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Sheninger, a high school principal, demonstrates how school leaders can integrate technology to change and enhance school culture and improve achievement. He explains that they need to change from a leadership style of mandates, directives, and buy-in to one of empowerment, support, and embracing change, and argues that leaders need to embrace the societal and technological changes of the digital age. He incorporates the story of how he transformed the teaching and learning culture at a high school in New Jersey using technology, as well as the stories of others, as he describes the key components of communication, public relations, branding school culture, student engagement and learning, the professional growth and development of leaders, re-envisioning learning spaces and environments to support essential skills, and looking for opportunities to improve programs, resources, and professional development, with research and digital tools and strategies for each. Annotation ©2014 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)
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<p><strong><em>Move leadership into the digital age</em></strong></p><p>Digital leadership is a strategic mindset and set of behaviors that leverages resources to create a meaningful, transparent, and engaging school culture. It takes into account recent changes such as ubiquitous connectivity, open-source technology, mobile devices, and personalization to dramatically shift how schools have been run and structured for over a century. Leading in education becomes exponentially powerful when using technology to your advantage.<br><br>Eric Sheninger—“Principal Twitter”—shares his Pillars of Digital Leadership to help readers</p><ul> <li>Transform school culture by initiating sustainable change </li> <li>Use free social media tools to improve communication, enhance public relations, and create a positive brand presence </li> <li>Integrate digital tools into the classroom to increase student engagement and achievement </li> <li>Facilitate professional learning and access new opportunities and resources </li></ul><p>The time is now, whether you are a building level or teacher leader, to boldly move schools forward in the digital age. </p>
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