Director of Instructional Technology Named Emerging Leader

Steven Anderson

Steven Anderson, the school system’s director of instructional technology, is one of 26 educators named to ASCD’s 2012 Emerging Leaders Class.

“Being recognized as a Leader in the Education field is both an honor and very humbling for me,” Anderson said. “I want to use my experiences as an Emerging Leader to help grow myself and other educational leaders as we strive for excellence for our students. Being an Emerging Leader will give me the opportunity to work with others from around the globe to build my own knowledge and how I can better help others going forward.”

The Emerging Leaders program recognizes and prepares young, promising educators to influence education programs, policy, and practice on both the local and national levels. ASCD (formerly the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development) provides programs, products, and services that empower educators to support the success of each learner. 

Emerging leaders are enrolled in the program for two years and may be paired with an ASCD mentor who can provide support and guidance in their professional development. Emerging leaders are invited to attend ASCD's Leader to Leader (L2L) Conference held in late July every year. 

The 2012 class of emerging leaders is both professionally and regionally diverse. It includes chemistry specialists and academic-services administrators from as far away as Hong Kong. An advisory panel made up of ASCD staff, leaders, and emerging leader alumni reviewed and selected this year's class.

Founded in 1943, ASCD is an educational leadership organization dedicated to advancing best practices and policies for the success of each learner. Its more than 150,000 members in more than 145 countries include superintendents, supervisors, principals, teachers, professors of education, and school board members.