Leading from the Library - BCTLA -- October 19, 2012

CHRIS KENNEDY Superintendent, West Vancouver School DistrictLeading from the Library “We’re In! Inquire, Inspire, Innovate” BCTLA Coquitlam Oct 19 | 2012

? Awesome Or Not With thanks to Bill Selak: http://www.billselak.com/2012/thingsthatsuck

? Learning Commons

? e-Readers and e-Texts in School Libraries

? Incentivizing Students to Read Books

“A tribe is a group ofpeople connected to oneanother, connected to aleader, and connected toan idea.” —Seth Godin

“Tribes need leadership.People want connectionand growth andsomething new.” —Seth Godin

Twitter and Facebook and group meetings andnewsletters are all TOOLS. Tools matter, because toolsimpact the way you interact. You don’t need to use everytool, but every tool you use you must use well. —Seth Godin

SELF-RELIANCE

CRITICAL THINKING

INQUIRY

CREATIVITY

PROBLEM-SOLVING

INNOVATION

TEAMWORK

COLLABORATION

CROSS-CULTURAL

TECHNOLOGICALLITERACY

CONNECT

ACROSSTOPIC AREAS

Credit: Scott McLeod – danngerouslyirrelevent.orgOur kids have tasted the honey

Whatcould be

DO OLD THINGSBETTER

“Students today depend toomuch upon ink. They don’t knowhow to use a pen knife tosharpen a pencil. Pen and ink willnever replace the pencil.”National Association of Teachers, 1907

DO NEW THINGSYOU COULDN’TDO AT ALL

“If I’d asked mycustomers what theywanted, they wouldhave told me ‘A fasterhorse.’” Henry Ford

5 obstaclesNo needNo moneyNo hurryNo desireNo trust

People prefer things that are easy to think about

Thegoal

It’s not technology

Relevant, connected, unlimitedWhat many want for their children is thebenefits of digital learning

Create a newnorm for how teachers andstudents learn

Can’t scale and sustainwithout technology

AccessDirection

What does this mean?Moving to one-to-one opportunities

What aboutequity?

Technology can help overcomebarriers of access andgeography

MOBILE TECHNOLOGY CANCHANGE LEARNINGGOOD WRITING STILL MATTERSUSING SOCIAL MEDIA NEEDS TOBE TAUGHTNETWORKS ARE ESSENTIALTHE REAL WORLD IS ADDICTIVE

Teachers will always push the boundaries

For all students,on any device, from anywhere

Key Staff Contacts Teacher- Librarians Administrators“Just-in-time” solution

TRENDS

• Will make it easier Teachers for students... • Will make it easier Schools for teachers... • Will make it easier Districts for schools... • Will make it easierGovernments for districts... To be FLEXIBLE

Under deliver Overpromise

NEXTCHALLENGE

PERSONALIZED=XINDIVIDUALIZED

TELL THE STORIES OF THE LIBRARY OF 2020CONNECT TO COMMUNITY LIBRARIES AND OTHER PARTNERSBE THE CHAMPIONS OF PROFESSIONAL LEARNINGLEAD DON’T BE LED BY TECHNOLOGYREMIND PEOPLE THAT LITERACY MATTERSBE THE GATHERING PLACE

Luke: I can’t believe itYoda: That is why you fail

He says the problem with teachers isWhat’s a kid going to learnfrom someone who decided his best option in lifewas to become a teacher?

He reminds the other dinner guests that it’s truewhat they say about teachers:Those who can, do; those who can’t, teach.

...I mean, you’re a teacher, Taylor.Be honest. What do you make?

This is . . .

OUR WORLD

OUR LIVES

OUR CHILDREN

OUR CURRICULUM

OUR CHALLENGE

OUR WORK

OUR ART

OUR JOY

You want to know what I make? I make kidswonder,

I make them question.

I make them criticize.I make them apologize and mean it.

I make them write.I make them read, read, read.

I make them spell definitely beautiful,definitely beautiful, definitely beautifulover and over and over again until they willnever misspelleither one of those words again.

...and if someone ever tries to judge youby what you by what you make, you give them this.

...Here, let me break it down for you, so youknow what I say is true:

Teachers make a goddamn difference! Nowwhat about you?

Thanks for Leadingfrom the Library. Excerpts from poem: What Teachers Make by Taylor Mali

Where you can find me: ckennedy@sd45.bc.ca 604-202-4379 @chrkennedy Chris Kennedy cultureofyes.cawww.sd45.bc.ca

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