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Education Leadership for Web 2.0: Promise and Reality
AASA National Conference 2010
PresentersLillian Kellogg
CoSN Board Liaison and VP, Education Networks of America (ENA), TN
Dr. Chip KimballS i t d t Superintendent, Lake Washington School District, WA
Dr. Joan Kowal Superintendent in Residence, Nova Southeastern University, FL
Dr. Stephen Waddell Superintendent, Birdville ISD, TX
CoSN’s Mission and Focus
Empowering K-12 district technology leaders to use technology
strategically to improve teaching and learning.
Focus on Leadership and Policy
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Empowering the 21st Century Superintendent
Strengthen district leadership and communications
Raise the bar with 21st century skills
Transform pedagogy with compelling learning environments
Support professional development and communities of practice
Create balanced assessments
Key Technology Trends Time-to-Adoption: 1 Year or Less
Collaborative Environments Online Communication Tools
Time to Adoption: 2 3 YearsTime-to-Adoption: 2-3 Years Mobiles Cloud Computing
Time-to-Adoption: 4-5 Years Smart Objects The Personal Web
Purpose of the StudyTo investigate the beliefs, perspectives and experiences of district level administrators
(superintendents, district curriculum directors and technology directors)directors and technology directors)
pertaining to the implication of Web 2.0 for teaching and learning in our schools.
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Web 2.0 in Schools: Goal Successfully Guide District Level Administrators in:
Policy challengesLeadership Web 2.0 opportunities “Participatory Culture”
http://www.schooltube.com/video/29548f5061de4cfd8c94/Jim-Bosco-McArthur-Project-Director
Web 2.0 DefinitionOnline application that uses the Web as a platform and allows for:
Participatory involvement Collaboration User interaction Shared social resources
Promise
73 % of the nation’s district administrators see the educational significance of Web 2.0 tools in the American classroom.
Significant opportunities for improving curricula and teaching materials in social studies, writing, science and reading at all grade levels.
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Potential: Students’ LivesDistrict administrators rated the effect of Web 2.0 applications on student’s life and education.Note the following positive trends:
Communication SkillsQuality Schoolwork RelationshipsSense of Community Self Direction
Potential: Teaching & LearningTop three priorities for improving student learning through the use of Web 2.0
Keeping students interested and engagedKeeping students interested and engagedMeeting the needs of different kinds of learnersDeveloping critical thinking skills
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Reality: Access
70% school districts ban social networking 72% school districts ban chat rooms
Most other Web 2.0 tools are allowed:(blogging, wikis, sound files, visual media, posting
messages, virtual worlds, interactive games, polls/surveys, etc.)
Reality: AccessPercentage of district administrators with specific positions on access to Web 2.0 in schools.
n=3228 District Administrators including Superintendents, Curriculum Directors, and Technology Directors*Weighted percentage across all respondent groups.
Reality: Not Experienced UsersPercentage of Superintendents indicating the highest level of use he/she makes of specific Web 2.0 applications.
n=777 Superintendents
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Reality: Barriers to UseSchool districts are more focused on:
The challenges of Web 2.0 Not on restructuring to leverage Web 2.0 for learning
Many district administrators said educators yin their districts were:
Not sufficiently familiar with Web 2.0 to understand it fullyMuch less ready to redesign schooling
Reality: PracticeThe use of these tools in American classrooms remains the province of individual pioneering
classrooms.
56% reported that Web 2.0 applications have not yet been integrated within the curriculum.
Web 2.0 is outpacing the capacity of K-12 education to innovate.
Balancing Potential and Reality
How are school leaders balancing the potential of Web 2.0 tools with the
realities of access?
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Dr. Stephen Waddell
SuperintendentBirdville ISD, TX
In A Future They Create
Web 2.0 in theBirdville Independent
School District
Dr. Stephen Waddell, Superintendent of Schools
Opening the Future Transforming LearningWeb 2.0 as Social Revolution
Web 1.0 was reform
We cannot control orWe cannot control or sustain thisIf we do not learn how to use this, we will be obsolete
Destructive for Democracy
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Learning as a Social FunctionPeople have always learned best as a social function
CitiesAgricultureWritingWriting
Only a small fraction of human learning has been based on writingSmaller yet, has been the industrial model of schools
Paradigm/Revolution Web 2.0 in BISD
We have opened up Web 2.0 in BirdvilleUnblocked YouTube Four Years ago
P tting m monePutting my money where my mouth wasNo controversyMore important to provide quality learning than to fear some harm
Paradigm/RevolutionWe have followed with other social networking sites. Our belief is now to liberate
FacebookFacebookTwitter
Wikis, Blogs, UStream, Ning, and other sites
OngoingOpen sourcingCell phone policy
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Paradigm/Revolution
Beliefs/Vision/MissionTrusting RelationshipsEngaging and Encouraging in Meaningful WorkSucceeding in a future they create
They own their learningBecome a partner and designer of their learningCollaborative relationships
Factors in ImplementationDriven by need to transform learning, engage learnersCollaborative Professional learninggConversations with CommunitySeizing the opportunities in Web 2.0Taking RisksNo Community Fallout
Framing the Question
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Leading the ChangeOpening YoutubeEncouraging Wikis and BlogsInitiating Facebook
Other social networking sites
Cell phonesCulture of Assimilation
It has been taken over by staff and students
Dr. Chip Kimball
SuperintendentLake Washington School District
Washington State
Lake Washington School District District ProfileHistory
Infrastructure, Access, Culture, Resources
Lessons LearnedLessons LearnedSystemic UseThe minimum barThe use of cultureLeverage pointsWorking with the Teacher’s Association
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Collaboration structures for Activtechnology resourcesClass CommunicatorPersonal Devices for students
What’s on deck for LWSD 2.0
Personal Devices for studentsTeacher Value-add, Parent Value-addCommunity Connections
Student View Class Communicator with communication tools sh
Blog– shows in all views, Teacher, Student and Parent
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DiscussionThe transition to Web 2.0 tools is clearly a cultural shift. What are you doing differently to adjust to this shift?How have you navigated through the political and tactical realities of using Web 2 0 tools? tactical realities of using Web 2.0 tools? How did you get started? What does it take to implement an initiative to use Web 2.0 tools? Looking back, what would you have done differently? Do the risks really out-weigh the benefits? What about the skeptics?What’s next for your district?
Concluding Thoughts
The digital disconnect will close when we make the organizational cultural changes in schools
that provides these applications in an environment that can appropriately be calledenvironment that can appropriately be called
participatory learning.
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ContactsDr. Chip Kimball, [email protected]. Joan Kowal, [email protected]. Stephen Waddell, [email protected]@birdville.k12.tx.usLillian Kellogg, [email protected]