DIGITAL LEADERSHIP

Chapter 10 Rethinking Learning Environments and Spaces

By Eric Sheninger

Clark Hall Strategy for Improvement

Shift 1 - Establishing a better visionShift 2 - Strengthening and opening up the wireless networkShift 3 - A choice to teach and learn a different way

Clark Hall [cont.]Shift 4 - A new building constructShift 5 - Creating a real-world spaceShift 6 - Strategic partnerships

Designing Schools To Engage And Drive Learning

● GOOGLE-inspired Learning Environment

● Six Pillars of Digital Leadership

A New Way to Learn

Academies and Academy Experience● Professional mentorships● Opportunities for dual credit● Access to resources, field trips, and virtual courses outside school

settings● Book studies● Relationships with partnering institutions and organizations● Master classes, workshops, and other related field studies● A capstone project● Specialized transcripts● A special designation on diploma

Individualized and Personalized Learning

● Online course offerings● VHS Collaborative● OpenCourseWare (OCW)● Massive Open Online Course (MOOC)● Independent OpenCourseWare Study (IOCS)

● Open Course Ware embodies liberty: opens code for study, review, & modification; transfers power and control from corporations to schools; ZERO COST = OPEN LEARNING

● OCW encourages learning from experiencing & building: empowers students to be technology innovators & inventors NOT technology tourists

● OCW = Student/Professional Collaboration: technology student apprenticeships; IT support/help desk run by student apprentices; apprentices are treated as IT staff; helped roll out school-wide 1-to-1

● OCW flattens traditional hierarchy of teacher/student relationship: Apprentices learn logistics, project planning, writing, training skills, peer leadership, troubleshooting, & practical problem-solving strategies

● OPEN SOURCE OPENS STUDENTS’ MINDS!● LEARNING SHOULD BE FREE!

Enabling Students in a Digital Age

A Principal’s Reflections

Castleberry High School’s Library

Opening September 2014