Passage Through The Threshold Of Technological Change: Insights Into Leading Qualities Of A Teacher
by Elizabeth Majocha /
2015 / English / PDF
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Technology is becoming entrenched in schools' daily operations and
classrooms. The evolution of information communication technology
(ICT) is changing teachers' delivery of content, their interactions
with students, and their management of information. Because ICT
places new, unfamiliar demands on preparation time, it challenges
teachers to strengthen their qualities to lead others and to help
them thrive during technological change. As a result of the
author's research work towards her doctorate degree, this book
focuses on the four sets of qualities that are vital to teachers
who are leading teachers, administrators, "digitally native"
students, parents, and ICT professionals. These qualities are
hidden in every teacher and appear to be deceptively simple, yet
teachers need to nurture them within their core to effectively
communicate and collaborate with others and expand their
instructional repertoire with ICT. As these qualities strengthen,
teacher leaders will be able to help their colleagues to realize
their potential to use ICT beyond the classroom. This book focuses
on the essence of being a teacher leader: • Coaching and mentoring
• Assisting student learning • Supporting others • Becoming a
curious technologist Taken from the author's research findings,
this book presents much-needed teacher leadership reflections for
teachers, school administrators, directors, and professors on
building qualities to lead others through weaving ICT into the
culture of their classrooms.
Technology is becoming entrenched in schools' daily operations and
classrooms. The evolution of information communication technology
(ICT) is changing teachers' delivery of content, their interactions
with students, and their management of information. Because ICT
places new, unfamiliar demands on preparation time, it challenges
teachers to strengthen their qualities to lead others and to help
them thrive during technological change. As a result of the
author's research work towards her doctorate degree, this book
focuses on the four sets of qualities that are vital to teachers
who are leading teachers, administrators, "digitally native"
students, parents, and ICT professionals. These qualities are
hidden in every teacher and appear to be deceptively simple, yet
teachers need to nurture them within their core to effectively
communicate and collaborate with others and expand their
instructional repertoire with ICT. As these qualities strengthen,
teacher leaders will be able to help their colleagues to realize
their potential to use ICT beyond the classroom. This book focuses
on the essence of being a teacher leader: • Coaching and mentoring
• Assisting student learning • Supporting others • Becoming a
curious technologist Taken from the author's research findings,
this book presents much-needed teacher leadership reflections for
teachers, school administrators, directors, and professors on
building qualities to lead others through weaving ICT into the
culture of their classrooms.