March 2016: School Administrator
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Editor's Note
Rural Relevancy
When the magazine staff discussed the articles generated for this month’s theme issue on leadership in rural America, we were struck by how so many of the topics applied just as well to those running larger school districts in metropolitan areas. Issues such as the leveraging of classroom technology, the return on public investment and the first-year experiences in the superintendency — each of which is addressed here along with much more — play equally well across all demographic spheres.
This also may be true in the manner school districts think today about curriculum. Relevant content no longer is confined to printed textbooks. This is particularly so with the availability of open curriculum — or what we call “open educational resources” in the detailed account by veteran education journalist Bill Graves.
Strong content can originate in any number of places. The rise of open resources will enable creative teachers to make an unlimited array of adaptations to their classroom instruction. School districts such as the rural Grandview School District in Washington portrayed in our coverage will enable their staffs to adapt the curriculum to meet their students’ specific needs and interests. The use of open educational resources might energize learning communities of committed teachers and administrators.
I’m sure we’ll be revisiting this newly emerging subject before long, so I’d welcome hearing from our readers about their own experiences down the line.
Jay P. Goldman
Editor, School Administrator
703-875-0745
jgoldman@aasa.org
@JPGoldman
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