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Education Leadership for Web 2.0: Promise and Reality

AASA National Conference 2010

PresentersLillian Kellogg

CoSN Board Liaison and VP, Education Networks of America (ENA), TN

Dr. Chip KimballS i t d t Superintendent, Lake Washington School District, WA

Dr. Joan Kowal Superintendent in Residence, Nova Southeastern University, FL

Dr. Stephen Waddell Superintendent, Birdville ISD, TX

CoSN’s Mission and Focus

Empowering K-12 district technology leaders to use technology

strategically to improve teaching and learning.

Focus on Leadership and Policy

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Empowering the 21st Century Superintendent

Strengthen district leadership and communications

Raise the bar with 21st century skills

Transform pedagogy with compelling learning environments

Support professional development and communities of practice

Create balanced assessments

Key Technology Trends Time-to-Adoption: 1 Year or Less

Collaborative Environments Online Communication Tools

Time to Adoption: 2 3 YearsTime-to-Adoption: 2-3 Years Mobiles Cloud Computing

Time-to-Adoption: 4-5 Years Smart Objects The Personal Web

Purpose of the StudyTo investigate the beliefs, perspectives and experiences of district level administrators

(superintendents, district curriculum directors and technology directors)directors and technology directors)

pertaining to the implication of Web 2.0 for teaching and learning in our schools.

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Web 2.0 in Schools: Goal Successfully Guide District Level Administrators in:

Policy challengesLeadership Web 2.0 opportunities “Participatory Culture”

http://www.schooltube.com/video/29548f5061de4cfd8c94/Jim-Bosco-McArthur-Project-Director

Web 2.0 DefinitionOnline application that uses the Web as a platform and allows for:

Participatory involvement Collaboration User interaction Shared social resources

Promise

73 % of the nation’s district administrators see the educational significance of Web 2.0 tools in the American classroom.

Significant opportunities for improving curricula and teaching materials in social studies, writing, science and reading at all grade levels.

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Potential: Students’ LivesDistrict administrators rated the effect of Web 2.0 applications on student’s life and education.Note the following positive trends:

Communication SkillsQuality Schoolwork RelationshipsSense of Community Self Direction

Potential: Teaching & LearningTop three priorities for improving student learning through the use of Web 2.0

Keeping students interested and engagedKeeping students interested and engagedMeeting the needs of different kinds of learnersDeveloping critical thinking skills

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Reality: Access

70% school districts ban social networking 72% school districts ban chat rooms

Most other Web 2.0 tools are allowed:(blogging, wikis, sound files, visual media, posting

messages, virtual worlds, interactive games, polls/surveys, etc.)

Reality: AccessPercentage of district administrators with specific positions on access to Web 2.0 in schools.

n=3228 District Administrators including Superintendents, Curriculum Directors, and Technology Directors*Weighted percentage across all respondent groups.

Reality: Not Experienced UsersPercentage of Superintendents indicating the highest level of use he/she makes of specific  Web 2.0 applications.

n=777 Superintendents

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Reality: Barriers to UseSchool districts are more focused on:

The challenges of Web 2.0 Not on restructuring to leverage Web 2.0 for learning

Many district administrators said educators yin their districts were:

Not sufficiently familiar with Web 2.0 to understand it fullyMuch less ready to redesign schooling

Reality: PracticeThe use of these tools in American classrooms remains the province of individual pioneering

classrooms.

56% reported that Web 2.0 applications have not yet been integrated within the curriculum.

Web 2.0 is outpacing the capacity of K-12 education to innovate.

Balancing Potential and Reality

How are school leaders balancing the potential of Web 2.0 tools with the

realities of access?

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Dr. Stephen Waddell

SuperintendentBirdville ISD, TX

[email protected]

In A Future They Create

Web 2.0 in theBirdville Independent

School District

Dr. Stephen Waddell, Superintendent of Schools

Opening the Future Transforming LearningWeb 2.0 as Social Revolution

Web 1.0 was reform

We cannot control orWe cannot control or sustain thisIf we do not learn how to use this, we will be obsolete

Destructive for Democracy

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Learning as a Social FunctionPeople have always learned best as a social function

CitiesAgricultureWritingWriting

Only a small fraction of human learning has been based on writingSmaller yet, has been the industrial model of schools

Paradigm/Revolution Web 2.0 in BISD

We have opened up Web 2.0 in BirdvilleUnblocked YouTube Four Years ago

P tting m monePutting my money where my mouth wasNo controversyMore important to provide quality learning than to fear some harm

Paradigm/RevolutionWe have followed with other social networking sites. Our belief is now to liberate

FacebookFacebookTwitter

Wikis, Blogs, UStream, Ning, and other sites

OngoingOpen sourcingCell phone policy

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Paradigm/Revolution

Beliefs/Vision/MissionTrusting RelationshipsEngaging and Encouraging in Meaningful WorkSucceeding in a future they create

They own their learningBecome a partner and designer of their learningCollaborative relationships

Factors in ImplementationDriven by need to transform learning, engage learnersCollaborative Professional learninggConversations with CommunitySeizing the opportunities in Web 2.0Taking RisksNo Community Fallout

Framing the Question

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Leading the ChangeOpening YoutubeEncouraging Wikis and BlogsInitiating Facebook

Other social networking sites

Cell phonesCulture of Assimilation

It has been taken over by staff and students

Dr. Chip Kimball

SuperintendentLake Washington School District

Washington State

Lake Washington School District District ProfileHistory

Infrastructure, Access, Culture, Resources

Lessons LearnedLessons LearnedSystemic UseThe minimum barThe use of cultureLeverage pointsWorking with the Teacher’s Association

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Collaboration structures for Activtechnology resourcesClass CommunicatorPersonal Devices for students

What’s on deck for LWSD 2.0

Personal Devices for studentsTeacher Value-add, Parent Value-addCommunity Connections

Student View Class Communicator with communication tools sh

Blog– shows in all views, Teacher, Student and Parent 

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DiscussionThe transition to Web 2.0 tools is clearly a cultural shift. What are you doing differently to adjust to this shift?How have you navigated through the political and tactical realities of using Web 2 0 tools? tactical realities of using Web 2.0 tools? How did you get started? What does it take to implement an initiative to use Web 2.0 tools? Looking back, what would you have done differently? Do the risks really out-weigh the benefits? What about the skeptics?What’s next for your district?

Concluding Thoughts

The digital disconnect will close when we make the organizational cultural changes in schools 

that provides these applications in an environment that can appropriately be calledenvironment that can appropriately be called 

participatory learning.

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ContactsDr. Chip Kimball, [email protected]. Joan Kowal, [email protected]. Stephen Waddell, [email protected]@birdville.k12.tx.usLillian Kellogg, [email protected]