district leaders as digital leaders
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District Leaders as Digital LeadersHow We Can Use Technology to Build Community
March 8, 2017
CHRIS KENNEDYSuperintendent of Schools, West Vancouver School District
Alberta System Leadership Support for Implementation of Learning Technology Policy Framework
Edmonton, Alberta
With thanks to Bill Selak: http://www.billselak.com/2012/thingsthatsuck
AWESOME OR NOT!?
Coding as part of curriculum ?
The state of social media use in schools?
The modeling of technology by the adults?
When I think about the state of technology in schools, I just keep thinking of this photo.
What has changed?
RELIABLE INTERNET CONNECTIVITY
DEVICES FOR STAFF
BRING YOUR OWN DEVICE PLANS
PHONES
SOCIAL MEDIA
WI-FI
UNBLOCKING
FLEXIBILITY
ACCESS
ACROSS MANY OF OUR SCHOOLS
What could be
DO OLD THINGSBETTER
“Students today depend too much upon ink. They don’t know how to use a pen knife to sharpen a pencil. Pen and ink will never replace the pencil.”National Association of Teachers, 1907
DO NEW THINGSYOU COULDN’T DO AT ALL
“If I’d asked my customers what they wanted, they would have told me ‘A faster horse.’”
Henry Ford
5 obstaclesNo needNo moneyNo hurryNo desireNo trust
People prefer things that are easy to think about
Know what teachers want
Can I change?
Everyone benefits
The goal
It’s not technology
What many want for their children is the benefits of digital learning
Relevant, connected, unlimited
How do you know your digital shifts are making a difference in your district for learners?
?
Create a new norm for how teachers and
students learn
Can’t scale and sustain without technology
TOOLS matter, because tools impact the way you interact. You don’t need to use every tool, but every tool you use you must use well – Seth Godin
AccessDirectio
n
Moving to one-to-one opportunities
What does this mean?
What about equity?
Technology can help overcome barriers of access and geography
Twitter BreakSelect a video that
highlights the promise of technology. Post it to Twitter and tag it #abed
MOBILE TECHNOLOGY CAN CHANGE LEARNING
GOOD WRITING STILL MATTERSUSING SOCIAL MEDIA NEEDS TO
BE TAUGHT
NETWORKS ARE ESSENTIAL
THE REAL WORLD IS ADDICTIVE
So what are we doing
now
Google has become our got-to place and tool.
Wordpress has taken over our websites.
Digital tools like FreshGrade and Techbook are growing in popularity
Coding and Robotics have gone from nowhere to everywhere
All of the digital shifts are part of ONE story
What are the digital tools you are using in your district? Which ones are you modeling? What is the story you are telling about the move to digital?
?
ALL ABOUT CULTURE
“Culture Eats Strategyfor Breakfast”
Focus on a Few Things
INNOVATION IN ACTION
Letter grade free
assessment
Maker movement
iPads in elementary music class
Reggio Emilia inspired
programs
Bienalle arts projects across
schools
Passion projects
Heart rate monitors in
PE
What Does Support Look Like?CELEBRATE RISK TAKING
SHINE A LIGHT ON INNOVATION
Teachers
Schools
DistrictsGovernme
nts
• Will make it easier for students...
• Will make it easier for teachers...
• Will make it easier for schools...
• Will make it easier for districts...
To be FLEXIBLE
Yeah, but . . .
? How do you scale the work
YOU DON’T
YOU CONNECT AND BUILD NETWORKSThink diffusion not replication
Learning, not technology, is the driver
Personalization
We need to narrow the framework
Digital literacy
Redesigned Curriculum
Addresses the changing face of education Big ideas and enduring understandings Personalized learning Core competencies• Thinking• Communicating• Social/Personal
What we ARE NOT
doing
Same Things for everyone
How has decision making changes around technology purchases in your district in the last 5 years? Where to next?
?
TRENDS
Overpromise
Under deliver
PERSONALIZED=INDIVIDUALIZED
X
Luke: I can’t believe itYoda: That is why you fail
Where you can find me:
604-202-4379
@chrkennedy
Chris Kennedy
cultureofyes.ca
westvancouverschools.ca