Streamlining+your+Communication+within+a+21st+Century+School

**Session Overview:** In Digital-Age Leadership, administrators play an essential role in determining how well technology is used in schools and how well children develop the skills to compete in a global economy. In this workshop participants will develop their vision of a 21st Century School and explore digital tools and resources that will help them share that vision with teachers. **Objectives:**
 * Participants will review the power of Google Docs as an administrative and management tool.
 * Participants will align their 21st Century Vision statement to the (ISTE) standards for Administrators
 * Participants will create goals for their Technology Innovation Plan.

**Class Description: **Participants will see how Google tools can be used to streamline tasks, learn to create digital walk through forms and add more 21st Century skills to their practice.

**Practical Application:** In this workshop participants will finalize a vision for 21st century school leadership and examine practical tools to start making that vision a reality. They will explore resources and tools that have a powerful impact on teaching and learning.


 * Course Outline:**

9:00-9:15 **Welcome & Introductions** >
 * Previous session Q & A
 * Share the APPs you've discovered

**Why do we need to upgrade our vision for the this century?**media type="custom" key="16614492" Discussion : [|21cvision TodaysMeet]

media type="custom" key="18620212" 9:15-9:45 media type="custom" key="18629290"

**Google Docs For Management** Google Docs is like Microsoft Office but online, accessible from anywhere, and much easier to share. 1 .**What can you do with Google Docs?** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: 'lucida grande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">**2. Advantages**: <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: 'lucida grande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">3. **Review :** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: 'lucida grande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Tutorial on [|How to create forms].
 * Create and Share Documents
 * Edit your documents
 * Organize your documents
 * Upload existing files
 * Publish your documents online
 * Group collaboration
 * Backed-up automatically
 * See every revision that's been made
 * Collaborate with your staff
 * Documents
 * Spreadsheets
 * **Forms/ Surveys**
 * 1) Gather data
 * 2) Inventory
 * 3) Teacher Survey
 * 4) Peer review
 * 5) Parent feedback

Share Use of Observation Template [|21st Century Walk-through Form]

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: 'lucida grande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">**Activity:**
 * Create a Google form
 * