Being a Lead Learner in the

Digital Era

Brad Currie@bcurrie5

www.bradcurrie.net

About Me

• Currently a School Administrator in Chester, New Jersey

• 20 years of coaching, teaching, and administrative experience

• Strong commitment to meaningful and relevant technology and social media integration in the school setting

• Co-founder and Co-moderator of #Satchat

• Article Link: http://bit.ly/1hDgOp9

Webinar Overview

• Evolution of learning for educators pre digital era

• Evolution of learning for educators in the digital era

• Tools of the Trade

• Q&A

My Journey

• 2011: NJPSA Fall Conference Experience

• Promoting and Supporting

• Opportunities

• The Future

What Learning Once Was……

• Sit and Get

• Isolated

• Irrelevant

• Boring

What Learning Now Is……

• Fun

• Engaging

• Reflective

• Inspiring

• Connected

• Innovative

Twitter

• Connect Yourself Before You Wreck Yourself

• Chats: (#Satchat, #EdChat, #PtChat, #NJED, #EdtechChat, #IAEdchat, #ArkEdChat, #SSChat)

• It’s okay to lurk

• Purpose: Share best practices

Other Ways to Stay Fresh…….

• Google+

• LinkedIn

• EduClipper

• Pinterest

• Facebook

• Triberr

Feedly

•Collect, read, and share what matters to you.•Blogs, websites

Online Book Talk

Digital Badges

Educational Conferences

Eric Sheninger’s New Book

Google Hangouts

Podcasts

Blogs

• ClassTechTips (Monica Burns)• Free Technology for Teachers (Richard Byrne)• Principal’s Reflections (Eric Sheninger)• Common Ground (Peter DeWitt)• CoolCattTeacher (Vicki Davis)• Edudemic • Mindshift

Streaming Video Channels

• TedTalks• YouTube• Vimeo

Devices

Smartphone Tablets Chromebooks Other

Thought Leaders

•Todd Whitaker •Annette Bureaux•Rick Wormeli•Salome Thomas El•Angela Maiers

Teaching Channel

Harry Wong

Smackdowns

Tech Tuesdays

• Held once a month• Provide guidance on an array of tech topics• Examples: PLNs, Web 2.0 Tools, Blogging

Webinars

School Based PD

• Anchoring Activities• Close Reading (Science)• Writing Across the Curriculum• Smackdowns• Technology Integration• Danielson (Effective to Highly Effective)• The Ten Minute Inservice by Todd Whitaker and Annette Bureaux

EdPerspectives

CybraryMan

Old School Techniques

• Nothing beats face to face discussions• PLCs • Peer Coaching• Walkthroughs• Other

What’s Best for Kids

• Student Voice• Tech Detectives• Impact of Sharing• Model Being a Lead Learner

Being a Lead Learner in the

Digital Era

Brad Currie@bcurrie5

www.bradcurrie.net