Keynote for the Reform Symposium e-Conference, October 13, 2013

1. The Iceberg and the Whale:
WOW Moments in Teacher Growth
Barbara Hoskins Sakamoto
Program Director, iTDi
@barbsaka

2. What are your WOW moments?

3. Realizing that I’m not alone
Flickr: loufi

4. Meeting online friends

5. Discovering the power of connection
Flickr: MTSOfan

6. Trying new things
Flickr: Robbie G1

7. Teaching in new ways

8. Wanting to
share with
others

9. Why an iceberg?

10. Why aren’t more
teachers in
online teacher
communities?

11. Awareness
Confidence
Access
Language
Lack of awareness
Fear
Lack of access
Language limitations

12. Why aren’t teachers aware?
What are teachers afraid of?
Why don’t teachers have access?
Why is language ability important?
Flickr: doctorius

13. What can
we do to
help?
Flickr: Paul J Everett

14. I am iTDi.http://itdi.pro

15. Safe, private, nurturing community
Accessible for low bandwidth
Affordable
Simple English
The idea

16. Teachers work
online with Mentors
and other teachers
from around the
world

17. Sharing
is the magic ingredient

18. Every
teacher
deserves
WOW
moments

19. Every teacher deserves an equal chance to improve

20. Why a whale?
Image: Wwelles14

21. Navigation
Balance
Communication
Nurturing
Community
Awareness
Flickr: Stan Hieronymus

22. Pay it forward
Invite
Mentor
Encourage
Connect