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2. Learning Environments: 6. IT-ET Practices: extent to
pedagogical practices in which information and
environments where teaching education technolo- CHANGE
and learning are occurring gies are aligned and READINESS
3. Organizational Capacity: ability effectively utilized
LEARNING
of the district to support changes to promote mod- IT-ET ENVIRONMENTS
in learning environments ern pedagogical PRACTICES
4. Resource Allocation and and operational
Deployment: extent to which practice
resources are aligned to modern These six pillars rep-
pedagogical practices and how resent the foundation
they are being distributed across upon which exem-
the organization. plary modern learning DATA-INFORMED ORGANIZATIONAL
5. Data-Informed Practices: extent organizations are built. PRACTICES M O D E R N T E A C H I N G L E A R N I N G & A S S E S S M E N T CAPACITY
to which data are aligned to Cohesively and compre-
modern pedagogical practices hensibly, they currently
and how it is used to inform comprise 34 Elements and
practices and decision making 230 Indicators against which RESOURCE
across the organization their strength is judged, all of DEVELOPMENT
which must be systemically intercon-
nected for optimal results.

For more information, or to purchase our e-book and interactive resource, LeaderShift 2020: Reinventing Our Schools for
Extraordinary and Uncertain Times, please visit: http://www.springboard21.com/book/leadershift2020/.

References:
Grandstaff, M. and Sorenson, G. (2009). Strategic leadership: The general’s art. Vienna, VA: Management Concepts.

About the Authors
Brian Chinni has served the educational profession for 25 years as a teacher, school principal, district-level
administrator, university professor, and entrepreneur. In 1998, Brian established The Madison Institute (d.b.a.
TMI Education), a New Jersey-based educational think tank, consultancy, and professional development
firm serving K-12, higher education, and government agencies both at home and abroad. In 2015, Brian and
TMI joined forces with Ian Jukes and his organization, Infosavvy21, to further extend his reach and influence.
Brian currently serves as Co-Founder and Managing Partner of SpringBoard21 Education Solutions.
Ian Jukes is the founder and Executive Director of the InfoSavvy Group, an international educational
leadership consulting firm. He has been a classroom teacher - teaching every grade from Kindergarten to
Grade 12, a school, school district, and Ministry director, a writer, an international consultant, a university
professor, and a keynote speaker. To date, Ian has worked with clients in more than 80 countries and made
more than 12,000 presentations. He has also written or co-written 17 books and nine education series.
Nicky Mohan is the co-founder and managing partner of both SpringBoard21 Educational Solutions and
Infosavvy21, an international educational consulting firm. She has been a classroom teacher, a school
and university administrator, an instructional designer, a business sector manager, and a trainer and
international speaker. At the University of Waikato, New Zealand, she designed and delivered courses
and workshops based on research of best practices in teaching and learning.
Glenn Nowosad is the co-founder and managing partner of both SpringBoard21 Educational Solutions
and IT-ET Shift Happens, a Canadian educational consulting firm. Glenn has been a classroom teacher,
instructional designer, Director of Technology, Associate Superintendent of Educational Services and a
recognized Apple Distinguished Educator. Glenn is passionate about changing curriculum and instructional
practices to provide an engaging, relevant, and problem-base learning experience designed to apply twenty-
first century skills.

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