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Brian Nichols

The Power of Educational Technology: 9 Common Principles for 21st Century Schools - 4 views

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education 21st Century web2.0 principles 21st school technology learning

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  • Don Lourcey on 20 Oct 09
     
    "Build Community - The school should bring all learners together into a supportive community that nurtures both the individual and the group. The community should permeate all possible spaces, in the classroom, in the home and Online. 2. Encourage Critical Thinking - The school should actively encourage learners to think critically, continually asking the question, "Why do we teach what we teach?" 3. Reward Risk Taking - The school should actively encourage learners to risk failure in the pursuit of understanding. 4. Focus on all Learners - The school should surround the learner with ideas and information, encouraging the learner to pursue a wide variety of paths to knowledge, and supporting the personal growth for all who inhabit the community. 5. Value Diversity - The school should actively encourage and value the input of those both inside and outside the community with a diversity of opinions and experiences. The school should consistently check that it is inclusive and supportive of learners from diverse backgrounds. 6. Nurture all learners - The school should provide opportunities and encouragement for all members of the community including teachers, students and parents to learn and grow. 7. Pursue Innovation - The school should actively explore, pursue and assess new ideas and technologies, while always keeping the learner at the heart of the pursuit. 8. Teach Empathy - The school should actively and explicitly teach learners to think beyond themselves, encouraging students to value kindness and generosity. 9. Break down the walls - The school should provide access and opportunities for learners to reach outside the walls of the school to the neighboring, national and global community. "
Duane Sharrock

Bringing the world to innovation - MIT News Office - 0 views

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Time Magazine 100 most influential people innovation mit world global solutions TED founder Amy Smith Time influential people

shared by Duane Sharrock on 09 Nov 12 - No Cached
  • mentions: a popular TED talk Smith gave in 2006 and Time magazine’s
  • D-Lab, the project aimed to develop creative solutions to problems facing people in the world’s least-affluent countries — and then hoped those residents would embrace the solutions.
  • thanks to a major new U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) grant to D-Lab and MIT’s Department of Urban Studies and Planning, D-Lab’s instructors and researchers will implement this strategy even more broadly — providing greater continuity to projects around the world, says D-Lab founder Amy Smith, a senior lecturer in MIT’s Department of Mechanical Engineering.
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  • Awareness of D-Lab has grown in recent years, thanks in part to some prominent mentions: a popular TED talk Smith gave in 2006 and Time magazine’s selection of her in 2010 as one of the world’s 100 most influential people.
  • The program now employs about 20 people and encompasses 16 courses that reach about 400 students each year. Even though D-Lab does little to publicize its activities, staffers are increasingly hearing that this program was a major reason why participating students chose to attend MIT.
  • with the new USAID support, “we can harness the alumni of IDDS as a kind of an extremely diverse and dispersed design consultancy,”
  • While some students have already managed to turn class projects into ongoing organizations — building better water filters in Africa, bicycle-powered washing machines in Latin America, and wheelchairs in India, for instance — the new funding should enable more such activities, Smith says, by “incubating ventures and training entrepreneurs.”
  • The emphasis has shifted,” Grau Serrat says, “more from designing for poor people to designing with poor people, or even design by poor people.”
  • Duane Sharrock on 09 Nov 12
     
    Another reason some students are applying to MIT. Undergrads are making a difference globally. "the innovative MIT classes and field trips known collectively as D-Lab, the project aimed to develop creative solutions to problems facing people in the world's least-affluent countries - and then hoped those residents would embrace the solutions." "The program now employs about 20 people and encompasses 16 courses that reach about 400 students each year. Even though D-Lab does little to publicize its activities, staffers are increasingly hearing that this program was a major reason why participating students chose to attend MIT." "All of D-Lab's classes assess the needs of people in less-privileged communities around the world, examining innovations in technology, education or communications that might address those needs. The classes then seek ways to spread word of these solutions - and in some cases, to spur the creation of organizations to help disseminate them. Specific projects have focused on improved wheelchairs and prosthetics; water and sanitation systems; and recycling waste to produce useful products, including charcoal fuel made from agricultural waste."
  • Duane Sharrock on 09 Nov 12
     
