Leaders Today Don’t Have Time to Search the Web!

TICALJason Borgen, Program Coordinator, TICAL

Bob Price Superintendent, Empire Union SD

Devin, Skip, and Rowland could not make it!

Agenda The Technology Information Center for

Administrative Leadership (TICAL) Overview TICAL Best Practices from a Principal's Perspective TICAL Best Practices from a C & I Director’s

Perspective TICAL Best Practices from a Superintendent's

Perspective TICAL membership Q and A

TICAL’s mission

To help K-12 administrators provide informed and effective leadership in the use of technology to improve education.

What are today’s technology questions?

TICAL Statewide service Unique professional

development For administrators, by

administrators Santa Cruz COE Logo hints

TICAL is really three things An Internet portal A statewide cadre of school leaders An annual statewide leadership conference

The Cadre Members

TICAL Cadre: Composition Regional representation Varied roles

Principals Superintendents Other district-level administrators

Vision and passion for technology

Advise on portal design and content Review resources Provide face-to-face orientation Serve as mentors & models of good practice Answer questions in Forum

TICAL Cadre: Role

The Portal’s Home Page

portical.org

TICAL’s Internet portal

Portal Door, gate, or entrance Web site offering

Organized links to pre-selected Internet resources

Some “original” content

The Resource Database 800+ resources Includes

Publications Models/examples People/organizations Hardware/software Vendors

Each Recommended by

colleague Abstract written by

colleague

Resource Categories Curriculum Integration Data-Driven Decision-

Making Financial Planning Operations and

Maintenance Professional Development Technology Planning

Original Content Tools and templates Expert opinion pieces

Short articles Research summaries Narrated slideshows

Profiles, Success Stories

Matrix Search

Advanced Search

Forum Available for administrator groups

ACSA Membership Committee AB 430 Workshops

Ask-a-Question Post a question related to TICAL’s mission. You’re guaranteed a timely answer.

New TICAL Items Interactive Polls Blogs by practicing

administrators that accepts comments

Quick Takes are HOT!

Portal + Cadre + Conference = TICAL Limited set of pre-selected web resources Abstracts written by peers Original content contributed by peers and

invited experts An easy way to communicate with

colleagues

Hot Topics Data-Driven Decision Making

ELAR Just for the Kids

Cyber Safety iSafe

Original Content

Best Practices for a District-Level Director of C&I

Bob’s Best Practices for a Superintendent

Video clips to motivate, inspire, and laugh Can search by term (i.e. video clips) Can search by Advanced Search (i.e.

Superintendent)

www.portical.org

LEADERSHIP 3.0 Leadership, Technology,

Innovation: Elements of 21st Century Leadership

April 2-4, 2009 Doubletree Hotel Mission Valley (Hazard Center) San Diego

Keynote by Dr. Jennifer James, Cultural Anthropologist

www.lead3.org

www.portical.org

Thank you! www.portical.org jborgen@portical.org bprice@empire.k12.ca.us