I read an interesting article today about online presence called, "A 1:1 Teacher's Take on How Students Really Act Online." In the article, the author, Ginnie Pitler, posited that students only post about successes or end products and that educators follow much the same pattern. She stated that we rarely see the thinking, work, or failures involved in creating even though these steps are just as valid as the end result.
I'd like to be an outlier from this trend and post every step of the way in our tech initiatives. On Instagram, I posted a picture of the mindmap I used to focus my thoughts in order to meet my goal of creating a coherent training plan for our district administration. I used that mindmap to create a Leadership Academy Plan. Above, you can watch and listen to the video I emailed to the leadership team to let them know what we'll be doing, why we'll be doing it, and how we'll prove that we've met our goals.
One failure I've already had is to retitle the admin training program. I started out with the Leadership Academy for Digital Leadership; then I realized it was a bit too Derek Zoolander Center for Kids Who Can't Read Good, so I've shortened it to Digital Leadership Academy. Much less wordy.
Some successes in this process - I used google calendar to invite the leadership team to the first training workshop. Darin, the Superintendent, noticed this, asked me about it, and has now incorporated invitations into his calendar habits. I also used Keynote and the Explain Everything app to record the video, and so he and I are going to work together to create a workflow that he can use to send his weekly Friday updates to the school board.
I'm not sure how to the Leadership Training will work out, although I'm hoping it will be positive. I'm open to the outcome whether it be success or failure, and my online presence will share both outcomes.
I'd like to be an outlier from this trend and post every step of the way in our tech initiatives. On Instagram, I posted a picture of the mindmap I used to focus my thoughts in order to meet my goal of creating a coherent training plan for our district administration. I used that mindmap to create a Leadership Academy Plan. Above, you can watch and listen to the video I emailed to the leadership team to let them know what we'll be doing, why we'll be doing it, and how we'll prove that we've met our goals.
One failure I've already had is to retitle the admin training program. I started out with the Leadership Academy for Digital Leadership; then I realized it was a bit too Derek Zoolander Center for Kids Who Can't Read Good, so I've shortened it to Digital Leadership Academy. Much less wordy.
Some successes in this process - I used google calendar to invite the leadership team to the first training workshop. Darin, the Superintendent, noticed this, asked me about it, and has now incorporated invitations into his calendar habits. I also used Keynote and the Explain Everything app to record the video, and so he and I are going to work together to create a workflow that he can use to send his weekly Friday updates to the school board.
I'm not sure how to the Leadership Training will work out, although I'm hoping it will be positive. I'm open to the outcome whether it be success or failure, and my online presence will share both outcomes.