District Support - A Second Draft
I was recently asked an important question that I fear I wasn't able to properly answer.
How should the district support the technology needs of the district?As I've thought a lot about this question since my first attempt, I've decided that a second attempt would be fitting. Hopefully this time around I'm able to offer an improved analysis of this important subject. Therefore, that which follows is my second draft.
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First, the district should support the technology needs of the district by realizing that the primary reason of its very existence is to improve the learning experience of students.
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Next, the district should support the technology needs of the district by challenging the status quo, providing alternative methods, and imparting the resources necessary to ensure success.
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Finally, the district should support the technology needs of the district by always helping when needed and by sometimes staying out of the way.
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For what it's worth.
Original Image Sources: Flickr users Juber Al-haddad, The Tardigrade, and stuant63.