June25

EDG 646 Tuesday, June 25
4:15-9:30 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

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**Tuesday's POA**
1. Social media/blogs check-ins 2. Personal Learning Networks - PLNs - What are they and how/why can I build my own? [|The 5 Cs to developing your personal learning network]

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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

5. Communication & collaboration with stakeholders supported through technology - how can I reinvent my traditional methods to improve organizational efficiency and empower teachers?

6. Preparing and Supporting Our Teachers

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 * What is TPACK and what are its components?
 * Why should I know about TPACK and how will it influence my work as an administrator?
 * How can this model be useful when working to develop teachers' skills with technology integration?

[|Developing TPACK with teachers]

[|7 Habits of Highly Effective Teachers Who Use Technology]

[|Technology integration matrix] from the Florida Center for Instructional Technology

Tuesday's Assignments
// Examine the blog's organization, topics shared, and read several posts. // // Comment on at least one of their posts. (Feel free to identify yourself as a EDG646 student in my class). // // On your blog, write a post that shares your thoughts about the benefits and uses of educational // // and reflective blogging for the school leader. Include a link to the blog(s)/post(s) you read so your // // classmates can reference the posts as well. // Bonus: Add the blogs to your Feedly reader and/or our [|EDG646 Diigo group]. Tweet the posts you read and use the #edg646 hashtag. ||  || Wednesday 6/26 by 8:30 AM ||
 * ** Assignment Description ** ||  || ** Due Date ** ||
 * Blog Post: //Find and read at least one blog of a "connected" educational leader ([|use this list to guide you]).//
 * ** Blog Commenting ** - Provide thoughtful comments on at least ** two ** of your classmates' blog posts submitted earlier in the week. ||  || Wednesday 6/26 by 8:30 AM ||
 * Continue Smackdown research ||  || Share during Friday's class ||
 * Continue project work ||  || Presentations during Friday's class ||

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