Over 500 Principals and
Vice-Principals from the province took time out of their summer vacation and
attended Technology-Enabled
Learning & Leading Institute 2017. It is great to see so many dedicated educators learning two
weeks before the return to school.
The main speaker of the event was
Jennifer Casa Todd @JCasaTodd. As she shared with us her book Social LEADia:
Going Deeper with School Social Media Accounts. Many of her comments resonated
with me in my attempt as an educator to promote 21st Century Learning.
This is my fourth summer institute
and the movement of educators using Social Media to enhance learning in their
schools has grown significantly. Almost of the group as of today vs. about 20%
of the group at that time are now using a Social Media platform.
Moving from DigitalCitizenship to Digital Leadership must be modeled through educators. I have met
many great educators that use Social Media on-line and in person: George Couros
@gcouros, Dr. Alex Couros @courosa, Dr. Brad Gustafason @GustafsonBrad, Lisa
Anne-Floyd @lisaannefloyd, and Brian Aspinall @mraspinall. Their abilities to
share learning and the opportunities for professional learning using Social
Media is tremendous.
Promoting Digital Citizenship happens
24/7 as it improves the lives, well-being, and circumstances of others. As educators
we need to share and promote with our students what are appropriate responses,
videos, and ideas.
Interacting with our communities on
what is happening in our schools should be in real time; making it current and transparent.
Either through Facebook, Twitter, and/or Remind, the sharing of video
newsletters, live calendars, or sending out information is essential to
informing our parents. Being positive, empowering voice, creating a digital
footprint, and giving credit when sharing ideas of others is a step in the
right direction toward Digital Leadership.
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