There's a movement brewing built upon leveraging the transformative power of creativity to help us work and create better so that we can produce work infused with meaning. Discover how by knowing your Why, instilling tiny habits to cultivate your creative spark, and finally, fomenting creative collaboration based on the tenets of improv and open spaces, you can take the spark of Creativity (R)Evolution and use it as the impetus to push you, your teams, and your companies to create betterness.
This presentation explores concepts around the sources of inspiration and ideas and practices for eliminating blocks and accessing the spark when you need it to develop and execute great work.
There's a movement brewing built upon leveraging the transformative power of creativity to help us work and create better so that we can produce work infused with meaning. Discover how by knowing your Why, instilling tiny habits to cultivate your creative spark, and finally, fomenting creative collaboration based on the tenets of improv and open spaces, you can take the spark of Creativity (R)Evolution and use it as the impetus to push you, your teams, and your companies to create Betterness.
Sometimes making choices in our career paths is difficult. Wouldn't it be helpful to have guidelines to help us make decisions that open up your options rather than shut them down? Discover how choosing creativity, a growth mindset, finding your Flow, and being a Maker puts you on the path of having infinite possibilities in your career, creating a clear path to a future where you can not only be awesome, but also do meaningful work.
Ritualising your brand: how establishing meaningful, ownable behaviour can cr...Jon Howard
Inspired by the intersection of two areas of interest I have written about previously (stories & archetypes and behaviour change), this is a work in progress that explores the ways in which embedding ritual into your brand can build lasting loyalty. I am interested in any thoughts you might have.
(If you would like me to present this or similar to your organisation, please feel free to get in contact)
There's a movement brewing built upon leveraging the transformative power of creativity to help us work and create better so that we can produce work infused with meaning. Discover how by knowing your Why, instilling tiny habits to cultivate your creative spark, and finally, fomenting creative collaboration based on the tenets of improv and open spaces, you can take the spark of Creativity (R)Evolution and use it as the impetus to push you, your teams, and your companies to create betterness.
This presentation explores concepts around the sources of inspiration and ideas and practices for eliminating blocks and accessing the spark when you need it to develop and execute great work.
There's a movement brewing built upon leveraging the transformative power of creativity to help us work and create better so that we can produce work infused with meaning. Discover how by knowing your Why, instilling tiny habits to cultivate your creative spark, and finally, fomenting creative collaboration based on the tenets of improv and open spaces, you can take the spark of Creativity (R)Evolution and use it as the impetus to push you, your teams, and your companies to create Betterness.
Sometimes making choices in our career paths is difficult. Wouldn't it be helpful to have guidelines to help us make decisions that open up your options rather than shut them down? Discover how choosing creativity, a growth mindset, finding your Flow, and being a Maker puts you on the path of having infinite possibilities in your career, creating a clear path to a future where you can not only be awesome, but also do meaningful work.
Ritualising your brand: how establishing meaningful, ownable behaviour can cr...Jon Howard
Inspired by the intersection of two areas of interest I have written about previously (stories & archetypes and behaviour change), this is a work in progress that explores the ways in which embedding ritual into your brand can build lasting loyalty. I am interested in any thoughts you might have.
(If you would like me to present this or similar to your organisation, please feel free to get in contact)
How do you consistently engage your audience? How do you tell a compelling story? This presentation shows, through the P-L-A-Y framework, just how you can make your stories move through social networks
There's a movement brewing built upon leveraging the transformative power of creativity to help us work and create better so that we can produce work infused with meaning. Discover how by knowing your Why, instilling tiny habits to cultivate your creative spark, and finally, fomenting creative collaboration based on the tenets of improv and open spaces, you can take the spark of Creativity (R)Evolution and use it as the impetus to push you, your teams, and your companies to create betterness.
The Video for this presentation is now up here -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuGkYCtu5JM
As a young, successful and popular techie @IanForrester was loving life. He had a great job working in BBC R&D and was spending his spare time establishing events like Girl Geeks, BarCamp and the Thinking Digital Conference. In May 2009 this all came to a sudden unscheduled stop. Unbeknownst to anyone, Ian was slowly dying in his own bed suffering a slow hemorraage into his brain. He tells the dramatic story of his life, his brush with death and the road to recovery since then.
TEDxManchester 2012 was co-curated by @herbkim & @misscroissant and hosted by Cornerhouse. For future @TEDxManchester information please follow us on Twitter or you can sign up for more info at http://bit.ly/v4O4P8.
