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NCPAPA DLPFor Digital Learning
Journey of a Digital Leader
Derek L. McCoyPrincipal, Spring Lake Middle School
My Journey
West Montgomery High School
West Middle School
Spring Lake Middle School
Digital Leadership
Purpose● Provide some challenges and possibilities● Share vision● Share strategic planning● Share learning outcomes
Newer, Smarter Learnershttp://www.edudemic.com/internet-making-kids-smarter/
Newer, Smarter Learnershttp://www.edudemic.com/internet-making-kids-smarter/
NCPAPA DLPFor Digital Learning
Journey of a Digital Leader
● Congratulations to you all on your accomplishment! You are NC's first cohort/graduates of a program that has taken a bold step in acknowledging, training and celebrating accomplishments in a new, growing field of school leadership
● On that note, thanks to Shirley, the NCPAPA Board, Emily, and all of you all for hosting me and my wife.
My Journey
West Montgomery High School
West Middle School
Spring Lake Middle School
● Brief history of Derek L. McCoy● My journey as atypical - Haven’t been at one school
or even solely school based administrator● Influenced by exposure and leadership to new things
at high school, central office and middle school● Our role and duty is to plan learning and teaching
experiences new learner and a new world
Digital LeadershipAgain, I applaud you on your work and effort in this undertaking. Our leadership efforts aren’t about analog vs digital, ebooks vs textbooks, f2f vs blended vs virtual -
It’s about your journey to improve student learning!
Sometimes a working model needs to be changedWe can’t afford to have the field of education/schools to suffer a fate like Blockbuster
● The nature of jobs, post-secondary education has changed, is changing, and will change
● Video Killed the Direct Instruction - Flipped learning is real, self directed instruction is here
● If Google Can Answer Every Question…what is a valid assessment (hint: it can’t answer every question)?
● The Classrooms Walls are being ripped down whether we like it or not
● The World Is Flat…Which Means More People Have Opportunities that didn’t exist before
Our learners are different and they learn differently (their brains work differently, awesome article from Wired)
Newer, Smarter Learnershttp://www.edudemic.com/internet-making-kids-smarter/
● Think of what the implications of having superconnected device in our pockets mean for us and learners
○ Connected for simple answers
○ Resources○ Answers○ Attended a graduation
recently where the Sal thanked two entities that helped her and her classmates tremendously. Without them, most would not have graduated or done as well - Wikipedia and Google
● Smarter learners○ more social○ writers, better writers - they
write more○ Increased interest in reading
- read more
Newer, Smarter Learnershttp://www.edudemic.com/internet-making-kids-smarter/
● UNFETTERED ACCESS TO INFORMATION/LEARNING
● STUDENTS ARE A DECISION AWAY FROM MAKING GLOBAL CONNECTIONS ON THEIR OWN
Now the PrincipalshipSchool leadership skills are always evolving, the skill set is changing:● Think in terms of the 'one-room schoolhouse' to the large complexes
we have now● At some point in history, school leaders had to become better social
workers● Then, better at school operations like scheduling● Then learning theory● Then Data● Then social work and so on● Now we are at the beginning of the new dive into digital leadership
Why Engage in this work?
● To be effective, to be impactful to others, you will have to become passionate about making learning and teaching different
● Take a measure of where your school and kids are, what do you want to accomplish, and dig in
● Focus on that merit and that work and that value
West Montgomery HS● Great experience as an AP in a small
district● District vision was to provide better, global
learning opportunities● We had to commit and grow and learn and
connect● Educate ourselves on what disruptive
practices could do
As a Principal● Two Title 1 schools, urban and rural● Two different goals: WMS changing teacher
practices, support, exposure; SLMS changing teacher practices, support, resources, exposure, connecting, hands on training
● Student learning outcomes - a priority■ what do we want students to know,
BETTER way to deliver
My Journey● Has been about seeing possibilities● Working with great people● Connecting with my PLN
BHAGs● My kids need to work at Google● My kids need to design Amazon drones● My kids need to design new apps● My kids need to work in fields they create
Why Change is Has to Happen ● Read an article last night that talked about
digital equity is a social justice concern○ learning opportunities for kids○ students who don’t have access are at a
disadvantage
Your Work● Be ready to share and bring along● Be ready help support, above and below● CONNECT
Focuses
Vision and Support“Leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality.”
Warren Bennis
A Need @SLMSBroncos
@SLMSBroncos
Strategy and Change
ISTE Standards
ISTE Standards
Changing Cultures
ISTE
Considerations
Sheninger - 7 Pillars1. Communication
2. Public Relations
3. Branding
4. Student engagement/learning
5. Professional growth/development
6. Re-envisioning learning spaces and environments
7. Opportunity
5 Levers of Change
http://greatleadersserve.org/five-levers-change-part-3-resources/
● Communications
● Measurement
● Resources
● Rewards and Recognition
● Performance Management
Potential Danger
RigorRelevanceRelationships
Lack of RigorNot RelevantHurt relationships
Digital Leadership
● #ncadmin● #edfocuschat● Professional Organizations● Share
Derek L. McCoy
● [email protected]● @mccoyderek● mccoyderek.com ● Skype - mccoyderek● LinkedIn - mccoyderek● Google+
