, training, accountability, and all the other topics that administrators deal with every day.

Web Research: Ten Tips for the Techno-Challenged
Most school administrators have a good conceptual grasp of technology and understand its value in education. Yet many are "closet techno-incompetents" when it comes to personal use.