Because of a school leader's model, there was a belief that the organization was in back of a movement to implement new tools. Read about the power of leaders who model and add a comment.

This year I witnessed first-hand the power of modeling from several school leaders in my building that has sparked risk-taking and creativity throughout the building. Our principal began exploring various web 2.0 technologies for more effective and efficient communication. From these explorations, he began blogging and integrated RSS into the school website. This use of participatory media demonstrated a number of vital organizational beliefs to educators: a commitment to instructional technology, an understanding of the importance of the philosophy of web 2.0, a belief in life-long learning, the value of risk-taking, and the disdain for stagnation.

How do I know this? Well, it created a buzz, a ripple effect. Teachers began talking to me about blogging and web 2.0 and soon discovered curricular and instructional needs that would be met with these tools. No fear. No apprehension. Because of a leader's model, there was already a belief that the organization believed in this.

By Ryan Bretag
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