This article presents an informed commentary on the state of 21st century vision for schools. A broad overview of the
need for school reform and the use of continuous improvement as a conceptual tool to drive instructional
improvement is presented first. This is followed by a discussion of the potential of instructional technology as a tool
for change. In addition, a brief presentation of a relatively new body of knowledge and practice for education known
as lean is provided along with a description of how a demonstration site, an at risk high school, benefitted from lean
analysis to highlight where to improve instruction through screencast technology (Green, 2011a).