IT is from Mars, Instruction is from Venus

In school districts, curriculum and technology experts often sit on other sides of the table. Why the great divide? For starters, K–12 technology leaders typically bring a business perspective to the educational world. For most working in IT, this is a reasonable world view. But when you ask teachers their thoughts on the importance of enterprise-wide solutions and the merger of administrative and instructional technologies, you’re liable to see some raised eyebrows. The bottom line is that for many educators, IT is a service or a process, not part of the core instructional mission.