Comments on: Technology Leadership Certification

By: Tim Sullivan

Tim Sullivan — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 23:20:53 +0000

This is a great idea. With the need for school districts to institute an effective and efficient tech plan it is imperative that we qualified personnel developing those plans. Having a formally trained and certified individual that has been properly prepared to deal wiith the many different facets of the job at hand can only help them and in turn the school district and ultimately the students.

By: Lindsay

Lindsay — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 22:40:16 +0000

I agree that administration and teacher coordinators should have different degrees and experiences. Just in reading the article on the first day of class and observing our tech coordinator I could not imagine doing that job. Tech coordinators have so many responsibilities and they have so many people to answer to. Teachers, administrators, teaching assistants, students, and parents are always questioning tech coordinators. It seems as though they are always under pressure and are expected to have all the answers. I also agree that tech coordinators should be involved in curriculum design and planning. It all seems very overwhelming and I am very happy with my role as just a teacher.

By: mario acosta

mario acosta — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 21:21:06 +0000

….teacher certification issues are very important to those of us who dont have a permanent ticket ……..while we struggle from day to day…….wishing and hoping and working hard….longing for that day when we finally have a permanent certification…….that will be just as nice as our tenure letter….

By: mario acosta

mario acosta — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 22:56:33 +0000

“This position requires an unusual blend of management, technical and instructional responsibilties that most administrative programs do not prepare us for.”
I wonder if the reason this position seems to require a scatter gun approach to the many faceted demands is the newness of the technology beast itself. technology moves at such a high speed, one just cannot keep up with all the new toys that manufacturers put out.
while it may not seem possible for one individual to keep up, a small group of tech folks could. this would ease the pressure of the job, so it would behoove the person in charge to delegate and draw in much talent from fellow workers.
fellow workers could be in the trenches, reporting back, analyzing, dissecting what works and what doesnt. a true team approach would make these tasks so much easier.

By: Kim L

Kim L — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 22:47:06 +0000

I am currently going through a program as mentioned above and I am very suprised that there is not more training going on with how to use the technology. We are being taught what we should be doing, but not how to use any of the technolgy. We as teachers need the training on uses for technology.

By: Sarah J.

Sarah J. — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 00:57:41 +0000

It seems to me that all administrative candidates would be much better served by separate, position specific learning experiences. I agree that technological directorship positions are highly specialized. However, I feel that way about all administrative positions. Shouldn’t each degree track require more in-depth training pertaining to the specific roles in the school system?

By: Jamie

Jamie — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 01:39:56 +0000

Never thought of it that way because administrators are really required to wear so many hats. The voters don’t really like to add administrators but something to consider.

By: stephanie

stephanie — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 06:00:10 +0000

The task of a tech director seems overwhelming. As technology advances, so to do the facets of the position. Maybe it’s time for school districts to reevaluate the entire position from the job title through responsibilities. It doesn��t seem as if one person can effectively ��do it all��. Doesn��t a superintendent have assistants for curriculum and building principals to pick up the slack? He/she is not expected to ��do it all.�� Why not split the position of a tech director into more than one role? Only you, as one in the position would see where a logical line could be drawn.