A visualization of Bruce Sterling’s Closing Key note Dark Euphoria- the cultural temperament of the coming decade: Gothic High-Tech and Favela Chic
“It is neither progress nor conservatism because there's nothing left to conserve and no direction in which to progress. So what you get is transition. Transition to nowhere.'"
http://video.reboot.dk/video/486788/bruce-sterling-reboot-11
He defines four quadrants for the coming decade and neatly discards this half as being irrelevant for the audience (which equates to the majority of the world's population): the financial crisis of the Boomer generation, the BRICs, the emerging economies and the 'fundies' of all persuasions
Banish Your Inner Critic - Facebook Design Lecture SeriesDenise Jacobs
Your inner critic is an unconscious deterrent that stands between the seeds of great ideas and the fruits of achievement, keeping you stuck by telling you you’re just faking it, that others have more talent, that you’ll never achieve the success you seek. Let's discover how to anatomize this pernicious inner force, and then learn techniques to banish this critic so that you can have the mental space and energy to let your true talents emerge -- and help you be a badass with your work.
Theme Selection: A process for choosing a WordPress Theme #WordCampMSPTJList
The Geek Who Speaks People presented a process for helping new bloggers and small businesses evaluate their needs and pick a theme that meets their needs.
As a developer and a creative, you need ways to work better so that you can create more, but what do you do when you hit a seemingly insurmountable mental wall? You need to get unblocked: to bust through that barrier to allow creativity to flow. Beware: this presentation challenges the standard norms around concentration, focus, productivity, and may change how you work…for the better.
The more releasing you do, the more miracles start showing up in your life. But this is nothing new. Napoleon Hill wrote this up years ago, but it took Levenson's Sedona releasing techniques to show how to really get rich. It's the power of that world in you...
Using Technology to Enhance In-Person TrainingPaul Signorelli
This presentation, for ALA Techsource, is the first of two live presentations exploring the use of technology to save time and money in workplace learning and performance (training) offerings. It was delivered on September 16, 2010 and includes a discussion of what technology is; reviews Cliff Atkinson's Beyond Bullet Points as a successful use of technology in onsite training; and looks at how YouTube, Google Docs, and SlideShare can enliven in-person training sessions. For information about purchasing access to the recorded presentation, please contact alatechsource@ala.org.
In visual arts and graphic design, white space is fundamental to allowing a creation to exist, by creating delineation and focus. Similarly, in our lives, creativity often sprouts from the "white space" of time: the moments in our increasingly busy schedules between activities and thoughts that allow the subconscious to better absorb and connect information. Clearly, in order to be more creative, we need to open up this "in-between" space in our lives, but once we've done so, how can we best capitalize upon the brain's natural creative capacities? In this talk, we'll explore several counter-intuitive and potentially subversive methods for leveraging this "white space" to foment innovative thinking creative productivity.
How To Improve Your Blog's Image With Images - From Podcamp Boston 2011Tom Catalini
Images grab attention. And they can set the tone for your blog post. They can create a mood. Images can also serve more practical purposes - documenting an event, illustrating an examples, or adding context to your topic. Finally, they make your posts more appealing and readable.
Learning Through Social Media: Any time, Any PlaceChris Wejr
Presentation given to the pre-service teachers in the Teacher Education Program at the University fo the Fraser Valley in Chiiliwack, BC. Focusing on introducing social media as a collaborative learning tool.
Motivation From Within: Moving Away From Awards, Rewards, PunishmentChris Wejr
Presentation at the 2012 Connecting Leaders Conference British Columbia. Shares the stories of how a school had moved away from awards, honour roll, rewards, and punishments to see school culture flourish.
Kent Elementary School - Highlights for the Board 2012Chris Wejr
Presentation made to the Board of Education that highlights the work of our students and staff on developing a culture of reading as well as helping students to connect with others.
Growing Together With Social Media: Moving Away From Isolation As A New TeacherChris Wejr
Presentation given to a group of new teachers in the Chilliwack and Fraser-Cascade School Districts. Focuses on teachers and educators forming relationships, learning. growing, and sharing using social media.
How do you consistently engage your audience? How do you tell a compelling story? This presentation shows, through the P-L-A-Y framework, just how you can make your stories move through social networks
There's a movement brewing built upon leveraging the transformative power of creativity to help us work and create better so that we can produce work infused with meaning. Discover how by knowing your Why, instilling tiny habits to cultivate your creative spark, and finally, fomenting creative collaboration based on the tenets of improv and open spaces, you can take the spark of Creativity (R)Evolution and use it as the impetus to push you, your teams, and your companies to create betterness.
