program. The Department wishes to technology integration across the curriculum, strengthen and build the capacity of but more importantly, a deeper understanding its educational leaders including of how to manage change in the school principals, superintendents, setting. curriculum coordinators, technology directors, and other key personnel. The increasing requirements of a changing Today's educational leaders need to society have placed enormous pressures on be able to embrace technology as a schools to reform. Requirements for tool for transforming teaching and accountability in meeting the needs of all learning, and need to lead their learners, coupled with the demands of an ever schools and school systems in more changing digital society require changes in the fully realizing that transformational role leadership plays in schools. power. The Department has found, The most effective 21st century school leaders however, that technology is are committed to implementing the changes sometimes viewed by education needed to help students engage in new ways leaders as an extra or an add-on, of learning. They understand the potential and rather than the transformative tool it the possibilities presented by engaged has the potential to be. The learning. These leaders recognize two Department recognizes training imperatives — their school’s focus on learning leaders to embrace and be advocates and a desire for developing a capacity for for this kind of change is a relevant change through the use of and open-ended challenge. technology. Bidders must describe how it plans to address the development of this kind APD proposes a year-long series of MLTI of leadership capacity in the schools Leadership Cadres as a mechanism to develop empowered by the Bidder's solution. ongoing, sustainable learning communities involving Maine school leaders. Each school leader involved in a Leadership Cadre will work collaboratively with their colleagues to drive systemic change throughout their building and/or school district. Participating building principals and district superintendents will be eligible to participate. The cadres will form in the fall of 2013 and remain active throughout the school year. There will be four formal events during the year. Each cadre will be led by an APD Leadership Specialist. Cadre sessions will include face-to-face professional development,
program. The Department wishes to strengthen and build the capacity of its educational leaders including principals, superintendents, curriculum coordinators, technology directors, and other key personnel. Today's educational leaders need to be able to embrace technology as a tool for transforming teaching and learning, and need to lead their schools and school systems in more fully realizing that transformational power. The Department has found, however, that technology is sometimes viewed by education leaders as an extra or an add-on, rather than the transformative tool it has the potential to be. The Department recognizes training leaders to embrace and be advocates for this kind of change is a and open-ended challenge. Bidders must describe how it plans to address the development of this kind of leadership capacity in the schools empowered by the Bidder's solution. technology integration across the curriculum, but more importantly, a deeper understanding of how to manage change in the school setting. The increasing requirements of a changing society have placed enormous pressures on schools to reform. Requirements for accountability in meeting the needs of all learners, coupled with the demands of an ever changing digital society require changes in the role leadership plays in schools. The most effective 21st century school leaders are committed to implementing the changes needed to help students engage in new ways of learning. They understand the potential and the possibilities presented by engaged learning. These leaders recognize two imperatives — their school’s focus on learning and a desire for developing a capacity for relevant change through the use of technology. APD proposes a year-long series of MLTI Leadership Cadres as a mechanism to develop ongoing, sustainable learning communities involving Maine school leaders. Each school leader involved in a Leadership Cadre will work collaboratively with their colleagues to drive systemic change throughout their building and/or school district. Participating building principals and district superintendents will be eligible to participate. The cadres will form in the fall of 2013 and remain active throughout the school year. There will be four formal events during the year. Each cadre will be led by an APD Leadership Specialist. Cadre sessions will include face-to-face professional development,
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