When Innovation Begins

Sharing the Vision

  Teachers understand what 

it means to fully integrate 

Defining a shared vision for 

technology into their teaching.

educational transformation is the

They incorporate the ideas of 

responsibility of individual school

individual students in creating 

systems as they incorporate 

a powerful learning experience

the ideas and values of the 

designed to unlock the personal

stakeholders they serve. It is 

potential of both student and

similar to transforming a large 

teacher. They have the support

corporation with many different

they need from principals and

market segments, product lines 

superintendents as they team with

and stakeholders. A vision for 

students to close the technology

educational transformation 

 perception gap. 

might include the following:

  Students are engaged in the 

  Superintendents and other lead 

conversation about how to 

ers actively address policy issues,

transform their classrooms. 

make technology a priority and

They have the latitude to design

engage multiple measures of

their own learning experiences.

effectiveness for their own school

Many leaders in the past

systems. They communicate openly

have tended to be judges.

and directly and explore the 

People would bring thoughts

possibilities with all stakeholders,

and ideas, business plans to

including students and parents.

the table, and they would

say,  That's good,  or  That's

bad,  or  That's okay.  But 

in a time of rapid change, 

I think leaders need to be

teachers. To be a teacher

doesn't mean you know 

every answer. What it means

is that you are teaching the

organization how to learn.

  Rod D. Odom, Jr., President, Network

Services, BellSouth Corporation 

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