{"id":11935,"date":"2018-05-23T12:05:03","date_gmt":"2018-05-23T16:05:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edtechteacher.org\/?p=11935"},"modified":"2025-07-30T14:47:36","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T18:47:36","slug":"lets-just-try-it-is-not-leadership-from-tom-daccord","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edtechteacher.org\/lets-just-try-it-is-not-leadership-from-tom-daccord\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cLet\u2019s Just Try It\u201d is Not Leadership"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">The following post is an excerpt from EdTechTeacher CEO, Tom Daccord&#8217;s new blog: <a href=\"http:\/\/tomdaccord.com\">tomdaccord.com.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Millions of iPads and Chromebooks entered American classrooms between 2012 and 2015 and often joined laptops already in place. As a result of the influx, many schools decided to launch a 1:1 (device-to-student) tech integration program and many administrators held high expectations that technology would bring about substantial instructional innovation.<\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s clear now is that few administrators had a vision of how instruction might change. As a result, that change has not occurred. I can remember visiting dozens of schools during the summers of 2013 and 2014 and having discussions with administrators about their new 1:1 tech initiatives. \u00a0I\u2019d ask them what their learning goals were for the program.\u00a0 Sometimes I\u2019d be met by silence and rarely would an administrator articulate a specific learning goal. Instead, they were more likely to mention expanding the program to more grade levels or talk about a management goal, such as the distribution of apps. In a few cases, some administrators made references to the four Cs \u2014 creativity, collaboration, critical thinking, and communication. Yet, many conceded that they did not have a vision of how learning would be different as a result of their 1:1 program. Many said their role was to provide teachers and students with technology and then it was up to the teachers to develop instructional strategies. (Further reading: <a href=\"https:\/\/luckyblock.net\/\">https:\/\/luckyblock.net\/<\/a>)<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Continue reading this post on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomdaccord.com\/home\/2018\/5\/23\/lets-just-try-it-is-not-leadership\">tomdaccord.com<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/edtechteacher.org\/newsletter2\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-11952\" src=\"https:\/\/edtechteacher.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Sign-up-for-our-Newsletter-300x100.png\" alt=\"Sign Up for our Newsletter!\" width=\"300\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The following post is an excerpt from EdTechTeacher CEO, Tom Daccord&#8217;s new blog: tomdaccord.com. 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