The Networked Educational Leader

The Networked Educational Leader:

Using Social Media To Improve Learning and Leading

About Me

Focus on Relationships

Goals of this cohort

• To show why it is important to connect.

• To develop an understanding of how to use the tools to create a network.

• To create a network that will impact the learning of all your education stakeholders.

• To effectively share best practices.

Goals today

• To show why it is important to connect.

• To develop an understanding of how to use (some of) the tools to create a network.

#netleader

http://bit.ly/netleader1

What about our kids now?

Remixed from: http://www.flickr.com/photos/margolove/3139034331/

Why?

Why?

You Your Organization

YourStaff

Your Students

Let’s start with

you...

"You don't lead by pointing and telling people some place to go. You lead by going to that place and making a case." - Ken Kesey

You...lead learner

From: http://engage.education.alberta.ca/

inspiring-action/

You are not into sharing?

You...connecting to the best educators all over the world.

http://georgecouros.ca

http://connectedprincipals.com

Connected Principals

Your organization...will become its own press.

Do you think this is the true message?

School Branding

Your organization...will create stronger relationships.

From: http://www.flickr.com/photos/cgbarrows/5460174652/sizes/l/in/pool-858082@N25/

Kim Engler

Mrs. Cameron

Donna Matwichuk

Jordan Conne

Connections

Test...

Is this picture okay to have in this presentation?

From: http://www.ecorazzi.com/2008/02/13/british-supermarket-tesco-

doubles-order-for-free-range-chickens/

Is this picture okay to have in this presentation?

From: http://www.ecorazzi.com/2008/02/13/british-supermarket-tesco-

doubles-order-for-free-range-chickens/

Your staff...will become learners first.

Growth

Self-Directed Innovation

Your students...will have amazing learning opportunities

We have to allow our studentsto create their own content.

Your students...will inspire you.

Identity Day

Something transformational happens when students (and teachers!) write, create and share for an authentic audience.  In this instance, the young artists of PS22 are not the only benefactors; it seems that adults are profoundly moved by their voices and the hope that this new generation represents.

Moving Forward

From: http://uowblogs.com/digckdlh705/files/2010/08/social-network.jpg

We need to become connectors

Contact Me

Email - gec127@gmail.com

Twitter - @gcouros

Blog - georgecouros.ca

Email - gcouros@psd70.ab.ca

References and Resources

The Principal of Change - http://georgecouros.ca

Connected Principals - http://connectedprincipals.com

Forest Green School - http://forestgreenschool.ca

Educational Leadership Blogs - http://bit.ly/edleaderbundle

Read: Open Leadership by Charlene Li

Shoutouts: @courosa, @l_hilt, @shareski, @willrich45, @bhsprincipal, @nmhs_principal (Find them on Twitter)