Shifting Schools: Conversations for K12 Educators

Introductions Chris Lehman of the Science Leadership Academy in Philadelphia joined David and Jeff for tonight's podcast. Essential Question Once shifted, where do we go next? Blog Posts of the Week David:  Digital Ethnography Chris: Measuring UP: What Educational Testing Really Tells Us Jeff: Horizon Report, David Warlick at EduCon 2.1, Flat Classroom Conference Sign Off *Next show is Thursday February 12th at 7 PM Bangkok time. *Jim Reese will be our guest. *Essential Question for the show: How to make the shift systemic and sustainable in our schools? *Don’t forget to post Web sites/blogs to the SOS Diigo bookmarking site that support our upcoming EQ.

Introductions Greg Moncada, HS Principal at the American International School Vienna, joined Jeff and David for the show. Essential Question How to recruit shifted teachers? Blog Posts of the Week David: David Warlick interviews Chris Lehman for his Connect Learning podcast. David asks Chris what he looks for in new hires in episode 92 & 98 in iTunes. Or go directly to the pages for 92 & 98 in David's Site. Also, take a look at the tech-oriented questions Jeff and Andy came up with for recruiters to use especially if their schools have 1:1 laptop programs. Jeff: Michael Wesch writes about the next transformation in education. Kaplan University has a very engaging video sharing their approach to how they work to meet the needs of students. Greg: Shared a video about students making connections in their learning. The link will soon be posted here.

Note: Those listeners looking to learn more about how to recruit internationally might find David's article in Edutopia helpful to get you started. Sign Off *Next show is Thursday January 29th at 7 PM Bangkok time. *Chris Lehman and Brent Loken will be our guests. *Essential Question for the show: Once shifted, where do we go next? *Don’t forget to post Web sites/blogs to the SOS Diigo bookmarking site that support our upcoming EQ.

Introductions Greg Moncada, HS Principal at the American International School Vienna, joined Jeff and David for the show. Essential Question How to recruit shifted teachers? Blog Posts of the Week David: David Warlick interviews Chris Lehman for his Connect Learning podcast. David asks Chris what he looks for in new hires in episode 92 & 98 in iTunes. Or go directly to the pages for 92 & 98 in David's Site. Also, take a look at the tech-oriented questions Jeff and Andy came up with for recruiters to use especially if their schools have 1:1 laptop programs. Jeff: Michael Wesch writes about the next transformation in education. Kaplan University has a very engaging video sharing their approach to how they work to meet the needs of students. Greg: Shared a video about students making connections in their learning. The link will soon be posted here.

Note: Those listeners looking to learn more about how to recruit internationally might find David's article in Edutopia helpful to get you started. Sign Off *Next show is Thursday January 29th at 7 PM Bangkok time. *Chris Lehman and Brent Loken will be our guests. *Essential Question for the show: Once shifted, where do we go next? *Don’t forget to post Web sites/blogs to the SOS Diigo bookmarking site that support our upcoming EQ.

Introductions David and Jeff hosted tonight's show with no guests Essential Question What are some shifted practices in our schools? Blog Posts of the Week Jeff and David shared- Panda Smith's Blog Room 202's Blog Room 202 Wiki Chrissy Hellyer's Blog Sign Off *Next show is Thursday January 15th at 7 PM Bangkok time. *Greg Moncada, HS Principal at the American International School Vienna will be our guest. *Essential Question for the show: How to recruit shifted educators? *Don’t forget to post Web sites/blogs to the SOS Diigo bookmarking site that support our upcoming EQ.

Introductions David and Jeff hosted tonight's show with no guests Essential Question What are some shifted practices in our schools? Blog Posts of the Week Jeff and David shared- Panda Smith's Blog Room 202's Blog Room 202 Wiki Chrissy Hellyer's Blog Sign Off *Next show is Thursday January 15th at 7 PM Bangkok time. *Greg Moncada, HS Principal at the American International School Vienna will be our guest. *Essential Question for the show: How to recruit shifted educators? *Don’t forget to post Web sites/blogs to the SOS Diigo bookmarking site that support our upcoming EQ.

Introductions Jonathan Becker and Jeff Nugent joined David and Jeff for tonight's show. Essential Question What prevents administrators from shifting? Some take aways from the discussion: -There is limited number of U.S. professors (six) who work in school leadership who focus on technology and forward thinking education. Our education leadership programs are not preparing our administrators to lead schools towards School 2.0. -There are education leadership grad school standards that don't include much on managing change in education. -Higher education is just so slow to change, to bring about programmatic change. -Barriers: So many items on the plates of our administrators that it is overwhelming to ask them to set up learning communities and support learning 2.0 initiatives. -Administrators don't have to know all the ICL tools but need to know how to support the curriculum development that supports learning 2.0. Blog Posts of the Week Here is what Jon, Jeff, Jeff and David shared- Apple Learning InterchangeSchool Tech Leadership Practical Theory Sentiments on Common SenseDisrupting Class via Amazon Sign Off *Next show is Tuesday December 9th at 7 PM Bangkok time. *David and Jeff will be sharing examples of shifted practices from Hsinchu International school and the International School of Bangkok. *Don’t forget to post Web sites/blogs to the SOS Diigo bookmarking site that support our upcoming EQ.

