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The Networked Educational Leader: Using Social Media To Improve Learning and Leading
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The Networked Educational Leader:
Using Social Media To Improve Learning and Leading
About Me
Focus on Relationships
Goals of this cohort
• To show why it is important to connect.
• To develop an understanding of how to use the tools to create a network.
• To create a network that will impact the learning of all your education stakeholders.
• To effectively share best practices.
Goals today
• To show why it is important to connect.
• To develop an understanding of how to use (some of) the tools to create a network.
#netleader
http://bit.ly/netleader1
What about our kids now?
Remixed from: http://www.flickr.com/photos/margolove/3139034331/
Why?
Why?
You Your Organization
YourStaff
Your Students
Let’s start with
you...
"You don't lead by pointing and telling people some place to go. You lead by going to that place and making a case." - Ken Kesey
You...lead learner
From: http://engage.education.alberta.ca/
inspiring-action/
You are not into sharing?
You...connecting to the best educators all over the world.
http://georgecouros.ca
http://connectedprincipals.com
Connected Principals
Your organization...will become its own press.
Do you think this is the true message?
School Branding
Your organization...will create stronger relationships.
From: http://www.flickr.com/photos/cgbarrows/5460174652/sizes/l/in/pool-858082@N25/
Kim Engler
Mrs. Cameron
Donna Matwichuk
Jordan Conne
Connections
Test...
Is this picture okay to have in this presentation?
From: http://www.ecorazzi.com/2008/02/13/british-supermarket-tesco-
doubles-order-for-free-range-chickens/
Is this picture okay to have in this presentation?
From: http://www.ecorazzi.com/2008/02/13/british-supermarket-tesco-
doubles-order-for-free-range-chickens/
Your staff...will become learners first.
Growth
Self-Directed Innovation
Your students...will have amazing learning opportunities
We have to allow our studentsto create their own content.
Your students...will inspire you.
Identity Day
Something transformational happens when students (and teachers!) write, create and share for an authentic audience. In this instance, the young artists of PS22 are not the only benefactors; it seems that adults are profoundly moved by their voices and the hope that this new generation represents.
Moving Forward
From: http://uowblogs.com/digckdlh705/files/2010/08/social-network.jpg
We need to become connectors
Contact Me
Email - [email protected]
Twitter - @gcouros
Blog - georgecouros.ca
Email - [email protected]
References and Resources
The Principal of Change - http://georgecouros.ca
Connected Principals - http://connectedprincipals.com
Forest Green School - http://forestgreenschool.ca
Educational Leadership Blogs - http://bit.ly/edleaderbundle
Read: Open Leadership by Charlene Li
Shoutouts: @courosa, @l_hilt, @shareski, @willrich45, @bhsprincipal, @nmhs_principal (Find them on Twitter)
