Educational+Technology+Leadership+Goal+Statement

My goal is to become an educational technology leader that focuses on integrating technology into my classroom instruction, on my school campus, and the district as well as outside of the educational realm. My ultimate leadership goal is to become a technology leader that provide staff development, technology procedures and effective technology skills needed to incorporate technology in the classroom. With this goal in mind, I will soon obtain my graduate degree in Educational Technology and continue to practice the use of technology in my classroom, attend staff development workshops and technology conferences that will help me stay abreast of the changing technology needed to teach the “digital natives” and help me to become an effective technology leader. By obtaining my master’s degree in Educational Technology, I have gained knowledge of web 2.0 tools, social networks, web software programs, online learning environments, and other technology-based tools that are needed for the 21st century learner to be successful. The knowledge I gained from the program has been very effective because of the evolving technology. Since I am near completing the master’s program, I can use all the technology tools that I learned about and incorporate them not only in my classroom, but also share with my colleagues as well. I am excited about my future because I know the important tasks that I have to share my knowledge and education about technology in the educational system. I became interested in the master’s program because of my love for technology. I have always used technology in my classroom since I started teaching 11 years ago. My students were always excited and motivated when I gave them a lesson that was technology-based learning. I never really understood the whole concept of technology integration into the curriculum until I started the program. I now have a much better understanding of how technology affects student learning and the engagement of active learning that can take place while integrating technology in the classroom. I plan on becoming a part of the school improvement plan so that I can assure the mission; vision, goals and objectives of the school are effectively being met. “The Proactive leaders use a variety of leadership strategies to help their school improvement teams determine direction”. (Harris, Edmonson, & Combs, 2010). As a technology leader, I will make me being part of the campus improvement plan being the number one priority of involving my colleagues to integrate technology into their curriculum by assuring that all teachers overcome the challenges and obstacles such as limited budget, time and organization to achieve successful technology integration into their classroom regardless of the challenges.
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(See full page in EDLD 5388 Internship in Educational Technology Leadership week 1 part 1.2)