Introductions Jonathan Becker and Jeff Nugent joined David and Jeff for tonight's show. Essential Question What prevents administrators from shifting? Some take aways from the discussion: -There is limited number of U.S. professors (six) who work in school leadership who focus on technology and forward thinking education. Our education leadership programs are not preparing our administrators to lead schools towards School 2.0. -There are education leadership grad school standards that don't include much on managing change in education. -Higher education is just so slow to change, to bring about programmatic change. -Barriers: So many items on the plates of our administrators that it is overwhelming to ask them to set up learning communities and support learning 2.0 initiatives. -Administrators don't have to know all the ICL tools but need to know how to support the curriculum development that supports learning 2.0. Blog Posts of the Week Here is what Jon, Jeff, Jeff and David shared- Apple Learning InterchangeSchool Tech Leadership Practical Theory Sentiments on Common SenseDisrupting Class via Amazon Sign Off *Next show is Tuesday December 9th at 7 PM Bangkok time. *David and Jeff will be sharing examples of shifted practices from Hsinchu International school and the International School of Bangkok. *Don’t forget to post Web sites/blogs to the SOS Diigo bookmarking site that support our upcoming EQ.

Introductions John Mikton and Paul McMahon joined Jeff and David for the show. Essential Question How to shift when the administrators are not on board? Some take aways from the discussion: -You have to start with the admin before you contemplate shifting. They are the power brokers and are connected to the board and the finance. Sometimes they simply don't understand. How to make time for conversations? It is a sales situation. IT Director on Admin team. Being part of management team helps build relationships to these power brokers. -The IT Director needs to have an educational background to know. -Schools hiding behind the IB and AP programs. Safe and often not questioned by many parents. Why would an administrator take a risk on Learning 2.0 instructional techniques? -How to shift the IB and AP learning outcomes to be project assessed? -How to retrain our communities about what is learning? -Get shifted educators at the admin conferences to help educate the leaders. David's post, Paul's and  John's posts on this EQ. Blog Posts of the Week David: Schooling by Design: Mission, Action and Achievement by McTighe and Wiggins Jeff: ID: The Quest for Meaning in the 21st Century by Susan Greenfield Paul: Anytime Anywhere Learning John: Walking the Talk by Carolyn Taylor Sign Off *Next show is Thursday November 27th at 7 PM Bangkok time. *Our guests will be Jeff Nugent and Andy Torres *Essential Question for the show: What prevents administrators from shifting? *Don’t forget to post Web sites/blogs to the SOS Diigo bookmarking site that support our upcoming EQ.

Introductions John Mikton and Paul McMahon joined Jeff and David for the show. Essential Question How to shift when the administrators are not on board? Some take aways from the discussion: -You have to start with the admin before you contemplate shifting. They are the power brokers and are connected to the board and the finance. Sometimes they simply don't understand. How to make time for conversations? It is a sales situation. IT Director on Admin team. Being part of management team helps build relationships to these power brokers. -The IT Director needs to have an educational background to know. -Schools hiding behind the IB and AP programs. Safe and often not questioned by many parents. Why would an administrator take a risk on Learning 2.0 instructional techniques? -How to shift the IB and AP learning outcomes to be project assessed? -How to retrain our communities about what is learning? -Get shifted educators at the admin conferences to help educate the leaders. David's post, Paul's and  John's posts on this EQ. Blog Posts of the Week David: Schooling by Design: Mission, Action and Achievement by McTighe and Wiggins Jeff: ID: The Quest for Meaning in the 21st Century by Susan Greenfield Paul: Anytime Anywhere Learning John: Walking the Talk by Carolyn Taylor Sign Off *Next show is Thursday November 27th at 7 PM Bangkok time. *Our guests will be Jeff Nugent and Andy Torres *Essential Question for the show: What prevents administrators from shifting? *Don’t forget to post Web sites/blogs to the SOS Diigo bookmarking site that support our upcoming EQ.

Introductions John Mikton and Paul McMahon joined Jeff and David for the show. Essential Question How to shift when the administrators are not on board? Some take aways from the discussion: -You have to start with the admin before you contemplate shifting. They are the power brokers and are connected to the board and the finance. Sometimes they simply don't understand. How to make time for conversations? It is a sales situation. IT Director on Admin team. Being part of management team helps build relationships to these power brokers. -The IT Director needs to have an educational background to know. -Schools hiding behind the IB and AP programs. Safe and often not questioned by many parents. Why would an administrator take a risk on Learning 2.0 instructional techniques? -How to shift the IB and AP learning outcomes to be project assessed? -How to retrain our communities about what is learning? -Get shifted educators at the admin conferences to help educate the leaders. David's post, Paul's and  John's posts on this EQ. Blog Posts of the Week David: Schooling by Design: Mission, Action and Achievement by McTighe and Wiggins Jeff: ID: The Quest for Meaning in the 21st Century by Susan Greenfield Paul: Anytime Anywhere Learning John: Walking the Talk by Carolyn Taylor Sign Off *Next show is Thursday November 27th at 7 PM Bangkok time. *Our guests will be Jeff Nugent and Andy Torres *Essential Question for the show: What prevents administrators from shifting? *Don’t forget to post Web sites/blogs to the SOS Diigo bookmarking site that support our upcoming EQ.