The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly: Navigating Media Online
If you’re the parent of a tween, ages 8-12, you have likely seen a change in digital habits. Often times, there is a shift from gaming on devices to texting, instant messaging, and sharing on social media. This trend continues as your tween grows to a teenager when...
Coach. Better. Episode 7 Show Notes
This week we’re chatting with Rebekah Madrid, Middle School Principal at Yokohama International School in Japan. Rebekah shares her perspective about coaching as a school leader, along with insights about making coaching work in a mid-sized school, as well as some...
Three Tips for Planning Tech-Rich Projects
At times, the idea of planning or reworking your existing units to include technology can seem like a daunting task. But it doesn’t need to take a large amount of time - even taking 10 minutes each week to rethink a unit that has been challenging - either you don’t...
Social Media and Your Child
Social media is becoming a large part of our daily lives, and even more so for our children. According to a Common Sense Media study, 90% of teens age 13-18 have used social media, and 51% use social media on a daily basis. Parenting in the digital age is difficult!...
Coach. Better. Episode 6 Show Notes
This week we’re chatting with Philip Williams, Head Librarian at NIST International School in Bangkok, Thailand.  As a librarian at NIST, Philip is part of the coaching team, so this episode in particular highlights the overlaps of how a modern librarian fits into a...
Managing Your Connected Classroom
Now that you’re committed to connecting your classroom, you may be anxious about the ways that students can get distracted by the technology you’re bringing into the classroom and how you’ll manage it all. Managing your connected classroom can be broken down into two...
Coach. Better. Episode 5 Show Notes
This week we’re chatting with five awesome instructional coaches from around the world, about different coaching models. Keri Lee, Tim, Diana, Ben and Maggie share the ins and outs of the coaching models they have experienced and we have a meaty conversation about...
Creating Your Connected Classroom
After deciding you want to connect your classroom, it’s time to think about how you will implement it! This includes establishing your connected classroom and planning how you will go global in it. Establishing Your Connected Classroom A good place to...
Coach. Better. Episode 4 Show Notes
We're All on the Same Team: A School Leader's Perspective with Christina Botbyl This week we’re chatting with Christina Botbyl, Director of Curriculum at the American International School of Kuwait. Christina offers us her perspective as a school administrator and...
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As more and more schools go one-to-one, giving every student a connected device we have to understand that this fundamentally changes the learning landscape. Not just in our classrooms but in our communities at large. Giving every student a laptop levels the content knowledge in the classroom. When it comes to accessing content everyone is on the same plane. If everyone can access the content needed to master a class the moment they need to know that content then we need to rethink what the time in class should be used for. No longer do students need to be in school to learn. Let #leadingthechange, written on March 4, 2016, by 25 educators from across the state of Washington, during an Eduro Learning Institute, be your guide to the next steps in learning in your school!