The Video for this presentation is now up here -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuGkYCtu5JM
As a young, successful and popular techie @IanForrester was loving life. He had a great job working in BBC R&D and was spending his spare time establishing events like Girl Geeks, BarCamp and the Thinking Digital Conference. In May 2009 this all came to a sudden unscheduled stop. Unbeknownst to anyone, Ian was slowly dying in his own bed suffering a slow hemorraage into his brain. He tells the dramatic story of his life, his brush with death and the road to recovery since then.
TEDxManchester 2012 was co-curated by @herbkim & @misscroissant and hosted by Cornerhouse. For future @TEDxManchester information please follow us on Twitter or you can sign up for more info at http://bit.ly/v4O4P8.
A visualization of Bruce Sterling’s Closing Key note Dark Euphoria- the cultural temperament of the coming decade: Gothic High-Tech and Favela Chic
“It is neither progress nor conservatism because there's nothing left to conserve and no direction in which to progress. So what you get is transition. Transition to nowhere.'"
http://video.reboot.dk/video/486788/bruce-sterling-reboot-11
He defines four quadrants for the coming decade and neatly discards this half as being irrelevant for the audience (which equates to the majority of the world's population): the financial crisis of the Boomer generation, the BRICs, the emerging economies and the 'fundies' of all persuasions
Banish Your Inner Critic - Facebook Design Lecture SeriesDenise Jacobs
Your inner critic is an unconscious deterrent that stands between the seeds of great ideas and the fruits of achievement, keeping you stuck by telling you you’re just faking it, that others have more talent, that you’ll never achieve the success you seek. Let's discover how to anatomize this pernicious inner force, and then learn techniques to banish this critic so that you can have the mental space and energy to let your true talents emerge -- and help you be a badass with your work.
Theme Selection: A process for choosing a WordPress Theme #WordCampMSPTJList
The Geek Who Speaks People presented a process for helping new bloggers and small businesses evaluate their needs and pick a theme that meets their needs.
As a developer and a creative, you need ways to work better so that you can create more, but what do you do when you hit a seemingly insurmountable mental wall? You need to get unblocked: to bust through that barrier to allow creativity to flow. Beware: this presentation challenges the standard norms around concentration, focus, productivity, and may change how you work…for the better.
The more releasing you do, the more miracles start showing up in your life. But this is nothing new. Napoleon Hill wrote this up years ago, but it took Levenson's Sedona releasing techniques to show how to really get rich. It's the power of that world in you...
Using Technology to Enhance In-Person TrainingPaul Signorelli
This presentation, for ALA Techsource, is the first of two live presentations exploring the use of technology to save time and money in workplace learning and performance (training) offerings. It was delivered on September 16, 2010 and includes a discussion of what technology is; reviews Cliff Atkinson's Beyond Bullet Points as a successful use of technology in onsite training; and looks at how YouTube, Google Docs, and SlideShare can enliven in-person training sessions. For information about purchasing access to the recorded presentation, please contact alatechsource@ala.org.
In visual arts and graphic design, white space is fundamental to allowing a creation to exist, by creating delineation and focus. Similarly, in our lives, creativity often sprouts from the "white space" of time: the moments in our increasingly busy schedules between activities and thoughts that allow the subconscious to better absorb and connect information. Clearly, in order to be more creative, we need to open up this "in-between" space in our lives, but once we've done so, how can we best capitalize upon the brain's natural creative capacities? In this talk, we'll explore several counter-intuitive and potentially subversive methods for leveraging this "white space" to foment innovative thinking creative productivity.
How To Improve Your Blog's Image With Images - From Podcamp Boston 2011Tom Catalini
Images grab attention. And they can set the tone for your blog post. They can create a mood. Images can also serve more practical purposes - documenting an event, illustrating an examples, or adding context to your topic. Finally, they make your posts more appealing and readable.
Learning Through Social Media: Any time, Any PlaceChris Wejr
Presentation given to the pre-service teachers in the Teacher Education Program at the University fo the Fraser Valley in Chiiliwack, BC. Focusing on introducing social media as a collaborative learning tool.
Motivation From Within: Moving Away From Awards, Rewards, PunishmentChris Wejr
Presentation at the 2012 Connecting Leaders Conference British Columbia. Shares the stories of how a school had moved away from awards, honour roll, rewards, and punishments to see school culture flourish.
Kent Elementary School - Highlights for the Board 2012Chris Wejr
Presentation made to the Board of Education that highlights the work of our students and staff on developing a culture of reading as well as helping students to connect with others.