    "All of D-Lab's classes assess the needs of people in less-privileged communities around the world, examining innovations in technology, education or communications that might address those needs. The classes then seek ways to spread word of these solutions - and in some cases, to spur the creation of organizations to help disseminate them. Specific projects have focused on improved wheelchairs and prosthetics; water and sanitation systems; and recycling waste to produce useful products, including charcoal fuel made from agricultural waste."
David Ellena

Why Leaders Are Poor Communicators - 0 views

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21st century Leadership leadership strategies

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  • …don’t fundamentally believe communication is important. 
  • but many leaders don’t buy into it as a personal priority
  • …have forgotten what it’s like to not be the boss.
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  • It’s as if we put blinders on when we assume power– even though leaders have been in their employees’ exact same spots, dealing with similar sets of issues.
  • What feels like overkill to the leader can be a pittance to someone with a fraction of the information and context.
  • David Ellena on 21 Apr 14
     
    Great article on leadership and communication 
Duane Sharrock

Toolkit - Dealing With Rumors in the Workplace - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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  • Duane Sharrock on 02 Aug 12
     
    Hopefully, transparence is practiced and communication is often and credible. This is a reminder why credibility and communication is important.
David Ellena

The Shortest Possible Course in Communication - Lolly Daskal | Leadership and Personal ... - 0 views

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personal development communication leadership strategies

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  • David Ellena on 09 Jul 14
     
    Some great advice on being "that" leader
David Ellena

Engaging Your School Community Through Social Media | Edutopia - 0 views

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social media communication community

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  • David Ellena on 17 Nov 14
     
    Some great tips on getting the most out of your social media investment
Jason Finley

The School-Community and College-Readiness Connection - 0 views

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leadership strategies

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  • Jason Finley on 06 Jan 12
     
    "It's human nature-if we feel we belong, we are more likely to view ourselves as having the potential to achieve. It's troubling that this simple principle seems to have been lost in the debate about educational reform."
  • Jason Finley on 06 Jan 12
     
    Being involved in a number of school transformation initiatives I have found that this principle can have a very powerful impact on students and their learning. But, there are also bigger lessons here which can/should be applied to whole school community. jf
David Ellena

5 Ideas To Bring Parents Into The Learning Process | The Principal of Change - 0 views

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21st century Leadership community parents involvement

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  • Here are some ways that we can build strong connections with the parents in our school communities:
  • 1.  Use what the kids use
  • If we can connect using mediums (blogs, YouTube, Twitter, etc.) that our students use, not only are we building an understanding and instructional leadership within our schools, but we are familiarizing our parents with many of the tools that their children will be using. 
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  • 2. Have an open mind
  • You may not have all parents excited about the changes that are happening in school, but they are out there.  You have to find them which leads into the next point.
  • 3.  Tap into parent leadership
  • One thing that we have to realize is that parents are more likely to listen to other parents.
  • What is imperative is that we connect with parents that have a voice with others and get their feedback on new initiatives.
  • 4. Focus on open communication
  • 5.  Create learning opportunities
  • David Ellena on 10 Jan 14
     
