My takeaways from the discussion:
1. The significance of integrating technology into everything you do as an educational leader. Some examples are allowing students to use calculators, word programs with spell check. The guiding factors are the class objectives tied to the standards. Teachers are behind their students along the technology progression scale.
2. If you look at the Common Core Standards, technology is not a stand alone, but approached as a tool, not a set of skills. Looking closer you see that technology can be incorporated in virtually every standard.
3. "For good teachers, educational technology is routinely providing capabilities that are not possible in other ways." And, extending the learning through the use of technology in creative ways.
Great takeaways! How can we help teachers get ahead of the students? Is it even possible? Is there a model that supports students helping teachers (it's been tried...not too successfully).
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