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=How to Make it Happen=

Based on those..

 * ===Develop clear expectations for teachers===
 * ===Provide on-going support===
 * ===Provide staff development===
 * ===Workshops which are sequential and building on each other===
 * ===Based on educational needs of teachers===
 * ===Based on expectations===

Possibilities:

 * ===Building wide staff development – “Tech Tuesdays”===
 * ===Cooperative teams – working as teams to create and share curriculum lessons enhanced/improved through technology===
 * ===Mentor/protégé programs===
 * ===Building Integrators===

You also need...

 * ==Teamwork==
 * ==The Principal and the Integrator==
 * ==A building-wide collaborative atmosphere==
 * ==Communication==
 * ==Principal with integrator==
 * ==The Principal with the Integrator and teachers==
 * ==Integrator with teachers==
 * ==Encouragement==
 * ==Tech Teasers – 5 min tech tidbits at staff meetings==
 * ==Showcasing teacher accomplishments through student work samples and achievement==
 * ==Willingness!!==
 * ==TIME!!==
 * ==Energy and Commitment==

===“The challenge for administrators is to develop motivated teachers who are actively engaged in teaching and learning, open to new ideas and approaches, and committed to students and who change over the lifetime of their teaching careers.”===

(Miskel & Hoy, 2005, 7th edition)
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