1. FREE! FREE! FREE! Online PLCs Jason Borgen Program Coordinator – TICAL Santa Cruz County Office of Education www.protopage.com/freeplcs
2. John F. Kennedy "Change is the law of life. Those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future." www.protopage.com/freeplcs
7. 21 st Century – Digital Teaching: Trend or a “new” way…..?
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9. “ Those of us who are committed to school improvement should understand that the processes involved in school improvement are analogous to ‘farming’. We must plant the seeds of school improvement, cultivate, nurture, and care for them. We must practice patience and celebrate the unfolding of each blossom.” Richard DuFour and Robert Eaker www.protopage.com/freeplcs
49. TICAL has a facebook page—search for the Technology Information Center for Administrative Leadership
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51. “ If you don't create change, change will create you.” Author is anonymous www.protopage.com/freeplcs
52. It’s all about life-long learning to keep up with the needs of our students Thank You! [email_address] Skype: jasonborgen
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Being a digital leader involves changing our norms…. Making different decisions, getting out of comfort zone… David thornburg once asked the question are we preparing students for our past, or their future?” If it is the latter we must create a new lead differently. Transition to next slide: Change is very difficult…it is a transition…. Sometimes we make changes for the sake of it ..it is challenging…many variables to the change/reform process "Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future."
School improvement….PLCs focus….
We know it’s about continuous improvement…let’s see where your “farm” is at…..
Charcteristics of a PLC
So let’s brainstorm….. In the last 30 years or so….. Think about…how have students changed? How are they different now do they interact differently? Or the same? What are some things
Yes..students are still social..but they are true digital learners…actively digital…. Sure puts a different thought on kinesthetic learners…. Very engaged in digital medium…more than ever before…why? Access is so ubiquitous… Not only that…. They “world” they connect with is beyond their block…their street…their physical environment……. Transition: Let’s see how these students are engaged in this digital world….
EMAIL– gaggle, message boards, gaggle More: gaming, Google earth, satellites climates, digital story telling
(Update this slide with your own name, role and affiliation.) Welcome to this introduction to TICAL, which stands for “The Technology Information Center for Administrative Leadership”; a mouthful, so you can see why it goes by the nickname TICAL. I am _______________ and it’s my pleasure to provide you with an overview of the TICAL project and how you can use it to improve the use of technology—in your school, in your professional life, and even, perhaps, in your personal life.
TICAL’s Forum provides you with a way to communicate with colleagues across the state and the nation on topics related to education and technology. If you have a group of administrators who needs a place for an online discussion, TICAL can help. And one of the most beneficial parts of TICAL is the Ask-a-Question discussion area. If you don’t find what you need in TICAL’s database, or you just want to pick you colleague’s brains on a specific ed-tech topic, post your question here and TICAL promises you will get a timely response.
Transition: Change is about making things happen that wasn’t possible before. Technology will allow us to have a synergy that will bring us together for a common goal…