Growing Together With Social Media: Moving Away From Isolation As A New TeacherChris Wejr
Presentation given to a group of new teachers in the Chilliwack and Fraser-Cascade School Districts. Focuses on teachers and educators forming relationships, learning. growing, and sharing using social media.
Creating The Conditions for Parent EngagementChris Wejr
Presentation for the Parents as Partners series with Lorna Constantini of ourschool.ca. A focsu on ideas and questions on how principals and schools can create the conditions for parent engagement.
Find Your Shameless Spark - Inspiring Women Live 2014Denise Jacobs
Being true to yourself and loving what you do is a key part of being able to promote yourself shamelessly. Learn about the mental blocks that hold you back from promoting your brilliance to the world and how to bust through them, how to respect and feed your soul, plus several highly effective tips for sharing your skills and talents. This session is a booster shot of inspiration to spark your creative thinking about your personal brand and to promote your best self for stardom.
The Creativity (R)Evolution - UX Week 2014Denise Jacobs
There's a movement brewing built upon leveraging the transformative power of creativity to help us work and create better so that we can produce work infused with meaning. Discover how by instilling tiny habits to cultivate your creative spark, and finally, fomenting creative collaboration based on the tenets of improv and open spaces, you can take the spark of Creativity (R)Evolution and use it as the impetus to push you, your teams, and your companies to create Betterness.
The Creativity (R)Evolution - CREATE Festival 2015Denise Jacobs
There's a movement brewing built upon leveraging the transformative power of creativity to help us work and create better so that we can produce work infused with meaning. Discover how by instilling tiny habits to cultivate your creative spark, and finally, fomenting creative collaboration based on the tenets of improv and open spaces, you can take the spark of Creativity (R)Evolution and use it as the impetus to push you, your teams, and your companies to create Betterness.
As a developer and a creative, you need ways to work better so that you can create more, but what do you do when you hit a seemingly insurmountable mental wall? You need to get unblocked: to bust through that barrier to allow creativity to flow. Beware: this presentation challenges the standard norms around concentration, focus, productivity, and may change how you work…for the better.
Krista of Redbox Studio was invited by MAD Incubator to speak at the DARE BizStart roadshow on 25th October 2012 at Hotel Ixora, Penang. She spoke about the 8 rapport boosters everyone should know before going into any network, event or business.
Reciprocal Teaching: A Comprehension StrategyJennifer Jones
Reciprocal Teaching is structure for teaching students to comprehend text with teacher support, eventually leading to independence. It is a combination of four reading strategies: Questioning, Clarifying, Summarizing and Predicting.
There's a movement brewing built upon leveraging the transformative power of creativity to help us work and create better so that we can produce work infused with meaning. Discover how by knowing your Why, instilling tiny habits to cultivate your creative spark, and finally, fomenting creative collaboration based on the tenets of improv and open spaces, you can take the spark of Creativity (R)Evolution and use it as the impetus to push you, your teams, and your companies to create betterness.
The Creativity (R)Evolution - High Five Conference 2016Denise Jacobs
There's a movement brewing built upon leveraging the transformative power of creativity to help us work and create better so that we can produce work infused with meaning. Discover how by instilling tiny habits to cultivate your creative spark, and finally, fomenting creative collaboration based on the tenets of improv and open spaces, you can take the spark of Creativity (R)Evolution and use it as the impetus to push you, your teams, and your companies to create Betterness.
Banish Your Inner Critic - Web Design Day 2015Denise Jacobs
Your inner critic is an unconscious deterrent that stands between the seeds of great ideas and the fruits of achievement, keeping you stuck by telling you you’re just faking it, that others have more talent, that you’ll never achieve the success you seek. Let's discover how to anatomize this pernicious inner force, and then learn techniques to banish this critic so that you can have the mental space and energy to let your true talents emerge -- and help you be a badass with your work.
Frilansverktøykasse (praktiske tips for budsjettering og prosjektstyring)Andreas Beining
Hvordan jobber en frilanser? Hvordan kan jeg best mulig styre et prosjekt?
Her er min frilansverktøykasse! Del gjerne dine tips med meg på twitter.com/beining
Foredraget ble holdt på Oslo Wordcamp 2012. 14.1.2012
The Creativity (R)Evolution - Trondheim Developer's Conference 2014Denise Jacobs
There's a movement brewing built upon leveraging the transformative power of creativity to help us work and create better so that we can produce work infused with meaning. Discover how by instilling tiny habits to cultivate your creative spark, and finally, fomenting creative collaboration based on the tenets of improv and open spaces, you can take the spark of Creativity (R)Evolution and use it as the impetus to push you, your teams, and your companies to create Betterness.
