Superintendent’s Center
As the world becomes an increasingly digital society, the nation’s schools are entering a new era of accountability, and this has changed our expectations of school superintendents.
Schools leaders have come to rely on computing devices and the internet to engage students’ interest, track their progress, personalize instruction, and understand how technology works and how it can transform teaching and learning.
On this page, eSchool News editors have compiled resources that we hope will help you, as a school leader, learn how to best use technology to strengthen your district.
Senate bill on the use of restraint would tie school leaders’ hands
The U.S. Senate is considering a bill that would prohibit the use of seclusion and restraint, the very practice that has enabled many students with serious emotional or…
Ed-tech group IDs ways to help boost achievement
An initiative that uses research to identify ways to use educational technology successfully soon will launch a professional learning community with resources and collaborative opportunities to help school…
How to expand students’ ed-tech access—and stay out of court
Finding the right balance between keeping students safe and letting them explore their world digitally was the focus of an April 21 session during the National School Boards…
With mobile device management, schools can rest easier
When you’re handing out 27,000 iPads and iPod Touches to your students and staff, having an easy way to manage all the devices—pushing out just the right applications…
Parents, educators want more from assessment
Thanks to the federal No Child Left Behind Act, K-12 educators are spending more time than ever before on testing their students' skills—but is all this testing doing…
2012 Tech-Savvy Superintendent Award winners discuss the keys to their success
Winners of the 2012 Tech-Savvy Superintendent Awards sat down with eSchool News Editor-in-Chief Dennis Pierce to discuss the qualities they think are important for today’s superintendents, the initiatives...
March 30 2012 / Read more »eSchool Media honors 10 of the nation’s tech-savvy superintendents
Sponsored by GlobalScholar and JDL Horizons, the 12th annual Tech-Savvy Superintendent Awards from eSchool Media recognized 10 senior school district executives from around the nation who demonstrate outstanding...
March 30 2012 / Read more »Alan November: What’s your plan for making every home a center of learning?
The 2012 Tech-Savvy Superintendent Awards ceremony featured a keynote speech from Alan November, a former classroom teacher and ed-tech pioneer who co-founded the education consulting firm November Learning....
March 30 2012 / Read more »
Meet 10 of the nation's savviest ed-tech leaders...and learn more about our groundbreaking awards program.
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Dan Domenech at TSSA
Daniel A. Domenech discusses AASA's role in developing the stimulus package and eSchool News' Tech-Savvy Superintendent Awards.
The Tech-Savvy Superintendent Awards ceremony 2009 in San Francisco.
Chip Kimball, Superintendent of the Lake Washington School District, Washington, discusses the importance of CoSN's initiative: Empowering the 21st Century Superintendent.
Evelyn Holman, president of the Century Club 100.