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Professional development is characterized by sustained, collaborative, coherent, and job-embedded learning that leverages both traditional and digital pathways.

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For many students, schools do not reflect real life. This results in disengagement during the teaching and learning process.

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For many students, schools do not reflect real life. This results in disengagement during the teaching and learning process.

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Ask yourself..."How has the world of a child changed in the last 150 years?" and then decide if the way you educate has changed with them...

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Ask yourself..."How has the world of a child changed in the last 150 years?" and then decide if the way you educate has changed with them...

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Designing learning spaces impacts the brain and learning.

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Designing learning spaces impacts the brain and learning.

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Develop student ownership of learning by asking:

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Develop student ownership of learning by asking:

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What will I learn?
What will I solve?
What will I create?

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We have to stop celebrating low level learning and put technology in its place--its a tool, a support, an amplifier! (p.128)

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We have to stop celebrating low level learning and put technology in its place--its a tool, a support, an amplifier! (p.128)

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Improving Pedagogy with a Learner-Focused Mindset

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Improving Pedagogy with a Learner-Focused Mindset

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Increase collaboration, innovate assessment, enable learning about information and research, transform time frames around learning, and ownership of learning.

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The Importance of students leading their own learning

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The Importance of students leading their own learning

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giving empowering moments allows student capacity to exist through the complaint pieces. They know they can get through the vegetables to have desert. :)

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To succeed in the new global economy, students need to be able to think like entrepreneurs: be resourceful, flexible, and creative.

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@Engagement is more about what you can do for students. Empowerment is about helping students figure out what they can do for themselves.”
“Being an innovative school or teacher doesn’t mean you abandon the “basics@ it means you are focused on going much further than what only teaching the basics could provide.”

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Using Technology as a Tool to Facilitate Deeper Learning

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Using Technology as a Tool to Facilitate Deeper Learning

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Teachers must respect the differences in our students as learners and give them an opportunity to thrive to facilitate personal and authentic learning.

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Providing a learning space for students to follow their interest, passions, and strengths when learning.

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Every day we spend with our students is an opportunity to teach new things and teach a piece of ourselves through our passion of what we are teaching about.

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Relevant learning and contextualized learning experiences are personal and authentic meaningful experiences.

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Teachers who are culturally responsive to their students use this knowledge to enrich their instruction that will enhance learning opportunities in the classroom.

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Personal and authentic learning experiences involve being culturally responsive to our students and staff.

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Personal and authentic learning happens when children are treated as human beings and their needs are valued.

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Being authentic means to recognize each student’s individual needs.

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“A students well-being is a natural ally to his or her ability to learn at deep levels.” (Murray, p.86)

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Great teachers, best principals, and effective educators care more about the student individually than test scores.

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When focusing on student’s comprehensive development as a central part of a student’s academic growth, the welfare and academic success rise together.

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Leveraging tools and spaces to amplify learning. 

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Leveraging tools and spaces to amplify learning. 

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Ironic that I asked Mr. Sheninger this very thing....

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Relationships are the MOST IMPORTANT element of schools. 

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Relationships are the MOST IMPORTANT element of schools. 

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Leading for better teaching and better learning

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Leading for better teaching and better learning

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Negative press gains attention...when one problem recedes another pops up. Lead with celebrating success, address all issues across the board. Instead of ignoring the issues or people, coach and guide them. (Works for students AND teachers)

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"An environment where the message is always 'we are not good enough' can be demoralizing and counterproductive for all stakeholders.

*I did not receive a reply but Mr. Couros "Liked" and "retweeted" my question.

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If we expect and want our teachers to use digital innovations in their classrooms, we must provide time for them to collaborate and experiment with tools.

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Don't be afraid of digital platforms that you have not tried. One I have always feared is blogging. Allowing myself to be vulnerable to other peoples' comments is scary! This is an area I could grow in.

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Life long learner should be a personal expectation for all leaders. Eric Sheninger stated, "If you are the smartest person in the room, you are in the wrong room!" We never stop learning and growing.

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A great educational leader stated, "You get what you model." (Jimmy Casas) If we want our teachers to embrace technology and connectedness we must model this.

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PLNs are a great way to connect with high quality leaders from around the world and provides FREE access to resources.

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Remove the barriers - provide the tools and resources need to create a culture of innovation.

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Remove the barriers - provide the tools and resources need to create a culture of innovation.

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Be present, be a learner. "We rarely create something different until we experience something different." p. 89

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Be present, be a learner. "We rarely create something different until we experience something different." p. 89

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Model the behavior and attitudes we seek in our learners.

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Our why matters...other peoples why matters.  Relationships are key to accomplishing anything. Take time to know your why, your students why and your districts why.

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As leaders we must be open to our own evolutionary need to change practices.   

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As leaders we must be open to our own evolutionary need to change practices.   

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Learning has no endpoint- its a journey not a destination.

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Learning has no endpoint- its a journey not a destination.

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Equip kids with the ability to figure it out for themselves.

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Equip kids with the ability to figure it out for themselves.

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Create a space within the work day to dig into research, collaborate, and share stories about student successes

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Create a space within the work day to dig into research, collaborate, and share stories about student successes

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Giving teachers time during PD days to play with new technology allows them to figure it out for themselves and apply knowledge.

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Giving teachers time during PD days to play with new technology allows them to figure it out for themselves and apply knowledge.

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Teachers must discover how their students learn and make personal connections for learning to really happen.  

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Teachers must discover how their students learn and make personal connections for learning to really happen.  

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Kids are not necessarily better with technology--they are just more willing to keep pushing buttons

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Kids are not necessarily better with technology--they are just more willing to keep pushing buttons