Presentation in Edmonton Alberta in support of system leadership for supporting implementation of the Alberta Education Learning Technology Framework

1. District Leaders as Digital Leaders
How We Can UseTechnology to Build Community
March 8, 2017
CHRIS KENNEDY
Superintendent of
Schools,West
Vancouver School
District
Alberta System
LeadershipSupport for
Implementation of
LearningTechnology
Policy Framework
Edmonton, Alberta

2. With thanks to Bill Selak: http://www.billselak.com/2012/thingsthatsuck
AWESOME OR NOT!?

3. Coding as part of curriculum?

4. The state of social media use in schools?

5. The modeling of technology by the adults?

6. When I think about the state of technology in
schools, I just keep thinking of this photo.

8. What has
changed?

9. RELIABLE INTERNET
CONNECTIVITY

10. DEVICES FOR STAFF

11. BRINGYOUR OWN
DEVICE PLANS

12. PHONES

13. SOCIAL MEDIA

14. WI-FI

15. UNBLOCKING

16. FLEXIBILITY

17. ACCESS

18. ACROSS
MANY OF OUR
SCHOOLS

22. What
could be

23. DO OLDTHINGS
BETTER

24. “Students today depend too
much upon ink.They don’t know
how to use a pen knife to
sharpen a pencil. Pen and ink will
never replace the pencil.”
National Association ofTeachers, 1907

26. DO NEWTHINGS
YOU COULDN’T
DO AT ALL

27. “If I’d asked my
customers what they
wanted, they would
have told me ‘A faster
horse.’” Henry Ford

28. 5 obstacles
No need
No money
No hurry
No desire
No trust

29. People prefer things that are easy to think about

30. Know what teachers want

31. Can I change?

32. Everyone benefits

33. The
goal

34. It’s not technology

35. What many want for their children is the
benefits of digital learning
Relevant, connected,
unlimited

36. How do you know your digital shifts are
making a difference in your district for
learners?
?

37. Create a new
norm for how
teachers and
students learn

38. Can’t scale and sustain
without technology

39. TOOLS matter, because tools impact the way you
interact.You don’t need to use every tool, but every tool
you use you must use well – Seth Godin

40. Access
Direction

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

43. What about
equity?

44. Technology can help overcome
barriers of access and
geography

45. Twitter Break
Select a video that
highlights the promise of
technology. Post it toTwitter
and tag it #abed

47. MOBILETECHNOLOGY CAN
CHANGE LEARNING
GOOD WRITING STILL MATTERS
USING SOCIAL MEDIA NEEDSTO
BETAUGHT
NETWORKS ARE ESSENTIAL
THE REALWORLD IS ADDICTIVE

48. So what are we
doing now

49. Google has become
our got-to place and
tool.

50. Wordpress has taken
over our websites.

51. Digital tools like
FreshGrade andTechbook
are growing in popularity

52. Coding and Robotics have
gone from nowhere to
everywhere

53. All of the digital shifts are
part of ONE story

54. What are the digital tools you are using in
your district? Which ones are you modeling?
What is the story you are telling about the
move to digital?
?

55. ALL ABOUT CULTURE

56. “Culture Eats Strategy
for Breakfast”

57. Focus on a Few
Things

58. INNOVATION IN ACTION
Letter grade
free
assessment
Maker
movement
iPads in
elementary
music class
Reggio Emilia
inspired
programs
Bienalle arts
projects
across
schools
Passion
projects
Heart rate
monitors in
PE

59. What Does Support Look Like?CELEBRATE RISK TAKING

60. SHINE A LIGHT ON INNOVATION

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

62. Yeah, but . . .
?How do you
scale the work

63. YOU DON’T
YOU CONNECT AND BUILD NETWORKS
Think diffusion not replication

64. Learning, not technology, is the driver

67. Personalization
We need to narrow the framework
Digital
literacy

70. Redesigned Curriculum
 Addresses the changing face of education
 Big ideas and enduring understandings
 Personalized learning
 Core competencies
• Thinking
• Communicating
• Social/Personal

72. What we
ARE NOT doing

76. SameThings for everyone

77. How has decision making changes around
technology purchases in your district in the
last 5 years?Where to next?
?

78. TRENDS

80. OverpromiseUnder deliver

81. PERSONALIZED
=
INDIVIDUALIZED
X

83. Luke: I can’t believe it
Yoda: That is why you fail

84. Where you can find me:
ckennedy@wvschools.ca
604-202-4379
@chrkennedy
Chris Kennedy
cultureofyes.ca
westvancouverschools.ca