Posts Tagged ‘ shannon smith ’

Connecting to Lead Learning Communities – #ecoo11 presentation

October 20, 2011
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Connecting to Lead Learning Communities – #ecoo11 presentation

On October 21st at 8:30 am, George Couros and I will host a workshop / discussion at The Educational Computing Organization of Ontario’s Conference exploring how leaders and aspiring leaders in the field of education can use online tools and social media to develop leadership competencies across the Ontario Leadership Framework. Watching the pre-conference chatter on twitter, I noticed...

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The Millennials are Googling Us

June 7, 2011
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The Millennials are Googling Us

Caveat:  Although not a member of the Millenial Generation, I should disclose that I scored an 87 on the Pew Research quiz, “How Millennial Are you?”  Go ahead and try it out At W. Erskine Johnston PS, we switched to a school blog a little over two years ago.  Our next move was to link...

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Start Global, Build Local

March 7, 2011
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Start Global, Build Local

“The question isn’t whether you will be transparent, authentic, and real, but rather, how much you will let go and be open in the face of new technologies.” Charlene Li, Open Leadership Currently, I have the tremendous opportunity to work with school and district based administrators in Alberta on a cohort entitled, “The Networked...

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I will give you my trust

February 8, 2011
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I will give you my trust

A few years ago I sat in my office with a Grade 3 student who was having difficulty calming down after a particularly explosive episode led him to be removed from the classroom.  He and I were fairly regular companions and we had a deal.  While he cooled off, which tended to take some...

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This blog is the collected thoughts of school administrators that want to share best practices in education. All of the authors have different experiences in education but all have the same goal; ensuring we do what is best for students.