1. Information leadership: Managing ICT resources Module 3 Workshop 1

2. Focus questions Can ICT be managed equitably? Can I provide information leadership?

3. Transformation and leadership School as separate world Challenges for teachers’ time Transformation  Leadership  Vision School mirrors global environment Connect schools Work collaboratively

4. Information leadership – the big difference Similarities between teaching situations worldwide Your leadership can make the difference Is ICT central to curriculum developments in your whole-school improvement plan? How well are teachers in your school supported  continuing professional development,  ready access to ICT resources  technical support?

5. Attitudes Work on your own Complete the visual attitude chart Early finishers:  Open the Teacher Attitude Survey and read through it.  You may like to administer this survey to your teachers.

6. Information leadership Information leadership equation:  Information literacy,  Information policy and  Knowledge management Mixed success in ICT Integration – why?Mixed success in ICT Integration Work in pairs  Open the worksheet and discuss each point.  Identify what action they can take to achieve or overcome each pitfall. (20 min) Open course workbook at item 3-1-2  What sort of things as a leader will you have to do to support ICT integration at the school?

7. Vision Meet in pairs Explore what you would like to see happening with ICT in your school. (10 min)  What sort of vision is there about what learners and educators will do in a school where ICTs are integrated?  What kind of visible results (and/or changes in behaviour) would you like to see at the school from ICT-change and within what time- frames  The support that will be needed at the school, for ICT-related results, changes in behaviour and practices, to be achieved;

8. Vision Join pairs to form groups of four. Share you ICT vision with the group.  Discuss and clarify issues that may arise. (10 minutes) Work on your own. Open your course workbook. Write a press article that you imagine someone writing about your school in three years' time.  What would you ideally like the reporter to be saying about the impact of ICT and related events at your school at that time? (25 min)

9. ICT Policy Policy communicates vision to school community  What must happen?  Process that will take place Share vision Participatory Policy CyclePolicy Cycle What policy decisions that can make my personal vision happen?

10. Budget Work in pairs or with a colleague from your school. Do a visual ranking of ICT budget items.  Login:  Teacher: Microsoft  User name: province abbreviation (ask trainer)  Password: province abbreviation Open the budget file in Microsoft Excel  Change the grey areas to reflect your ideas about ICT budget.  You may also change the labels and add items. Compare your budget allocations to your visual ranking results. Were you consistent with your decisions? Did you allocate a greater percentage of your budget to your top choices in the visual ranking?