VITAL

The Virginia Initiative for Technology and Administrative Leadership (VITAL) project is an intense professional development leadership experience for principals, superintendents and central office directors. The VITAL training recognizes the need for educational leaders to be given rich and relevant experiences that take advantage of the power of technology to support and improve teaching, learning and leadership in today’s schools.

Goal

The goal of the project is to provide engaging experiences that will allow school administrators to be able to:
• Lead and manage the systemic whole school change processes;
• Support effective professional development;
• Attain knowledge of technology and student learning;
• Create and maintain technology plans that reflect sound decision-making and planning;
• Facilitate the effective integration of technology.

New technologies can provide an infrastructure that supports overall school improvement and reform efforts. The VITAL program will engage leaders and provide a framework for learning experiences where participants will use technology in ways that are congruent with the most recent developments and advances in instructional pedagogy and models of leadership.