#prinleaderchat Archive
The National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) is starting a new #prinleaderchat every Sunday at 9:00 pm EST. We will be starting this Sunday October 2. Our schedule is listed on this google spreadsheet https://goo.gl/SI9LVo.
Sunday October 23, 2016
Welcome all to tonight’s on Digital Learning Culture! Glad you’re here! Thanks for this space !
Thanks for this invite ! We’re going to make this a great share session tonight!
Let’s start with some introductions! I’m Derek, middle school principal from NC!
Tonight’s chat is 30 minutes but we will make it impactful
Billie, high school principal from NC.
I'm Melissa, a principal from Texas here with principals4principals
I'm John, the president of the fan club.
Kristen high school AP in DE
Happy Sunday evening, friends. Bethany, elementary lead learner from Arkansas!
Q1: What deliberate work have you done to help shift your school/district culture to embrace digital learning?
Trish Rubin in NYC ed writer, consultant and professor
Dennis -- Middle School Principal -- Long Island, NY. Always grateful what I learn during
Evening! Angelo, HS Principal from Charlotte, NC! Supporting my friend and RSS colleague, tonight!
Good to see you John, another Digital Principal
Hey , David here from Missouri, HS principal and lead learner for .
I'm excited to be learning with such great minds tonight in Melanie, Instructional Tech Facilitator… https://t.co/jlnC8tnjpC
Let’s start with some introductions! I’m Derek, middle school principal from NC!
Good evening all. Nicole project manager principal pipeline Charlotte
Q1 can be a contribution you have made or something powerful you have seen elsewhere we think will be powerful for the group
A1: It begins with a mindset to move from a focus on "teaching" to "learning." Without that, devices aren't important.
Steve from Mich here, Principal of Sandusky Jr/Sr High School.
We have moved to Its Learning as a format to communicate with students and teachers.
I don't think I renewed my membership
I'm Trish from NYC, Baruch College instructor, ed writer and consultant So happy to have found your community
A1: we are statewide in DE. We are personalizing & differentiating PD thru LMS for Ts.
A1: We became 1:1 in third and fourth grades recently, and Google Classroom has become a great alternative!
Shifting from teacher centered to student centered is an essential practice. Teacher centered digital teaching can disengage
Jonathan Mid-Level Principal from St George Utah
Heather AP in Millard PS. Omaha!
We'll send you a new membership form.
A-1 I think using Canvas has helped our staff as we transition to digital learning.
A1. We've rolled out Office 365 and have invested in 1:1 devices in some grade-levels.
Hi all at ! Mind if I lurk and learn? Just started my admin courses!
A1:enrolled 11 principals in Leadership in blended digital learning cert program
A1. We've focused on digital citizenship.
I used Google Classroom w the staff to flip learning and organize resources, so they learned to use it that way!
Aloha Bonnie, glad you are here. Lurk away.
A1: A purposeful investment in technology and increased professional learning
Love it...lurk and learn... I think that's me too!
Once you shift the thinking from teaching to learning, you need a strong, embedded PD plan, by teachers for teachers.
A-1 We also had both high school principals complete the Distinguished Leadership in Practice for Digital Leaning program.
A1: I have a few teachers interested in modeling digital citizenship through kid tweets/posts and social media managers!
Congrats on a great decision https://t.co/ftOKV4ivDN
Hi all at ! Mind if I lurk and learn? Just started my admin courses!
We’re getting warmed up with Q1! Q2 is coming up for
A1: Embrace, model and provide opportunities for teachers to see how it improves learning, support w/ training
Q2: Share a PD practice/success that has helped your staff/sch understand tech enhancing learning - SAMR, Blooms, , etc
That's awesome! https://t.co/rSgvyzZolW
A-1 We also had both high school principals complete the Distinguished Leadership in Practice for Digital Leaning program.
we try to have all T led PD at our school. Increases relevance to all!
teachers sharing and collaborating on digital tools and best practice
A2: We started using a couple students as "Social Media Interns" this year. Modeling responsible use of social media.
Q2 https://t.co/NBhbuumMMY
Q2: Share a PD practice/success that has helped your staff/sch understand tech enhancing learning - SAMR, Blooms, , etc
Modeling for staff can also show how to leverage tech to be more productive.
A1: PD prior to rollout has been valued by the staff. Several have embraced GAFE
A-2 One of our teachers conducted a brief SAMR presentation and we are scheduling a more in-depth follow up.
not til Tuesday Big Fella!😄
A2: Stole an idea from ... I have the students in an assembly while teachers are engaged in job embedded tech PD.
A2: Starting to plan the idea of social media interns to share kid tweets/posts for our school.
A2: T driven PD...they plan & facilitate PD. Self select sessions. Make it relevant & timely.
The most meaningful work has been moving past technology as a replacement tool to a creation tool.
A2: Major focus in our district on purposeful tech PD, but it's often the informal and PLC convos that have greatest impact
does a great job with this in her classroom
like that distribution of lead in social of Social Media Interns...value in that for all.
In the program now. Enjoying it. And, yes, everything is online!
Join the on Digital Learning Culture
A2 We take all of our faculty to the Hawaii Schools of the Future Conference
A2: We had a "tech team," teachers from our school to plan and deliver differentiated PD, then to support integration.
Critical point here - creation. https://t.co/3qUJeY87PX
The most meaningful work has been moving past technology as a replacement tool to a creation tool.
A1: I lead professional development in twitter. I founded our school's hashtag: . https://t.co/2cMNhxqqyW
Q1: What deliberate work have you done to help shift your school/district culture to embrace digital learning?
Q3: Building relationships w Ss is a -negotiable - how do you ensure that happens in a digital learning environment?
A2: at our Monthly Faculty meeting, we have asked teams to share implementation in their classrooms...modeling
ownership at it's best...