Slides from 2017 presentations for both Palliser Teachers and Greater Edmonton Teachers' Conventions.
How do we build a culture that helps staff members to thrive? Strengths-based leadership provides the lens and mindset that brings out the best in staff members and creates the conditions for increased trust, more collaboration and sharing, and a resulting climate in which people want to innovate and excel. Chris will use powerful stories, along with supporting research, to encourage formal leaders to embrace a strengths-based lens to create a positive school culture.
Motivation From Within: Moving Beyond Rewards and Awards in SchoolsChris Wejr
Keynote presentation given to educators at the 2017 Central Alberta Teachers Convention.
The vast majority of our students enter our schools in kindergarten with high motivation to learn but as they progress up through the grades, motivation and engagement tends to fade. Due to the many challenges facing our schools, educators often resort to a variety of incentives to try to motivate students to learn and improve behaviour to help create the optimal learning environment. Schools also try to encourage students to excel by offering certificates, plaques, and trophies to those who do better than others. The use of rewards can become part of a school culture and awards are generally steeped in tradition… but what if we have this extrinsic motivation strategy all wrong? What if these tactics work in the short term but cause problems in the long term? What if there are students that go through our schools with strengths that are not valued nor honoured? Is there a better way to create the conditions for long-term motivation? Is there a way to move away from awards so more students are honoured, more students feel connected, and there is a more positive, inclusive school culture?
Start With Strengths: Creating Emotionally Healthy CommunitiesChris Wejr
Session for parents, educators, practitioners, and community members. Facilitated with Karen Copeland.
What happens when we shift away from focusing on our kids’ challenges towards exploring and honouring their strengths? How can curiousity and storytelling strengthen relationships between our children, youth, families and community?
Learn how to move away from focusing on all the things we can't do and find out how celebrating the things we CAN do makes a huge difference for our children, families and school communities.
Presentation given to the Chilliwack Restorative Justice and Youth Advocacy Association on October 4, 2016. Restorative practices can be extremely powerful, especially when built on the shoulders of connections and strengths of students and staff.
Start With Strengths: Change the Lens. Change the Story.Chris Wejr
Half day session with staff of Enver Creek Secondary (Surrey, BC) in September 2016. Learning intentions:
I can share the WHY of strengths-based education
I can share ways to help shift the lens to a more strengths-based model
I can share the strengths of myself and the Enver Creek Secondary School community
I can devise methods to determine the strengths of our students (and/or staff)
I can share ideas to move to a strength-based model in my classroom and/or school
I can identify ONE student with whom I will connect with and tap into his/her strengths.
Keynote address (Feb, 2016) to the educators in the Fort Nelson school district. We all know that we cannot teach a child without a concection... without a relationship. In the hustle and bustle of our jobs as educators, we often forget our why, the reason we got into education, of trying to make a difference with kids. In this talk, 6 Keys to Connecting are shared and discussed with the challenge of creating a more positive climate and better connections with kids in our classrooms, schools, and organizations.
Strengths-Based Education Through Strengths-Based LeadershipChris Wejr
Full day workshop for the admin team of the Cariboo-Chilcotin School District. Key topics included: creating a positive school climate through the strengths of students, creating a positive culture by embracing the strengths of staff, and creating a positive school identity by sharing the positive stories of students and staff. The idea of using social media to bring the district together and connect people with others was also introduced.
Start With Strengths - Canadian Association of Principals 2015Chris Wejr
Workshop facilitated at the 2015 Canadian Association of Principals conference in Whistler, BC.
This session focused on the WHY of strength-based education and how using this lens can change the stories of students. It also included discussions and ideas on how to determine the strengths of our students as well as ways to bring the strengths of our students into our schools.
Motivation From Within - Moving Away From Points, Prizes, and Pizza PartiesChris Wejr
Feburary 2015 workshop for educators in the Fort Nelson School District.
"The vast majority of our students enter our schools in kindergarten with high motivation to learn but as they progress up through the grades, motivation and engagement tends to fade. Due to the many challenges facing our schools, educators often resort to a variety of incentives to try to motivate students to learn and behave to help create the optimal learning environment. This session will challenge participants to rethink the use of incentives and encourage them to look at ways to create the conditions for students to motivate themselves. The following will be discussed:
the long term issues that can be caused by incentives/rewards
ideas to create the conditions for long term (more intrinsic) motivation
how short term punishments can create further behaviour problems with students
how behaviour is often a result of an unmet need or lagging skill
Participants will be challenged reflect upon their current views of student motivation and come away with ideas and strategies to move toward more intrinsic motivation in their classrooms and schools."
