Leadership Matters December 2013 - page 2

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IASA Newsletter Editor
Michael Chamness
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Assistant Editor
Mary Ellen Buch
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In this month’s issue
Volume 1, Issue 12
Additional Items
 Technology in today’s
classrooms not really about
devices, but new ways of
teaching, learning P. 9
 Rico named director of IL
Center for School
Improvement P. 12
 Communicate your story
through data visualization
P. 14
 IASA News in Brief P. 16
 Getting to know your IASA
Board Members P. 18
 Illinois Superintendent of
the Year reception to be
held at AASA National
Conference P. 18
 ISDLAF+ Update P. 18
 IASA Calendar P. 20
Clark, legislators discuss
‘Long Road to Pension
Reform’
P. 4
What is your district’s
position on online
classes?
P. 11
Technology evolution:
More student ownership of
learning
P. 10
Cover photo: Students in
Marcie Faust's 6th grade
language arts class at Caruso
Middle School in Deerfield may
work on Chromebooks at their
desk under Faust's direction,
or in groups with classmates to
complete research and writing
assignments. Faust is one of
40 District 109 teachers who
received an innovation grant to
pilot 1:1 learning with
Chromebooks in her classroom
in early 2014. District 109
plans to move toward a 1:1
learning environment district-
wide by the beginning of the
2014-2015 school year.
IlliniCloud: The silver
lining in technology for
Illinois schools
P. 6