Digital Leadership


Evaluating and Monitoring



1. Reflecting on the Digital Strategy

  • Reduction of Teacher Workload - Several digital tools are used in the Strategy to reduce teacher workload. For example, Liveworksheets and other assignments may be placed in the Google Classroom as scheduled assignments. On the administrative side, OpenEMIS is used to mark student attendance. Statistics can be seen without manual calculations and generated. Data is easy to track. Reporting is also easier done on this digital platform. 
  • Digital resources and tools will also encourage parental involvement and learning opportunities for parents and students. For example, material will be posted in Google Classroom for review or for flipped learning. The ProFuturo programme provides content for students to continue learning at home. Communication is easier as parents can receive correspondence through email, WhatsApp or G Suite. 

 

2. Monitoring the Impact

The impact of the digital strategy will be monitored every six (6) weeks. Evidence will be collected and changes made where necessary. Such monitoring may lead to decisions such as a need for further professional development on the use of digital tools or changing the digital tool or content to achieve a particular learning outcome.

  • Information will be gathered about students scores and progress. 

  • Feedback will be taken from staff on work load, areas where the digital technologies were used and goals achieved or not achieved. 

  • Students will also be allowed to give feedback on digital tools used and their level of motivation. 

  • The efficiency of the management information system will also be observed to ensure that it is time efficient, accurate, easy to use and accessible. 

  • Reports generated from the management information system can help in informed decisions to identify where further training is needed for teachers and where to focus on students' progress, attendance, etc.

  • The effectiveness of assistive technologies, such as Google voice search and Google image search for those students who have challenges with literacy, will be observed.

 

3. Evaluation of Digital Strategy

A formative evaluation will be done to ensure that digital strategy will be feasible, acceptable and meets the needs of the school. 

  • The work load of the teachers will be evaluated, areas where they spend most of their time identified and determinations made about how digital technologies will be used to improve efficiency. 

  • Staff will be encouraged to engage in self evaluation. 

  • The students and the digital tools will also be evaluated. Interviews will be used to solicit this information. Assessment procedures will be used to evaluate the students.

  • Current and potential issues or challenges will be noted.


4. Implementation of Digital Strategy

  • The digital strategy will be presented to management and then implemented in stages.

  • The teaching staff will be engaged at all stages to get evidence on how they implement the digital technologies in their classes. Before implementation, the effectiveness of digital technologies will be explained and pros and cons highlighted. For example, pros include the fact that multimedia is more appealing to visual learners and digital technology can assist students with reading challenges. Cons include health challenges, such as eye strain and the risk of developing carpel tunnel syndrome. 

  • Ongoing training will be provided for staff and support readily available.

 

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