I keep thinking back…. but do not recall being informed in my Ed. School classes that I was being prepped to go out and become a leader in the effort to reinvent schools for the 21st Century. Even while getting my Master’s degree in Educational Technology and Instructional Design, I don’t remember a notice going around that schools were in need of radical transformations. Now I wonder how I could have been so blind. Sometimes I know that it is the structure of an old school system, from top-to-bottom, which prevents us from overcoming the challenges of transforming our schools into effective educational environments. At other times, I tend think that we have not stepped up to the challenge as professionals. I’m sure the truth exists somewhere between those margins.

System change is not often accomplished as a whole-system. It often begins to bend from the contributions of a few passionate people, cutting pathways for others to follow. That is the realistic hope I hold – that a few will become trailblazers in our school community and begin to seek the opportunity to share in our growth… clearing the path for others to follow. This blog is an opportunity for Deer Isle – Stonington students, parents, and educators to think about and talk about “What’s next…” for our schools in terms of applying technology to promote 21st Century skills and literacy.

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