Shifting to a Strength-Based Culture in SchoolsChris Wejr
If the keynote session focused on WHY we need to shift our lens to a strength-based approach in schools, this breakout session will focus on the HOW and WHAT of this shift. The following topics will be discussed:
- how to determine the strengths of our students and staff
ideas to move to a strength-based model in schools
- ways to honour and recognize the strengths of our students
moving from MY students to OUR students
- school-wide activities that build on the strengths of students and staff
- providing opportunities for collaboration and leadership in areas of strength
The session is designed for educators that want to create change beyond their classroom walls; participants will walk away with practical ideas that can start an immediate shift to a strength-based culture in their school.
Developing confident learners is often stated as a goal for schools and educators, yet students continually enter our classrooms with low confidence and on a “losing streak” in school. This session will help participants to learn more about shifting to a strength-based approach in our classrooms and to look at the power of assessment in developing student confidence. Participants will have the opportunity to:
- discuss ideas and strategies to increase engagement through creating space for student strengths and interests in the classroom
- reflect upon aspects of assessment practice and how these can build or tear down confidence
- discuss ways to tap into the strengths of students beyond our classroom walls
This session is designed for educators who want to reflect on their current practice so that they can create change that benefits students within their classes; participants will walk away with reflections as well as strategies and ideas that can be immediately implemented in their classrooms.
Shifting Culture Through Sharing StoriesChris Wejr
Ignite-style presentation for the Vancouver Discovery Education "Ignite Your Passion" event on November 19, 2014 hosted by Dean Shareski. Sharing the power of how stories can shift culture in schools.
Start With Strengths - Change the Lens. Change the StoryChris Wejr
Slides for the Force Society for Kids' Mental Health 2014 "In the Know" webinar series. Presentation for parents and educators that focuses on the powerful impact of changing the lens to a strength-based model.
Webinar can be viewed at http://phsa.mediasite.com/mediasite/Play/468e689af6ca47009456837e5936dc6a1d?catalog=c823804a-36e4-4fa6-a491-48dede1495cf
Educational Collisions: How Connected Educators Are Creating Positive Change ...Chris Wejr
Keynote presentation at the 3rd Annual Flipped Classroom Conference. Encouraging people to use social media to enhance the human connection and use this connection to share, collide ideas and create educational change.
Moving Beyond the Newsletter: Communicating Through Social MediaChris Wejr
Presentation at the BC Confederation of Parent Advisory Councils (BCCPAC) annual spring conference in Richmond, BC. Working with parents and families to become aware of the possibilities for enhanced home-school communication and helping PACs to connect with the parents community at their schools.
Starting With Strengths: The Stories We Build #edflingChris Wejr
Keynote presentation given at the Spring Fling British Columbia Teachers Federation North-Central Zone Conference in Prince George, BC. Stories shape who we are. How a focus on strengths and confidence along with conditions for engagement can change the stories of our students. (note the title slide photo is from Ben Ishaque https://flic.kr/p/7tDusL)
Educational Collisions: How Social Media Can Foster Professional GrowthChris Wejr
Pecha Kucha presentation for the BC Education SFU Technology Symposium on how social media can lead to intellectual collisions that foster professional growth.
Seabird Education Committee: Learning From our Aboriginal CommunitiesChris Wejr
A thank you presentation given to the Seabird Island Education Committee for the years of discussions, challenge, and support that have helped me grow as an educator and as a person.
Moving Beyond The Newsletter: Using Technology To Meet Parents Where They AreChris Wejr
Workshop for the 2013 BCCPAC Fall Conference that focused on using technology to enhance school's relationships with their families. Purpose of parent communication is explored as well as examples of tools are shown.
Educational Leadership: Creating the Conditions for Passion and InnovationChris Wejr
Presentation for the 2013 Reform Symposium #RSCON4. Focusing on discussions about creating the time and conditions within the school day to help teachers/staff to learn and explore hunches, curiosities. Session info http://bit.ly/1fcvUAQ
Safalta Digital marketing institute in Noida, provide complete applications that encompass a huge range of virtual advertising and marketing additives, which includes search engine optimization, virtual communication advertising, pay-per-click on marketing, content material advertising, internet analytics, and greater. These university courses are designed for students who possess a comprehensive understanding of virtual marketing strategies and attributes.Safalta Digital Marketing Institute in Noida is a first choice for young individuals or students who are looking to start their careers in the field of digital advertising. The institute gives specialized courses designed and certification.
