ERIC Number: ED577590
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2017
Pages: 23
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Characteristics of Future Ready Leadership: A Research Synthesis
Office of Educational Technology, US Department of Education
Strong leadership is essential to systemic, sustainable change in education. Superintendents and their leadership teams, with the support of state and local leaders, are key to leading the transition to digital learning in their districts. Superintendents throughout the country have expressed the desire for evidence-based approaches they can rely upon to lead this change. In response to this need, the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Educational Technology, in partnership with the American Institutes for Research (AIR), developed a research-based synthesis defining a set of policies and practices implemented by successful Future Ready district leaders. The resulting rubric provides a basis for personalized professional learning to expand the capacity of district superintendents to effectively transition to digital learning. The rubric served as the foundation for developing a personalizable playlist of videos for superintendents highlighting essential policies and practices for successfully leading the transition to Future Ready schools. Fifty videos were shot on-site at eight school districts across the country. Collectively, these videos constitute a virtual site visit hosted by some of the most forward leaning Future Ready district leaders in the country sharing lessons learned and effective practices with their peers. In addition, the videos were carefully curated to represent each of the 27 evidence-based policies and practices described in this document. The rubric may also prove useful for strategic planning for superintendents, their leadership teams, and those supporting them in other contexts. The rubric is aligned with the recommendations of the 2016 National Education Technology Plan, ensuring that as district leaders work to become Future Ready they will also be making progress toward implementing the broader technology vision for the nation. The Future Ready Leaders rubric defines exemplary dimensions of policy and/or practice within four focus areas: (1) collaborative leadership; (2) personalized student learning; (3) robust infrastructure; and (4) personalized professional learning. The rubric also specifies the types of evidence that support the description of exemplary policy and practice.
Descriptors: Leadership Qualities, Administrator Characteristics, Superintendents, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Administrator Role, Technology Integration, Video Technology, Cooperation, Individualized Instruction, Educational Practices, Professional Development, Educational Policy, Financial Support, Evaluation, Teacher Role, Participative Decision Making
Office of Educational Technology, US Department of Education. Available from: ED Pubs. P.O. Box 1398, Jessup, MD 20794-1398. Tel: 202-401-1444; Fax: 202-401-3941; Web site: http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/os/technology/index.html
Publication Type: Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Department of Education (ED), Office of Educational Technology
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