A2: 5-10minTechbyte presented by peers at every staff PD. Not overwhelm, but grow together.
A3 Blended learning is how we ensure teachers are carving out time to talk to students!
A3 By having many, many conversations both face to face and online https://t.co/XMDY9qyOaH
Q3: Building relationships w Ss is a -negotiable - how do you ensure that happens in a digital learning environment?
Have to ask: Anyone else have The Walking Dead going during the chat???
Wow... Like this! Bytes are great teasers. Who can't connect to a byte!
>Boom-modeling of the unknown; believing in the bigtime payoff for kids/families
I have it recording! Will get caught up after the
A3: silly, often overlooked step....profile pics! That & setting norms for prof vs pers convos
When we model it and teachers experience it as learners, space is created for coaching relationships.
A3: Teaching kids to brand themselves in a positive way...digital footprints, profiles, etc.
A3:When done well, digital transformation allows every student to be heard. Ask teachers if they are hearing from everyone.
A3: Tech has to be put in the proper context - it should be an additional tool, not a replacement for T role and influence
you are creating safety...
A3: Use Digital Tools as a means to enhance the teacher-student relationship and dialogue...enhance NOT replace!
A3; w/ Ss it all abt positioning and framing emotional questions to build trust (explicitly teaching how to ask ?s w/o tech
A1: Digital learning should involve using it for Ss to self assess and to take ownership in their own data to drive learning
The personal aspects of teaching can never be replaced! https://t.co/86PksiOxPr
A3: Tech has to be put in the proper context - it should be an additional tool, not a replacement for T role and influence
A3: we use our Instagram to highlight students. They love to see themselves on our feed!
A4: the most important thing we can do to empower students is to give them choice and ownership whether it's tech or not
A4 If the goal is to use tech to empower students, it seems like they should choose the tools and strategies they will use.
A4: encourage peer collaboration w Ss not in their class, school, etc. & reach out to experts using tech
I like that. It's about belonging. That's what builds the community of communicating
What a concept! :) https://t.co/kAJfqRHkJS
A4 If the goal is to use tech to empower students, it seems like they should choose the tools and strategies they will use.
A4: Never doubt the power of the question "what did you create" or "what are you developing?"
Student Directed, Self Paced, Student Assessed Learning https://t.co/lj2rG0TE8M
A1: Digital learning should involve using it for Ss to self assess and to take ownership in their own data to drive learning
A4 We ask S's what digital tools they are using and to show the adults how to use them.
A4 Part of our work now is helping Ts understand our systemic thinking that minimizes student input! Let them create, choice
A4: Giving student's a voice and allowing them to choose the strategies and tools to engage in learning is paramount.
Yes to Questions --Questions lead to opportunities, not just answers.
Love the shift from OURS to THEIRS. Student voice powering the way!
in that image, I would replace OUR with Their
A3) Relationships are the most important thing of what we do. Nothing replaces them. https://t.co/F2kDnJebfk
Q3: Building relationships w Ss is a -negotiable - how do you ensure that happens in a digital learning environment?
Birthday Selfies...Love this idea!
Q5: Reflect on your leadership - what have you had to change to help your school adopt a digital transformation?
A4 Student Choice and Self-Assessment empowers kids to take sincere ownership of their learning
A4: allow Ss to have a voice and decision about how and what they learn https://t.co/wVfu69omVy
A4: Never doubt the power of the question "what did you create" or "what are you developing?"
Building relationships in a digital way is based on the same as face to face. Establish trust
Our teachers are starting to create "digital breakouts" ... a great digital learning activity. https://t.co/IkKba5Vp8J
A3 Make using technology tools about meaningful learning. Incorporate frequent opportunities to bring learners face-to-face.
or develop How Might we question.
Teacher led PD! Co-created with teachers--doing what they find helpful + meaningful to innovate.
A5: I increased transparency on social media as a learner! It is so important to connect and grow a PLN.
A5: Creating a culture of continuous improvement; rather than simply believing that what we have been doing is good enough.
A5: Lead from behind. Let Ts plan, pick, implement, reflect on their PD. No more whole group PD.
A4: Trying out an electronic data tracker for our struggling students. They track, we coach while holding them accountable!
A real shift from "teaching" to "learning"
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Amplify the culture with authentic communication online and offline. I see that is what so many are doing here.
A5: A change in mindset that ed is not about the redelivery of info - its about what can be created, developed & innovated.
A5: We may be 1:1, but a good face-to-face still holds all the power!
A5: A digital shift gave me clarity on the difference between teaching and learning, and made me articulate my views.
Thanks for leading us tonight. Have a great week
Giving teachers the time to collaborate, time to personalize instruction, time to innovate, time to try new approaches!
Mahalo My second chat!! Lurking and Learning!!!!
A5: Encouraging Ts and Ss to take a risk. "Try it - Let's see what happens. I can't wait to hear what you learn!"
A5:our observation feedback towards a cycle of inquiry to tweak school culture of learning for adults
Great having you here tonight Angelo. Enjoyed your responses
Nicely done, my friend! https://t.co/IPF75f141w
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Thanks for leading the chat tonight!
Thanks for leading this great chat, ! Look forward to the next one!
Glad you could make it Trish.
A5: "Get Out of the Way" and watch teachers make the magic happen!
Thank you for the encouragement! Look forward to seeing you around the Twitter-sphere more!
Thank you for your efforts and collaborative moves. Have a productive week
Great idea to involve Ss in PD - shift the role of Ss as participants rather than recipients https://t.co/5jL4xMtn8c
A4 We ask S's what digital tools they are using and to show the adults how to use them.
Thank you ! What an inspiring group! See you at the next chat :)
Awesome! If you haven't read Hacking Leadership, it's a must! and authors.
