How do you find the sweet spot? How do you blend professional learning - onground and online - to create a powerful collaborative learning culture among educators? What works? Why does it work? How do you know when it is working? How do you start and continue building momentum? Let's reflect on how what we do as leaders matters most of all. More than just modelling--being a connected learner who practices each and every day--is what we mean by Super Visibility. A presentation to discuss, share your ideas and bring tough questions on how technology enabled learning, with a ‘no opt out - engage everybody’ focus, is possible. It’s what is needed most of all in the context of learning and teaching today.

1. So nice to see
you!
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2. 1. Hellos
2. Share some professional learning models – onground
and online – it’s always a blend
3. From the stance as leader, list the questions you have
about tech-enabled professional learning
4. Begin to list together how to create a “no opt out –
engage everybody focus” <— sharing stories
5. Discuss why your practice matters most of all as a
connected learner
6. Wonder individually & as a group what’s the next best
move in y(our) learning & make a plan
7. Breathe and sustain our learning beyond this valuable f2f
time
Here’s are GDoc for
our session:
#OTRK12
Professional Learning
Professional Learning: Onground + Online = Super Visibility

3. Focus on Blended Learning for ALL
Here's the sweet spot?

4. Where
do
you
stand?
image by @lisaneale

6. How do you learn alongside with staff OR get out of the way!
teacher collaborative inquiry ---> sharing stories ---> f2f or online
coaching questions / reflective prompts ---> questions that dig deeper
spontaneous 1:1 ---> “got a minute” and the response is always “how can I help
small group ---> must be meaningful and purposeful
DIY ---> allow, recognize & celebrate LET IT GO! LET IT FLOW!
learn with kids differently & make it visible --->student bloggers, GAFE
twitter ---> at mention staff via my twitter, school twitter
power of play ---> muddle, wonder & explore ---> LET IT GO! LET IT FLOW!
edcamp style learning ---> UNstaff meeting - LET IT GO! LET IT FLOW!
FLIP IT ---> do this first individually & then together
wondering out loud & alone ---> in many ways ---> EMBRACE MISTAKES
book or blog talks ---> blend f2f & online
technology is a must not an option ---> still have a focus --->GAFE, blog & so, so much more!
smackdown ---> Sharing of a website, tech tool or resource!
learning protocols - online and onground ---> chalk talk, give one, get one, where do you stand

7. In our GDoc, let’s list together how to create a “no
opt out – engage everybody focus”.
You had me at choice.

8. Relationships Matter Most
● teacher to student
● student to student
● staff to staff
Knowing each other:
interests
strengths
needs

9. ALWAYS ASK: Lisa’s Burning Questions
How do I as your principal and co-learner know about and support the
team and individual teacher collaborative inquiries that are happening
throughout the school year?
How do I become an active participant that supports the learning
needs of teacher teams and individual staff?
How do we create structures and processes that open up the
collaborative teacher inquiries for all to share, learn from and
celebrate?

10. Image by lrargerich
Where are the barriers? What gets in the way?

11. How do you show your "connectedness"?
Are you intentional and consistent about what you do?
Do you role model in visible ways?
Do you intentionally position things for change?
Where do you lean: towards anchors or change?
Are you reflective?
Do you engage with wider collaboration?

12. Cultivate Your Being Online

13. Building a Collaborative Learning Culture
● learn alongside with each other - LEARNING FIRST
● instrument learning spaces - TECHNOLOGY - GIVE TEACHER TECH!
● no opt out - ENGAGE EVERYBODY
● pick one or two - Google Docs focus
● f2f learning sessions
● learn in groups that make sense continuous learning mode
● informal 1:1 sessions
● be sure to play - tinker different points of entry
● personal check-ins with each other
● celebrate growth
● stay the course; welcome the resistance - it takes time - be there for them
● integrate in meaningful & purposeful ways - real-life problem-solving that
make a difference in the learning & working
● learn first, lead second - learner, coach & then a leader

14. Sharing some images….
they tell the stories!