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Pillars of Digital Leadership Series: Professional Growth

A Principal's Reflections

This post is the fourth in a series that will outline the foundational elements of my new book, Digital Leadership: Changing Paradigms for Changing Times. My book will focus on each of these elements as part of a change process. Now more than ever leaders need to take control of their learning.

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Autonomy Breeds Change

A Principal's Reflections

They desperately sought time during the school day to engage in professional growth opportunities, learn how to integrate Web 2.0 tools, and develop their own Personal Learning Networks (PLN’s). Math teacher Jeff Fiscina learned how to create engaging learning activities using Educreations.

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Learn to Blend Tech into Your Class; Get College Credit

Ask a Tech Teacher

Classmates will become the core of the teacher’s ongoing Personal Learning Network. Use technology to support teaching and achieve Common Core Standards. Rely on a Personal Learning Network. Solve common tech problems that arise in the classroom. Course Objectives.

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35 Take-aways from Summer 2016 Professional Development

Ask a Tech Teacher

We experimented with some of the hottest tech tools available for the classroom such as Google Apps, differentiation tools, digital storytelling, visual learning, Twitter, blogs, Common Core and tech, digital citizenship, and formative assessment options. Time after time, they took responsibility for their own learning.

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17 Take-aways from Summer PD

Ask a Tech Teacher

Time after time, participants took responsibility for their own learning. Participants worked together as a Personal Learning Network to understand. It was run like a flipped classroom where class members picked 60% of daily topics, then they read, tested and experimented. They were connected educators.

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Freedom, Autonomy, and Digital Media at an Indiana High School

Educator Innovator

I found Woodard when I noticed that she had retweeted me and was following me on Twitter (personal learning networks are about who pays attention to you as well as who you pay attention to). Grace Schaffstall collaborated with elementary school students and their teachers to create and publish a book about the growth of a bird.

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Subscriber Special: February

Ask a Tech Teacher

We wrote the books. Classmates will become the core of your ongoing Personal Learning Network. These can be adapted to any writing program be it 6+1 Traits, Common Core, or the basic who-what-when-where-why. Normally, we charge $750 for five people. We take POs, PayPal, or we’ll invoice you.