Book Review: Digital Leadership

The extra hour of sleep over the weekend gave me just enough time to finish Eric Sheninger's book, Digital Leadership.

For me, the book affirmed by beliefs about technology use in education. I was inspired by the story of New Milford High School and encouraged by the struggles of other educational leaders that were highlighted in the book.

The book is a wonderful start for those educators who are not yet sold on the idea of digital leadership. Eric does a great job of explaining the need for change in our schools while keeping the focus on sound pedagogy and student learning.

"It has nothing to do with devices and has everything to do with rethinking what our students need to prepare them for the rapidly changing real world behind school walls." - Sheninger

The book is also jam-packed with resources to get you started or to further your efforts to become a digital leader. I would highly recommend it to any educational leader and will be emailing other principals in my division to let them know my copy is up for lending.

Next on my shelf: The Collected Writings of Rick Wormeli.

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