Communication is key to any form of leadership. You must communicate with all stakeholders, if you do not communicate with them they will not value your leadership. Technology allows many ways for school leaders to communicate. I believe that I will use a blog as my main form of communication. This easily allows the stakeholders the opportunity to access the communication at a time and place that is convenient for them, it also allows them to respond and can launch powerful discussions. As an administrator a blog allows me to communicate in a variety of ways, blogs traditionally are written content, however the blogger could make a video of themselves talking about an important issue and post a like to the video in the blog.
School leaders need to be intentional about demonstrating how to use technology as a valid way to communicate. If teachers and staff see how you use technology to communicate with them and others they may see the importance of communication and follow the example that is being set for them. Ultimately, in school leaders who are able to get their staff to communicate will have fewer issues to deal with, because many times when the community gets stirred up, it is because they are not properly informed.
Last but not least, communication sets a good example for students. It is one more way to prepare them for the 21st century work place. Wagner’s 2nd survival skill is to be able to “Collaborate across networks and Lead by influence”, in order to do this students need to be able to communicate. (Wagner, 22) Students will likely be working with colleagues in that are in other states and countries and they need to be able communicate using all kinds of methods of communications.
Wagner, Tony. The Global Achievement Gap. Basic Books, New York, NY, 2008.
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