    Involving parents is critical in student success
Courtney Jablonski

Education Week Teacher: Hybrid Teaching Roles Promote Student Success - 0 views

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paradigm shift data analysis leadership

shared by Courtney Jablonski on 07 Feb 11 - No Cached
  • a hybrid teacher role as Data Strategist. I was charged with the task of organizing the various data points that, taken collectively, offer useful clues about student achievement, progress, and deficiency. The data lens could zoom out to a schoolwide perspective that might inform staff development planning, narrow to a classroom or grade-level view offering insight on skills requiring remediation, or focus on a single student being considered for referral to the school psychologist for a learning disability.
  • There is growing evidence that teacher empowerment as school leaders is linked strongly with teachers' tendency to engage in behaviors that accelerate student growth: soliciting parent involvement, communicating positive expectations, and being willing and able to innovate in the classroom.
  • In addition to measurable student impact, teachers that lead schools are better equipped to guide their own professional development, share their expertise, and develop explicit and implicit systems of accountability, while experiencing more respectful, trusting, and professional cultures.
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  • Title 1 funding that traditionally would have paid for an additional literacy specialist was allocated for the data strategist position.
  • The possibilities are endless when an individual's interests and skills are considered within the context of a school's needs. Such roles might also include community liaisons responsible for connecting families with various social services while plugging students into local job, volunteering, or community service opportunities. A keen interest in 21st-century skills might develop into a role that guides students to collaborate with others, synthesize information, and create something unique and useful for their peers.
  • The most prevalent barrier to hybrid teaching roles is the district-mandated staffing plan that leaves buildings with little opportunity to determine how personnel are allocated.
David Ellena

Seven Things Leaders Can Learn from Bill Clinton About Connecting with People | Eblin G... - 0 views

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communication leadership relationships

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  • David Ellena on 12 Dec 14
     
    Learn how to connect with people and communicate better
Duane Sharrock

Sexual harassment in the gaming world: a real life problem for female gamers. - Slate M... - 0 views

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  • Duane Sharrock on 13 Aug 12
     
    Another reason females might be under-counted or underrepresented as "gamers." From the article: This is something I've heard plenty: Oh, these are just misguided kids. But according to the Entertainment Software Association, the average gamer is more than 30 years old, and 68 percent of gamers are over the age of 18. So to chalk all of this ugliness up to immature boys who just need to "grow up" does nothing but turn a blind eye to the very real problem-a problem that leads some young women to avoid voice communications, hide their gender in their profiles, or give up on online gaming altogether.
David Ellena

On Leadership, CEO's and Practicing What You Preach | Linked 2 Leadership - 0 views

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leadership leadership strategies Leadership Lessons

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  • David Ellena on 08 Apr 14
     
    How do you communicate through your actions?
Don Lourcey

Free Technology for Teachers: Every Principal Needs A Blog! - 4 views

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leadership blogging

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  • Are you proud of your school? Do you have students who are doing newsworthy things in class and in co-curricular activities? Do you have some great teachers who engage students in ways you never thought of? Would you like to improve communication with parents and the community?
David Ellena

7 Hats Principals Must Be Prepared to Wear | Connected Principals - 0 views

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21st century Leadership leadership

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  • 1. Coach
  • Someone has to make the final call, and as the principal, that will often be you.
  • Coaches also set the tone, cast the vision, or help motivate their teams to action.
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  • 2. Manager
  • School leadership is much more than management, but it is still an important part of it.
  • 3. Counselor
  • But I have learned the importance of giving my attention to someone in need, providing them feedback, and helping them find solutions.
  • 4. On Duty
  • 5. Chief Communicator
  • Here are a few ways I try to keep communication clear: a. Be present and visible. b. Follow up meetings with email summaries. c. Email parents and teachers in group emails with school updates. d. When someone is upset, call or see in person if possible. e. Send photos and updates to your local media outlets. f. Create a school newsletter so great events are published to a wider audience.
  • 6. Servant-Leader
  • 7. Team Player
  • principal must remember he is not working alone. You are surrounded by teachers, students, or staff members who are talented, intelligent and creative.
  • David Ellena on 05 Jan 14
     
    What would you add to tho list?
David Ellena

What I've learned from coaching runners | LinkedIn - 0 views

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Leadership Lessons leadership strategies leadership

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  • David Ellena on 25 Jul 14
     
    Advice on how to be a great coach to your staff and community
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