Superintendent’s Center
As the world becomes increasingly digital, and the nation’s schools are entering a new era of accountability, our expectations for school superintendents are changing as well.
To be successful, today’s superintendents must understand how technology can support the mission of K-12 school districts: how it can be used to drive down costs, improve efficiencies, extend learning opportunities to more students (both inside and outside of school), and enhance teaching and learning.
On this page, we’ve compiled resources to help you make this shift—and be an effective ed-tech leader in your own district.
Tech-savvy superintendents share keys to their success
Change is never easy—but when you start with a clear vision that focuses on learning outcomes, and you involve all stakeholders in the process, and you model the…
Three key takeaways from this year’s National Conference on Education
We were exposed to three great presenters who challenged us to consider the value of great leadership in our schools, valid and reliable assessments of our students and…
Four keys to success with digital textbooks
Moving to digital textbooks is easier said than done—it takes months of planning, stakeholder buy-in, and perseverance. A new infographic from OnlineCollege.org pulls data from the Federal Communications…
‘Good to Great’ author: How to have great schools
The most important factor influencing a school’s success isn’t class size, length of the school day, or other reforms, says researcher and author Jim Collins—it’s having a great…
Coming soon: A national superintendent certification program
The American Association of School Administrators is about to reinvent itself. As part of this effort, AASA will be unveiling a national vision statement and launching a National…
Meet the winners of our 2013 Tech-Savvy Superintendent Awards
A competency-based learning program that blends face-to-face and online instruction, iBooks created for classroom lessons, and computers refurbished by students and donated for use by families: These are…
Beyond ‘one-to-one computing’: Time for a new approach
Adding a digital device to the classroom without a fundamental change in the culture of teaching and learning will not lead to significant improvement. Unless clear goals across…
Report: International tests severely misrank U.S. students
Prominent international tests skew comparisons of test scores, and U.S. student performance actually ranks much higher than believed, according to a new report released by the Economic Policy…
Three key takeaways from this year’s National Conference on Education
We were exposed to three great presenters who challenged us to consider the value of great leadership in our schools, valid and reliable assessments of our students and…
Coming soon: A national superintendent certification program
The American Association of School Administrators is about to reinvent itself. As part of this effort, AASA will be unveiling a national vision statement and launching a National…
What U.S. schools can learn from Russia
There is a tendency to beat up on our public schools based on the performance of American students on international tests. The impression that is created is that…
Why are women so underrepresented in educational leadership?
Recently, I had the unique opportunity to be one of a handful of males who sat in with a group of 300 women in school leadership when they…
eSN’s Annual Tech-Savvy Superintendent Awards
Meet 10 of the nation’s savviest ed-tech leaders…and learn more about our groundbreaking awards program.
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