I am the "Digital Teacher Leader" at my site, a position created by San Diego Unified School District to provide support to teachers at school sites as the i21 Technology Plan was put into place. In this position I have attended monthly meetings to be kept informed of the district's plan for technology integration, and I have participated in technology-related professional development opportunities. I have also had the support and encouragement of my administrators at my current site, and that has been parlayed into an extra "prep" period for the last three years which gives me time to support teachers and students in their use of technology in the classroom. In my role as the DTL I have been invited to participate in the decision-making for technology purchases and I have been a part of the planning and designing of technology professional development activities for our site.
I wish I had known about Enterprise Architecture several years ago because I think that my site is missing a well-planned architecture for the integration of technology in our classrooms. We have followed the district guidelines, and have all of the required equipment, but implementation is spotty, and I don't think there is a fully thought-out plan for how technology is expected to be used by teachers and students. I feel like a comprehensive professional development plan would have helped us to truly integrate technology into each and every classroom. I don't know if that is truly "Enterprise Architecture," but I think the idea of a long-term plan, with consideration to the inter-connectedness of delivery of content, integration of technology, and identifiable student outcomes, would have been very beneficial to teachers and students alike.
I wish I had known about Enterprise Architecture several years ago because I think that my site is missing a well-planned architecture for the integration of technology in our classrooms. We have followed the district guidelines, and have all of the required equipment, but implementation is spotty, and I don't think there is a fully thought-out plan for how technology is expected to be used by teachers and students. I feel like a comprehensive professional development plan would have helped us to truly integrate technology into each and every classroom. I don't know if that is truly "Enterprise Architecture," but I think the idea of a long-term plan, with consideration to the inter-connectedness of delivery of content, integration of technology, and identifiable student outcomes, would have been very beneficial to teachers and students alike.