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THE PRACTICE: Community Relationships - School leaders must develop strategic community relationships that foster collaboration in planning, implementing, and assessing the use of technology in schools.
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Content Presented By:
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Edvantia
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What is it?
Community members and business leaders are partners critical to the success of schools, for they are dependent upon the school system to prepare a workforce for the ever-increasing technological demands of the workplace. Community support is needed to plan, fund, and generate systemic change in education, and school leaders must establish and facilitate communication between the school and the greater community. Community members must understand that technology changes the learning environment and may require new and alternative forms of measurement -- not just standardized tests.
- What kinds of people do you want to engage from your community to help in planning and supporting technology initiatives? Who would you include and how do you get them? (Check out what our panel has to say about this specific question.)
- What types of support can be provided by the community or businesses?
- Are school goals aligned with your community's goals for economic development?
- What information does your community need to sustain or increase support for your initiatives? How do you prove they'll work?
- Will facilities and equipment be available for community use outside of school time?
- How will teaching strategies and activities address the needs of adult learners?
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