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CHRIS KENNEDY Superintendent of Schools West Vancouver School District West Vancouver BC

April 26 2014 DENVirtCon

Inquire Inspire Innovate Leading Learning Transformation

ldquoA tribe is a group of people connected to one another connected to a leader and connected to an ideardquo

mdashSeth Godin

ldquoTribes need leadership People want connection and growth and something newrdquo

mdashSeth Godin

Twitter and Facebook and group meetings and newsletters are all TOOLS Tools matter because tools impact the way you interact You donrsquot need to use every tool but every tool you use you must use well mdashSeth Godin

MOBILE TECHNOLOGY CAN CHANGE LEARNING

GOOD WRITING STILL MATTERS

USING SOCIAL MEDIA NEEDS TO BE TAUGHT

NETWORKS ARE ESSENTIAL

THE REAL WORLD IS ADDICTIVE

Why

ldquoTell real stories from your own life in a way that is relevant and engaging to your audiencerdquo

mdashGarr Reynolds

The evolution of mass communications

For all students on any device from anywhere

Communication and collaboration At home and at school

Teachers help students manage the learning Tasks homework assignments

Personalized web spaces Donrsquot want social tool ndash kids want to stay focused

What

bull Blog bull Twitter bull Supporting

Tools

bull Home base Blog

bull Amplify the message Twitter

bull Your home base Blog

bull Slideshare

bull Linkedin

bull Facebook

bull YouTube

Supporting Tools

bull Amplify the message Twitter

bull Your home base Blog

How are you using digital tools in your class and in your school today

Blog Options

News stories

Educational Issues

Journal

The Risks

Twitter is a loaded gun

Overpromise Under deliver

1 x week

3 x day

Personal

vs Corporate

vs Professional

Individual

Be personable without being too personal (bffs 4eva)

Relationship between

More on Blogs

bullBuild it inside or outside your system

bullCreate a manageable expectation

bullDetermine what it replaces

More on Twitter

Partner Groups Colleagues

Reporters News

Outlets

Lists Hashtags Colleagues Colleagues

Who to follow

Best professional learning available

More on the rest

Slideshare post PowerPoints to share publicly or embed

YouTube post videos

Facebook everyone is on it

Linkedin a professional Facebook

Google+ Googlersquos answer to FB allows targeted sharing

More advice

Leaders lead ndash we need to model the way

For anyone on any device from anywhere

Conclusions

ldquoYou have to be the leadersmdashthe storytellers beyond these wallsrdquo

mdashKevin Carroll

ldquoDonrsquot talk about it

BE about itrdquo

He says the problem with teachers is

Whatrsquos a kid going to learn from someone who decided his best option in life was to become a teacher

He reminds the other dinner guests that itrsquos true what they say about teachers

Those who can do those who canrsquot teach

I mean yoursquore a teacher Taylor Be honest What do you make

This is

OUR WORLD

OUR LIVES

OUR CHILDREN

OUR CURRICULUM

OUR CHALLENGE

OUR WORK

OUR ART

OUR JOY

You want to know what I make I make kids wonder

I make them question

I make them criticize I make them apologize and mean it

I make them write I make them read read read

I make them spell definitely beautiful definitely beautiful definitely beautiful over and over and over again until they will never misspell either one of those words again

and if someone ever tries to judge you by what you by what you make you give them this

Here let me break it down for you so you know what I say is true

Teachers make a goddamn difference Now what about you

Excerpts from poem What Teachers Make by Taylor Mali

Where you can find me ckennedysd45bcca 604-202-4379 chrkennedy Chris Kennedy cultureofyesca

wwwsd45bcca