Voices for Change
We had more PLP Open Mic goodness last night, led by Will Richardson and Shelly Blake-Plock. Those in the room challenged each other to discuss rethinking leadership–what it means and how to effect change. Will posted about it on his blog, and the link to the chat is here. Ryan Bretag asked: Do we need to push technology onto admin programs for future leaders to be successful? and Russ G. posed: Can we define what we mean by “leaders”? Are we talking about admins or people who lead? WendyE40 made the point: And yet, at some...
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By Susan Carter Morgan Scott McLeod over at dangerously irrelevant is calling on all bloggers to once again participate in his Leadership Day. Using whatever response form works for you–blog, podcast, photo–he asks you to join him in discussing “whatever you like related to effective school technology leadership: successes, challenges, reflections, needs, wants, etc” He asks some great questions to get you started: What do effective K-12 technology leaders do? What actions and behaviors can you point to that make them...
read morePLP Open Mic, Where Sharing Happens
By Susan Carter Morgan How does the role of teaching have to change? Does it? Last night’s PLP open mic discussion rocked! Will Richardson challenged the group of assembled educators at the second Open Mic session to discuss the role of teaching. And assisted by @teachpaperless Shelley Blake-Plock and many PLPeeps, the conversations exploded. The topics ranged from testing to fear, to empowering teachers and students and more. Do we need to redefine the profession? Where does technology fit into the picture? And though these comments...
read moreSeeing the Big Picture
“Going deeper,” was the phrase Kim McGill used when she described her PLP process last year. “Sometimes you lose sight of the big picture.” Kim’s team was part of the Ontario cohort, from Avon Maitland where she serves as Curriculum Coordinator for Secondary Programs. She also used the Prezi analogy of seeing more details the further one goes when describing her journey of exploring “big ideas.” “That analogy fits here,” she said. “Until we explored this in-depth, with the support of PLP network, until we...
read moreProviding the Vision, Letting Go
Sometimes the best way to move ahead is to take a step back. For Linda Nitsche, the letting go wasn’t difficult since she sees how her Pennsylvania district is embracing the vision she and her TriState PLP team put forward last year. “I think we were trying to bring a vision of what 21st century looks like (to the district),” she said. “We believed you don’t have to own it all, but you have to understand it.” Linda, a gifted support teacher for Owen J Roberts district, was a participant in the edtech world, but last year was the...
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