I really enjoyed John Percevault's presentation today. He and his team have accomplished a tremendous amount of work in 2 years. He even did a great job of providng a wealth of information on their processes, results and future plans.
I believe that people like John are rare and set a very, very high standard. Experience is a great teacher. He taught and worked with technoloy for the last 30 years, basically from the beginning of the advent of technology in schools up to the present. That kind of experience can never be replaced. Others will have to settle for learning what he has experienced first hand.
He has a rare mix of deep educational experience accompanied with technical savvy and the personality that made him take on the challenge of leading technological change in Lethbridge 51. Very impressive.
It is one thing to read about the qualities to which one should aspirie to become a successful technology leader. It is another thing altogether to see what those qualities look like in real life. It was actually quite overwhelming.
I very much appreciated John coming and sharing with us. The resources he left will be of great use in reaffirming the points that have already been raised in our readings and the ISTE documents. When retirement comes I am sure that he will leave big shoes to fill in Lethbridge 51.