EARCOS, Leadership, Technology, Bass, Avolio, MLQ, ODQ

1. Technology Trends & Leadership Building Momentum EARCOS November, 2008 Jon P. Zurfluh

3. The World is different… • Work is different ... • Tools are different ... • Communication is different ... • Information is different ... • Kids are different ... • Learning is different … And Leading Is Different!

4. Traditional  Incorporating  New Environments ( New Strategies) Teacher-centered instruction Learner-centered environments Single sense stimulation Multisensory stimulation Single path progression Multipath progression Single media Multimedia Isolated work Collaborative work Information delivery Information exchange Passive learning Active/exploratory/inquiry-based learning Factual/literal thinking Critical thinking, informed decision-making Reactive response Proactive/planned action Isolated, artificial context Authentic, real world context Establishing New Learning Environments

5. Integrating Technology to Create Different Schools .. • Hardware ... • Infrastructure ... • Content ... • Technical Support ... • Professional Staff ... • Leadership …

6. What is your “hedgehog?”

9. Transformation Leadership Organizational Description Questionnaire Bernard M. Bass and Bruce J. Avolio, 1992

12. Where is your organization? +14 -14 +14 -14 -6 +6 -6 +6 Transactional Transactional Transformational 0 Predominantly Bureaucratic or Internally Competitive Pedestrian Garbage Can Moderately Bureaucratic or Internally Competitive Coasting Loosely Guided 0 High Contrast Moderately Four I’s Predominantly Four I’s Transformational

13. Where is your organization? +14 -14 +14 -14 -6 +6 -6 +6 Transactional Transactional Transformational 0 Predominantly Bureaucratic or Internally Competitive Pedestrian Garbage Can Moderately Bureaucratic or Internally Competitive Coasting Loosely Guided 0 High Contrast Moderately Four I’s Predominantly Four I’s Transformational

14. The Four I’s

19. Step One: Round Robin

22. Any Questions?

24. Step Two: Brainstorming

28. Step Three: Grouping/Sorting

31. Step Four: Recommendations

35. Why is this Technology (New Learning) Oriented? Teacher-centered instruction Learner-centered environments Single sense stimulation Multisensory stimulation Single path progression Multipath progression Single media Multimedia Isolated work Collaborative work Information delivery Information exchange Passive learning Active/exploratory/inquiry-based learning Factual/literal thinking Critical thinking, informed decision-making Reactive response Proactive/planned action Isolated, artificial context Authentic, real world context