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My presentation today with Mary Mehsikomer from the Minnesota Department of Education went well. I got to talk a lot about CASTLE and what we do and got a few […]

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Scott McLeod

February 16, 2011

My presentation today with Mary Mehsikomer from the Minnesota Department of Education went well. I got to talk a lot about CASTLE and what we do and got a few state educational technology directors fired up about focusing on the technology leadership needs of administrators. You can download my presentation (FYI, slide 12 refers to higher education). I am hoping that some interesting opportunities will arise as a result…

Associate Professor of Educational Administration, Iowa State University

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