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What does professional development look like for school administrators? Preparing school leaders for tough conversations and challenges throughout the school year can take different forms. There is a new program I’m excited to share with you. At ISTE this year, I sat down with Ken Spero. Ken is the CEO of Ed Leadership SIMS (ELS). During our conversation in Philadelphia, he shared how simulations are used to enhance and change traditional professional development for school administrators.
The idea of computer simulations isn’t new, but I had never seen anything quite like ELS before. With this tool, school leaders are presented with a variety of situations. Then they’ll see potential options for resolving a conflict or handling an issue. Instead of acting as an assessment, this tool provides prompts small-group, partner, or whole-group conversations. It is certainly a powerful and practical way to build leadership capacity among team members in a school and/or district, too.