OutClassed

In this week's OutClassed Podcast, Mike and Blake continue on their discussion regarding the school transformation framework and dig into the power of culture and how this can derail your vision and strategy.

Some of the elements of Culture discussed in this episode include:

* A twitter spat about what is better - Google or Microsoft 
* The definition or culture and the number 1 conversation you must have to develop a great culture 
* Wins like Minecraft becoming available in Chromebooks!

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In this week's OutClassed Podcast, Mike and Blake unpack the most important of the 7 elements of school transformation - vision.

Some of the elements of vision discussed in this episode include:

* Does your vision have these elements and can your staff articulate them?
* A step by step framework for developing or evaluating your vision
* Should departments have their own vision?

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In this week's OutClassed Podcast, Mike unpacks the 7 elements of school transformation and how technology can be a lever to enable the change you are are desiring for your school.

* Why school technology and BYOD plans often fall short
* The power of vision and how to get your whole team on the same page (and why Mike is yet to see a school do this well)
* The reason why all elements need to be in focus, and what happens when they aren't.

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In this week's OutClassed Podcast, Mike and Blake Speak with Neil Selwyn from Monash University in Australia about the role of technology in schools.

In this episode we discuss a range of topics including:

* The place of data in education and a discussion around assessment
* What role does educational research research play in schools
* Learning analytics and data driven schooling
* Blended learning and advice on how to move forward post COVID and school closures

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In this week's OutClassed Podcast, Mike and Blake Speak with Karla Sanders from Sticks'N'Stones about the digital citizenship program developed in New Zealand.

In this episode we discuss a range of topics including:

* The 3 essential elements your digital citizenship program MUST have
* How a student designed and lead program actually works and the results Karla and the Sticks'N'Stones team are seeing across New Zealand
* What are the trends Karla is seeing with issues related to young people
* The research about gaming and the way the brain experiences this environment

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In this week's OutClassed Podcast, Mike and Blake discuss a range of topics including

*What your IT team wished teachers understood about their role
* What teachers wished IT teams understood about what it is like to be a teacher
* How to influence each group so that everyone wins

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In this week's OutClassed Podcast, Mike and Blake discuss How to lead in a crisis

*Why Blake decided to download the Covid tracing App 
* The Opportunity to lean into the leadership challenge and see great results 
* How to communicate with your staff 
* How Mike has set up the UTB team and the opportunity for schools to re look at they way they work (how his staff find leaving teaching and working in this new way).

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In this week's OutClassed Podcast, Mike and Blake discuss a range of topics including

* Fun ways schools are finding to stay connected to community
* Data security and the role technology is playing in shaping society
* Should you filter the internet at high school
* We compare Slack, Microsoft Teams, and Google chat
* Wins and Fails of the week

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In this week's OutClassed Podcast, Mike and Blake discuss a range of topics including

*The best way to provide PD for staff and students and why both are important
* What's the consensus around the global around how much work a student should have
* Why your block first and open tools later is doing a disservice to staff and students
* Are keyboards making students dumber?

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In this week's OutClassed Podcast, Mike and Blake speak with Caitlin who moved from a traditional teaching role to working in a remote learning role, eventually managing a team of remote teachers.

Caitlin has returned to the classroom this year, and shares her experience of both worlds and what we can learn regardless of whether your school continues to offer a remote learning option or comes back to a full in person load.

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