Technology Leadership for School Improvement

Rosemary Papa (aka Rosemary Papalewis) is a professor of educational leadership and policy studies at California State University, Sacramento (CSUS), and serves as the director of the university's Center for Teaching and Learning, working with faculty across all disciplines and colleges. Prior to coming to CSUS, she held positions as the western regional vice president for Sylvan Learning Systems, the assistant vice chancellor for interinstitutional relations for the California State University system, and professor and co-founding director for the joint doctoral program in educational leadership of California State University, Fresno, and as principal and chief administrator of private schools in Nebraska. Papalewis is a past president of both the National Association of Professors of Education Administration and the California Association of Professors of Education Administration. She recently ended her term representing the California State University as vice chair and commissioner on the California Student Aid Commission and Board Chair of the Commission's auxiliary, EdFund, a $2.2 billion student lending service. Papa actively serves as a consultant to school districts, California National Guard youth programs, and corporate educational companies. She is an active researcher, having published and presented in the areas of K-12 and higher education leadership, joint doctoral programs, teacher training, mentoring, women in administration, and technology in university teaching.

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• PrefacePart I. Leadership Policy and Innovative PracticeChapter 1. Entrepreneurial Leadership for Technology: An Opposable Mind - Theodore CreightonChapter 2. Technology Leadership Standards: The Next Generation - Rosemary PapaChapter 3. Administration of Technology: Teaching, Learning, and Resource Management - Ric BrownChapter 4. Designing and Using Academic Information Systems: Providing Decision Support Systems for Educational Leaders - Stephen LawtonPart II. Leadership Teaching and LearningChapter 5. Leading Adult Learners: Preparing Future Leaders and Professional Development of Those They Lead - Rosemary Papa and Jessica PapaChapter 6. Planning, Designing, Implementing, and Evaluating Technology - Shadow W. J. ArmfieldChapter 7. Web 2.0 Learning Environments in Distance Learning - Chih-Hsiung Tu and J. Michael BlocherChapter 8. Design of Creative Online Learning Spaces - Mary I. DereshiwskyPart III. Leadership: Social, Cultural, and LegalChapter 9. School, Technology, and Society: Home-School Communications and Access - Laura Sujo-Montes and Lawrence GallagherChapter 10. Security, Internet Safety, Copyright, and Plagiarism - Janet Tareilo and Theodore CreightonPart IV. Leadership Digital Assessments and EvaluationChapter 11. Online Evaluation - Mary I. DereshiwskyChapter 12. Using Technology for Assessing and Evaluating Student Learning and Instructional Practices - Cynthia ConnChapter 13. Program Evaluation and Technology Integration Strategies - Rosemary PapaGlossaryIndexAbout the EditorAbout the Contributors