A program designed for superintendents to work with each other in some sessions, with their administrative teams in others and with a personal coach for technology skill development. Superintendents   Administrative Leadership A unique opportunity to build technology leadership skills, the academy offers superintendents the opportunity to come together with their peers for:   Designed to help superintendents and their technology team work together to build their knowledge and skills to create 21st-century learning environments for students, these administrative leadership sessions seek to: Sharing of best practices Exploring new technologies One-to-one skill development based on 21st-century skills Discussing the ideas of innovative thinkers as expressed in current books   Increase personal and district skill levels in technology leadership Build the technology leadership capacity of each district leadership team Share experiences with other leaders using Web 2.0 tools Private coaching by TIES staff will be available for building personal skills through personal training.   This professional development program is based on CoSN's Empowering the 21st-Century Superintendent.   All academy sessions are at TIES Conference Center.   For more information  Contact Betty Schweizer at 651-999-6005 or Mark Robertson at 763-450-1309. Academy schedule Session 1 Information session   Superintendents only (lunch included) Session 2   Theme 1: Strengthen district leadership and communications   Superintendents and administrative teams meet separately in the morning and together in the afternoon Session 3   Theme 2: Raise the bar with 21st-century skills     Superintendents and administrative teams meet separately in the morning and together in the afternoon Session 4 Best-practices sharing   Superintendents only; no administrative teams Session 5   Theme 3: Transforming pedagogy with compelling learning environments   Superintendents and administrative teams meet separately in the morning and together in the afternoon Session 6  Best-practices sharing   Superintendents only; no administrative teams Session 7   Theme 4: Support professional development and communities of practice   Superintendents and administrative teams meet separately in the morning and together in the afternoon Session 8  Best-practices sharing   Superintendents only; no administrative teams Session 9   Theme 5: Create balanced assessment     Superintendents and administrative teams meet separately in the morning and together in the afternoon General agenda for Superintendent and Administrative Team Sessions, Themes 1-5 9:15 a.m.-noon   Superintendents and administrators meet separately With few exceptions, superintendents meet with their leadership teams about every other session to discuss 21st-century themes. In nontheme sessions, superintendents meet with each other to discuss how they are doing with technology leadership. Noon-12:30 p.m.   Lunch for superintendents with administrative teams 12:30-4 p.m.   Superintendent and administrative team activities Detailed agenda Morning session   Afternoon session Superintendents and administrators meet separately, 9:15 a.m.-noon   Administrative teams with superintendents, noon-4 p.m.   ● Introductions and follow-up from previous sessions   ● Lunch with superintendents and team, noon-12:30 p.m. ●. Personal skills   ● Technology leadership     Assessment of skills - first meeting Showcase of tools for superintendents       Theme from Empowering the 21st-Century Superintendent Guest speaker via video and discussion ●   Technology leadership theme from Empowering the 21st-Century Superintendent     ●   District team activity   Assessment of skills - first meeting Team building skills       ● Assignment - planning process for each team project       ● Wrap-up and evaluation

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