the iceberg and the whale (rscon)
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Keynote for the Reform Symposium e-Conference, October 13, 2013TRANSCRIPT
The Iceberg and the Whale:WOW Moments in Teacher Growth
Barbara Hoskins SakamotoProgram Director, iTDi
@barbsaka
What are your WOW moments?
Realizing that I’m not alone
Flickr: loufi
Meeting online friends
Discovering the power of connection
Flickr: MTSOfan
Trying new things
Flickr: Robbie G1
Teaching in new ways
Wanting to share with
others
Why an iceberg?
Why aren’t more teachers
in online teacher
communities?
AwarenessConfidenceAccessLanguage
Lack of awarenessFear
Lack of accessLanguage limitations
Why aren’t teachers aware?
What are teachers afraid of?
Why don’t teachers have access?
Why is language ability important?Flickr: doctorius
What can we do to
help?
Flickr: Paul J Everett
I am iTDi.http://itdi.pro
Safe, private, nurturing community
Accessible for low bandwidth
Affordable
Simple English
The idea
Teachers work online with Mentors and other teachers
from around the world
Sharing
is the magic ingredient
Every teacher
deserves WOW
moments
Every teacher deserves an equal chance to improve
Why a whale?
Image: Wwelles14
NavigationBalance
Communication
NurturingCommunit
yAwarenessFlickr: Stan Hieronymus
Pay it forwardInvite
MentorEncourage Connect