Of all the challenges you face as a superintendent, according to
the Consortium for School Networking, “technology leadership may
be the one that leaves you feeling the most unprepared,
uncertain and vulnerable. You’re not alone.” Empowering the 21st
Century Superintendent includes five themes and action steps for
technology leadership. From focus groups and one-on-one
interviews, it is increasingly clear that: - Superintendents
recognize that technology is critically and increasingly
important in education, and while they embrace their leadership
role as technology advocates who create the vision and set the
tone for technology use in their districts—many acknowledge that
their own technology knowledge and competencies aren’t up to
par. - Superintendents take pride in the promising technology
practices in their districts but admit that effective, system-
wide use of technology to support student achievement remains an
elusive goal. - Keenly aware that disparate deployments of new
technologies could divide sch