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Operation “Blue Star” is the only event in the history of Independent India where the state went into war with its own people. Even after about 40 years it is not clear if it was culmination of states anger over people of the region, a political game of power or start of dictatorial chapter in the democratic setup.
The people of Punjab felt alienated from main stream due to denial of their just demands during a long democratic struggle since independence. As it happen all over the word, it led to militant struggle with great loss of lives of military, police and civilian personnel. Killing of Indira Gandhi and massacre of innocent Sikhs in Delhi and other India cities was also associated with this movement.
Synthetic Fiber Construction in lab .pptxPavel ( NSTU)
Synthetic fiber production is a fascinating and complex field that blends chemistry, engineering, and environmental science. By understanding these aspects, students can gain a comprehensive view of synthetic fiber production, its impact on society and the environment, and the potential for future innovations. Synthetic fibers play a crucial role in modern society, impacting various aspects of daily life, industry, and the environment. ynthetic fibers are integral to modern life, offering a range of benefits from cost-effectiveness and versatility to innovative applications and performance characteristics. While they pose environmental challenges, ongoing research and development aim to create more sustainable and eco-friendly alternatives. Understanding the importance of synthetic fibers helps in appreciating their role in the economy, industry, and daily life, while also emphasizing the need for sustainable practices and innovation.
2024.06.01 Introducing a competency framework for languag learning materials ...Sandy Millin
http://sandymillin.wordpress.com/iateflwebinar2024
Published classroom materials form the basis of syllabuses, drive teacher professional development, and have a potentially huge influence on learners, teachers and education systems. All teachers also create their own materials, whether a few sentences on a blackboard, a highly-structured fully-realised online course, or anything in between. Despite this, the knowledge and skills needed to create effective language learning materials are rarely part of teacher training, and are mostly learnt by trial and error.
Knowledge and skills frameworks, generally called competency frameworks, for ELT teachers, trainers and managers have existed for a few years now. However, until I created one for my MA dissertation, there wasn’t one drawing together what we need to know and do to be able to effectively produce language learning materials.
This webinar will introduce you to my framework, highlighting the key competencies I identified from my research. It will also show how anybody involved in language teaching (any language, not just English!), teacher training, managing schools or developing language learning materials can benefit from using the framework.
Macroeconomics- Movie Location
This will be used as part of your Personal Professional Portfolio once graded.
Objective:
Prepare a presentation or a paper using research, basic comparative analysis, data organization and application of economic information. You will make an informed assessment of an economic climate outside of the United States to accomplish an entertainment industry objective.
The French Revolution, which began in 1789, was a period of radical social and political upheaval in France. It marked the decline of absolute monarchies, the rise of secular and democratic republics, and the eventual rise of Napoleon Bonaparte. This revolutionary period is crucial in understanding the transition from feudalism to modernity in Europe.
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How to Make a Field invisible in Odoo 17Celine George
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15. “Informal learning
is a significant
aspect of our
learning experience.
Formal education
no longer comprises
the majority of our
learning.”
- George Siemens
via George/Alec Couros
16. Social media
Flattening the
hierarchies
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jasonrphotography/2947834458/
23. “If you generally think of the
internet as a place to look up stuff,
you are missing the best part.”
Alec/George Couros
http://www.flickr.com/photos/42931449@N07/6088751332/
24. Create.
Post.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/amylovesyah/4402084592/
25. Stop
the echo
chamber.
Seek out
intellectual
collisions.*
*From “Innovator’s DNA” by Dyer, Gregerson and Christensen http://www.flickr.com/photos/wetwebwork/2403416008/
28. Power up your PLN
Become...
a connected leader.
Become...
a connected learner.
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Thank youBenefitted me as a learner and leader – filters to my district, school, community... And studentsMasters in 07-08, BCELC, then limited to staff/admin meetings (lots of business talk)
Feb 2009, met with KyeOnline marketing strategy for my wife’s businessIntro’d Twitter and FB PageTransferred this to use as PR for Kent SchoolStarted Twitter accounts – began to observe and learn – more for personal use
2009 -Twitter profile for @mrwejr (originally created for school info), begin to use it for professional learningFB Page grows to over 100 followers2010 - The Wejr Board Blog begins – share philosophies, increase transparency, gain feedbackDeath of an Awards CeremonyStart to notice skeptics – Twitter Boy and blogging = arrogance (principals should be spending time with kids, not blogging)
School decision to end awards ceremony, blog post, tweet by Alfie KohnStarted to learn how to respond rather than react to being challenged. Found other people interested in student motivation.
