Policy & Standards
Educational policy and standards - district, provincial and international
Copies of the Three Year Plan that guides the priorities of the Calgary Board of Education.
Information from the ATA on technology and education in the province of Alberta.
Alberta Education standards including the 2004 - Learning and Technology Policy Framework.
Copies of Educational Technology Standards for students, teachers and administrators.
Educational Leadership Organizations
A variety of organizations that provide educators resources on educational leadership.
Assessment resources, examples, professional learning opportunities
Articles & Websites of Interest
Links to specific articles on a variety of educational technology leadership topics.
An article from Michael Fullan and Gerry Smith on the changing face of education. From 1999 but still a good summary.
Assistance with planning for the cost of networked computing infrastructure.
Information on using open source for educational computing options.
Research based publications on information security
Information and tools for educational technology leaders on information security.
An article by Stephanie Hirsh from the National Staff Development Council on the basics of effective professional development.
The 2001 article by Marc Prensky on the difference between yesterday and todays students.
Links to many other articles by Marc Prensky who coined the terms Digital Natives and Digital Immigrants
A wide variety of articles on the topic of social media and its use in education both with students and as a professional tool.
Part 2 of the article by Marc Prensky - subtitled Do They Really Think Differently?
An article by Harvey Barnett on technology planning.
From Dennis Sparks, Executive Director of the National Staff Development Council
Matrix showing a continuum of technology integration into classrooms