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David Ellena

The Connected Educator: It Begins with Collaboration | Edutopia - 0 views

  • A connected educator: Believes in sharing and collaboration Uses technology and its connection to other educators to learn and teach Practices and models lifelong learning, which is often a concept professed to students as a goal of education Uses the tools of technology to personalize his or her professional development Is a relevant educator, willing to explore, question, elaborate, and advance ideas through connections with other educators If not comfortable with new technology, still shows a willingness to explore its use Views failure as part of the process of learning May put creation over content, and relevance over doctrine.
  • The real commonality of connected educators is their use of technology to collaborate in the pursuit of lifelong learning.
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    Are you a connected educator? Here are some ways to tell
David Ellena

Ten Tips for Becoming a Connected Educator | Edutopia - 0 views

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    Here are some ideas on becoming a connected educator. I love #8
David Ellena

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

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    Learn how to connect with people and communicate better
David Ellena

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

  • 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
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    Involving parents is critical in student success
Helen Otway

Steve Jobs' 2005 Stanford commencement address - 0 views

  • And much of what I stumbled into by following my curiosity and intuition turned out to be priceless later on.
  • The minute I dropped out I could stop taking the required classes that didn’t interest me, and begin dropping in on the ones that looked interesting.
  • you can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something — your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever.
David Ellena

Free and easy ways to connect with your staff & parents! | Connected Principals - 0 views

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    Awesome ideas for leveraging technology ion your building
David Ellena

How senior leaders can connect with front-line workers | @SmartBrief SmartBlogs - 0 views

  • Through one-on-one conversations and small-group chats, he created real, personal connections with many of the nearly 200,000 people who made his business run and gathered valuable information about their work and the hotels in the process.
  • Create a safe space for sharing.
  • Meet employees where they are.
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  • Be flexible about the forum.
  • Make room for impromptu encounters. I’ve discovered unscheduled, unscripted chats can be more informative than scheduled coffee chats or other more official forums.
  • Ask good questions.
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    Got out of the office. Here are some ideas on how to do that
Jennie Bales

Collaborative Learning Spaces: Classrooms That Connect to the World | Edutopia - 0 views

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    As citizens of the world, students in today's classrooms seek global contexts for learning. Opportunities for networked and international collaborations are bringing both the world to classrooms and classrooms to the world. With a focus on international standards of instruction, globally-minded programs inspire students to be curious through investigation and reflective in analysis of thought.
Andrew Williamson

Meeting Of The Minds Unconference 2012 - 0 views

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    Looking for a conference with a difference? What story do you have to tell? The #motm12 Unconference is built around stories for the purpose of making strong connections with other passionate educators who are integrating ICT with pedagogy. 
Jason Finley

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

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    "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."
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    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
Don Lourcey

Rodrigo Baggio's Persuasive Leadership - The Conversation - Harvard Business Review - 4 views

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    Rodrigo Baggio's Persuasive Leadership. Notice these featured points: Bring people together who aren't connected, Design new business models by combining players and resources in new ways, Persevere with an idea until you see success, Don't rely on credentials, but on the power of your ideas, Persuade others to see the possibility of your ideas and join you in the pursuit, Empower others to also make change. Think on these questions: (1) Why are should these features define the essence of leadership in your schooling organization,and (2) how will you not only lead change, but how will you specifically make these critical features relevant to the work you are doing to lead?
David Ellena

5 ways to show empathy as a leader SmartBlogs - 0 views

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    Some ways to really connect with your employees
David Ellena

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    What happens when you become a connected educator? Here is one inspiring story
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