Leadership.Power of Community

Power of Learning Community

• Discover and apply new tools (Top 100 Tools for Learning)• Show a little, teach a little: Weekly Principal's Message• Reward risk takers • Get Googled (Google Reader, Google Docs, Google Forms)• Build and engage with PLN (Twitter, Ning, Diigo, RSS Blogs)• Create wiki for school improvement, data driven decision

making, planning and collaboration, learning, knowledge sharing (Cloverleafcollaborative Wiki, 21Days of Wiki Adoption, Educational Wikis)

• Blog purposefully and meaningfully (Every Principal Needs a Blog, Blogging Makes You Smarter, The Principal Blog, Principals Who Blog)

• 21st Century Conversations (PLCs, faculty PD, Teacher Spotlights) 

• Weekly Podcast/Vidcasts: Principal's Corner

Be the Change . . . Lead by example

• Digital Age Learning Culture:o model and promote the frequent and

effective use of technology for learningo ensure effective practice in the study of

technology and its infusion across the curriculum.

• Professional Practiceo facilitate and participate in learning

communities that stimulate, nurture and support administrators, faculty, and staff in the study and use of technology.

o promote and model effective communication and collaboration among stakeholders using digital-age tools.

o 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.

• Digital Citizenshipo promote and model responsible social

interactions related to the use of  technology and information.

Why? NETS-A

PLC, E-LC, PLN: The Madness of it All

• Definition• Benefits• Guiding Questions

PLC, E-LC, PLN: Just One More Acronym, Please!!

• Examples• E-Solutions• Expectations

Be the Change;Lead by Example

Build and Engage a PLN

Questions that Drive, Empower, Lead• Am I “network literate”?• Am I “Googled well”? Am I in control of

my "personal brand?"• Am I learning with/for/because of others

who I do/don't see face to face?• Am I a “mobile learner”? Can I find and

contribute information and ideas across multiple mediums and networks?

• Am I reading and writing differently?• Am I collaborating, co-constructing and

collectively acting with others?• Am I a learner first, teacher second?• Do I have a strategy or plan for finding

reliable sources and influential individuals to grow me personally and professionally?

adapted from Angela Maiers and Will Richardson

Connecting leaders

Connecting ideas

Connecting purpose

The Power of the Learning Network

Connecting learning

Connecting focus

Connecting processes

PLN: There's Power Behind Those Letters

How will a PLN help me?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeff-bauche/2230236391/

"Use your learning network to expand your horizons and increase your learning opportunities so you can build a toolkit of resources."

~Mary Beth HertzTechnology Teacher Leader

@mbteach

http://voicethread.com/share/1036791/

"I am smart. But with my PLN, I am brilliant!“

~Kevin Honeycutt, Technology Integration Specialists

PLN? Why? What? How?

• Learning• Leading• Teaching• Connecting• Collaborating• Creating• Sharing• Reflecting

The What?

The How? Solutions

"We're winning the war of the tool....now give people models to

transform schools."@chrislehmann #ISTE10

Where do I start?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/76088705@N00/1818079605

But a Network isn't just Following

You have to CONTRIBUTE!!

=Blogger's Bliss

"I blog to learn. Many of my blog entries are questions from which I learn from others."

~David Warlick

Respond to Blog posts

http://www.flickr.com/photos/23324812@N00/93936385

So, how do we read it all?

We are what we repeatedly do.

Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit. 

-- Aristotle

http://www.flickr.com/photos/videoplacebo/2476230102/

RSS to Save the Day

RSS Google Reader

Powering Up!!!!

www.google.com/reader

RSS Feeds

One Principal's PLN Journey

Administrators and teachers need to begin to embrace the effective use of social media for their

own professional growth, to create authentic learning environments that engage students, and to utilize the expertise of professionals in a variety of content areas. The one thing that Twitter and social media has taught me is that people truly

want to share their ideas, knowledge, and experiences for the collective good.

~Eric Sheninger, Principal of New Milford HS (NJ), @NMHS_Principal

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jfchenier/1062001838/

And who do I follow?

But a Network isn't just Following

You have to CONTRIBUTE!!

Power of Twitter

"Twitter is not about the tweet; it's about the conversation" 

~Lisa Neilsen, @InnovativeEdu

• share and collect resources• offer inspiring quotes• engage in educational

discussions (i.e. #edchat)• back-channel for faculty

meetings (with #hashtag)• report out key learnings from

conferences (with #hashtag)• Use Twitter client and follow

the tweets associated with topics of interest: i.e, school leadership, assessment

• solicit feedback from leadership

• brand organization and programs

How to make the most of Twitter• Search for #edchat (create a column in Tweetdeck)--

http://edchat.pbworks.com/• Do's and Don't's• Contribute (remember, share, connect, create)• RT and Reply to members of your PLN• Follow educators who have something to say• Pay attention to what other people are

doing/reading/following (Read "Why Change?"--Twitter Break) 

• Choose a "handle" that you can live with (you won't want to change it

• Use a representative image• Be vigilant about monitoring and responding on Twitter--

designate a Twitter break• Closely watch for #followfridays and #teachertuesdays

Connecting with

Connecting with Diigo• Create an account• Download Diigo tool bar (for IE,

Firefox) or the Google extension for Chrome--or use Diigolet)

• Manage profile with representative image• Search and join groups• Set alert notifications• import/export bookmarks• Participate by researching, bookmarking key

readings, annotating key learnings, and collaborating with groups 

A Community with Ning• create, share,

collaborative,discuss, participate

• structuring with more security options

• customizing groups• connecting through forums• integrating other Web 2.0 tools• uploading videos and

podcasts• driving with site administrator• developed around a clear

focus and purpose

Building and Sustaining Communities

Building• vision and goals• passion, creativity,

and persistence• time and energy• community drivers

and feeders

Sustaining• community drivers

and feeders• engaged participants• personalized

experience• trust• shared ideals and

ideas