2010 Invited to blog at Connected Principals – started to expand my network and become closer with other adminAsked to present online – presented on parent engagementMostly cross-postsConnectedprincipals.com and #cpchat
2011 Learning and networkingwith other educators has provided me with great ideas to share and propose to staffIdentity DayOther ways to connect – skype in the classroom (with school from Eaastern Washington), kidblogs, Global Read Aloud, connecting classes with @darcymullin
Meeting Old Friends for the first timePrevious conference/PD experience: pick a conference based on what came in my box, got to the conference, take a few notes by myself, go homeNOW – network with passionate people, discuss conferences and workshops, go there and meet them, discuss the day on backchannels, go for lunch and continue the conversations afterwardEdCamp Vancouver
EdTech BC Conference... Same thing. Got to hang out with a guy I had spoken to, video chatted with, blogged, tweeted, Facebook’d... But never met.
Summer 2011 – Read book by Bill and EricSpoke with George and a few others.... We need to let go a bit... Trust that it will be ok. So I opened up our FB Page to posts and discussion boards. I am encouraging our teachers to open up the student blogs for others to read (while teaching them about what to post online)... ALL moderated though.I wanted to increase our school’s social media presenceMost of this stuff we did last year... But added a few things. I want to meet parents where they are and this means options. Also, rather than only newlsetters, I started a school blog – comments and more “in time” info for parents. Parent communication that embraces WITH rather than TOSo that is my story of how I built a network of passionate educators around me... And now I want to dive into a bit more of what that looks like.
3 main components of my PLN – FB, Twitter, and Blogging (+LinkedIn and Google+)
We cannot ignore the power of Facebook – it is everywhere. I use it for more personal – friends, family (although I am starting to form friendships with those whom I have met through blogging and twitter so now connect on FB)Story of losing Andrew...
We also need to tap into this free way to help our parents and families see what we do at our schools... And provide a platform for questions, info sharing, and feedback. A BC superintendent said, “I know more about what my nephew did in Ontario today than I do about what my child did in school”. If you are comfortable with Facebook... Use this and create a moderated Facebook Page (CE Barry Group vs page)Way to educate parents on current practices and thoughts on education through blog posts, videos, news articles. We currently have over 100 parents on this... And we only have 250 students.
Before Twitter, my PLN included my staff and admin team along with listerves. It worked well but I failed to see what was happening in schools and education outside of sd78.LOCAL
Now, I get to ‘see’ what is happening in schools across the globe. If I have a question, I could get responses from India or Australia. The majority of my PLN includes people from Canada and US but I have many educators in other parts of the world that I can contact at any time. All this is IN ADDITION to my school and district.GLOBAL
As I said, my learning used to take place as an event on specific days along with a little bit of informal reading. Now, I read educational tweets, blogs and watch videos every day. Very little of my learning is FORMAL now. I learn non-stop and can dive deeper into a question or conversation whenever I need it. When I want to learn, what I want to learn – plus new perspectives.
Also, social media breaks down some of the barriers based on structure, culture, class, etc. At any time I can connect with parents, professors, teachers, admin, trustees, and even authors or speakers (Daniel Pink and Alfie Kohn)
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2010 Summer Pro-D... High school science and PE teacher – facilitating summer pd on literacy. Tweet + Google Doc + DMs and emails.The conversation changed the culture of literacy in our school...Collaborate with a new audience, gain new insights. What does a K class look like in ______?
Now what? What is your social media strategy? What is your purpose? Different tools serve different purposes.
Lurk.... Check out some key people and watch how they interact. Where did the tweet go? Did you see my tweet? Is there anybody out there? Use hashtags.Keep your tweets fairly safe at the start. Share interesting but not controversial topics. Zite, Flipboard, Google Reader
Begin to build your PLN. Form relationships. Model collaboration for teachers and students.
CONNECT – form relationships.
Post original tweets of your thoughts on education. Comment on blogs. Start a blog (newsletter or philosophies and ideas). Start a Facebook Page for your school. Encourage feedback and comments.
Respectfully challenge people... Be open to being challenged. Get comfortable being uncomfortable. Getting challenged online has actually helped me offline. Challenge me. End the “great post” comment. Ask powerful questions.
Stay in your own lane. 80/20 rule. I tweet on motivation, assessment, leadership, edtech... And growing. Only tweet interesting stuff. The celebrities are hurting Twitter’s rep. Don’t pick fights or get sucked in. Help police each other.