Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach Co-Founder & CEO Powerful Learning Practice, LLCplpnetwork.com

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AuthorThe Connected Educator: Learning and Leading in a Digital Age

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Cluster Together

Introduce yourselves if you do not know each other…

Then talk about what you know and believe to be important about effective leadership.

Does that change when we put future ready in front of it? How so? Why not?

What keeps me up at night…

It all began with President Obama’s announcement of his ConnectED initiative.

Then he invited 100 superintendents to the Whitehouse to sign the Future Ready Pledge.

Future ReadyPledge

tech.ed.gov/FutureReady

#FutureReady

#FutureReady #ce15

Let’s read the pledge and then discuss the various elements…

What are the implications for your district/school?

Connecting Schools a Top Priority“In a country where we expect free wi-fi with our coffee, we

should definitely demand it in our schools”

~ President Obama

#FutureReady #ce15

eRate Became More Helpful

#FutureReady #ce15

Private Sector Got Involved

tech.ed.gov/connectED#FutureReady #ce15

1,926 Future Ready Pledge Signers

Impacts 15.3 million Students

#FutureReady #ce15

13 Future Ready Regional Summits Raleigh, NCC February 11-12

Vancouver, WA February 17-18

Atlanta, GA March 25-26

Phoenix, AZ April 13-14

Providence, RI April 21-22

St. Louis, MO April 28-29

San Francisco, CA May 4-5

Houston, TX May 18-19

Baltimore, MD June 8-9

Denver, CO June 11-12

Chicago, IL June 15-16

Pittsburgh, PA June 22-23

Orange County, CA

August 4-5

#FutureReady #ce15

#FutureReady Leaders will expand the capacity of superintendents and their staff to effectively lead the transition to digital teaching and learning.

Future Ready Leaders Site Selection

• Interviews yielded 300+ promising future ready districts

• Assessed against the rubric dimensions and identified 30 potentially exemplary districts.

• Interviewed district leadership and finalized a list of eight districts and six alternates

Vancouver Public Schools

(Vancouver, WA)

St. Vrain Valley Schools(Longmont, CO)

Howard-Winneshiek Community School

District(Cresco, IA)

Indian Prairie School District(Aurora, IL)

Kettle Moraine School District

(Wales, WI)

Palisades School District(Kintnersville, PA)

Joplin Schools(Joplin, MO)

Coachella Valley Unified School District

(Thermal, CA)

Future Ready Leaders Districts

How’s it different from similar tools?

• Based on systematic synthesis of research

• Focused on the individual leader

• Focused on research-aligned, personalized content

Future Ready

Collaborative Leadership

Personalized Learning

Robust Infrastructure

Professional Learning

Opportunities

Future Ready Leaders: Overview

• Inspire superintendents to accept the future ready challenge

• Help them understand where to begin or what the next step is on their journey

• Provide leadership insights and stories from diverse/ exemplary districts

Objectives Key Components

• Rubric based on a systematic review of research

• Online self assessment aligned with rubric

• Personalized playlist chosen from 50 short, high production quality videos

Looking More Closely at Future Ready Leadership

Collaborative LeadershipWhat are the practices that support collaborative leadership?• Passionate Purpose and Vision• Accept You’re Not in Control• Lead Horizontally (Distributive Leadership)• Develop Leaders at all Levels• Build a Foundation of Trust• Encourage Risk Taking• Lead with Questions• Share Transparently • Communicate Broadly• Encourage Critical Friends

Through learning we re-create ourselves. Through learning we become able to do something we were never able to do. —Peter Senge

Personalized Learning

Personalized Learning

A future ready vision of teaching moves from “I am the teacher” to helping students chase their passions, empowering them to find their voices online and off.

Robust Infrastructure

Domain: Robust InfrastructureDimensions

Connectivity and capacity

Digital devices

Software and systems for teaching and learning

Administrative data systems

Technology personnel

Out-of-school access

Professional Learning Opportunities

Thinking through the Future Ready Leadership Score Card.

How does your leadership team measure up?

Dr. Steve Webb, Superintendent of @VancouverSD

What will your legacy be?Call to Action:

Tweet out your one sentence Future Ready leadership vision.

#ConEdTech

You might have gone into education to make a difference.

My hope for you as part of your legacy - you will become the difference.