June+23+2015

Tuesday, June 23
8:30 AM- 5:00 PM

// Educational Administrators promote an environment of professional learning and innovation that empowers educators to enhance student learning through the infusion of contemporary technologies and digital resources. //
 * Topic: Excellence in Professional Practice **
 * 1) Allocate time, resources, and access to ensure ongoing professional growth in technology fluency and integration
 * 2) Facilitate and participate in learning communities that stimulate, nurture and support administrators, faculty, and staff in the study and use of technology
 * 3) Promote and model effective communication and collaboration among stakeholders using digital age tools
 * 4) Stay abreast of educational research and emerging trends regarding effective use of technology and encourage evaluation of new technologies for their potential to improve student learning

**Tuesday's POA**
Social media/blogs check-ins

Personal Learning Networks - PLNs
What are they and how/why can I build my own?


 *  4 Big Ideas Around the Connected Educator by Silvia Tolisano
 *  23 Resources about Personal Learning Networks from Shelly Terrell
 *  [|The 5 Cs to developing your personal learning network] from Lisa Nielsen
 *  How to use Twitter to grow your PLN from Edutopia
 *  What the heck is a PLN? from Michael Graffin
 * Teacher's Guide on Creating Personal Learning Networks
 * Tools for Building Your Personal Learning Network
 * The What and Why of a Personal Learning Network

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Sharing: Our Moral Imperative
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 * // [|The New Ed-tech Leader Models by Digital Example] // EdWeek
 * [|5 ways being a connected principal benefits my students] from Joe Mazza
 * [|Connected Principals] blog with posts by a number of practitioners
 * What does it mean to be the lead learner?
 * Principal 2.0: Becoming the Lead Learner
 * Evolution of a lead learner
 * Tech savvy leaders v. lead learners
 * Principal as lead (networked) learner
 * [|Teachers who tweet: 50 educators you should follow]

//[|5 tips for managing a fast-paced Twitter chat!]//
 * 12 PM - Participate in #edchat live - [|click here to take the poll on which topic you'd like to discuss!] **

Part II - The Administrator as Communicator & Collaborator
How can I reinvent my traditional methods to improve organizational efficiency, empower teachers, engage more stakeholder voices, share resources, and celebrate my school?
 * Google Apps for Education and other collaborative tools
 * see my Google Apps resources here!
 * [|and here]on my elem tech coach blog
 * Blogging as admin and benefits to teacher and student blogging
 * blogging resources here
 * The role of social media
 * networked administrator resources here

Part III: Assessing Your Current Levels of Understanding
//The Technology-Ready School Administrator//


 * Technology Usage, Technology Conceptual Knowledge, Human Relationship Skills, Technology Skills surveys (pp.77-84)

Tuesday's Assignments
Also share a sentence or two on how you believe this format of professional learning could be used in schools.
 * ** Assignment Description ** ||  || ** Due Date ** ||
 * Choose one of the episodes of the [|podcast #BACKCHANNELedu to listen to]. (They're also available in the iTunes store). Reflect on your blog. How would you answer the questions posed and address the situation shared?

Bonus: Tweet the link to the podcast you listened to using the #edg646 hashtag. Tweet the link to your reflective post using the #edg646 hashtag and/or the #backchanneledu hashtag. ||  || Wednesday 6/24 by 8:30 AM ||
 * ** Blog Commenting ** - Provide thoughtful comments on at least ** two ** of your classmates' blog posts submitted earlier in the week. ||  || Wednesday 6/24 by 12 PM ||
 * Continue demo slam research ||  || Share during Friday's class ||
 * Continue project work ||  || Presentations during Friday's class ||

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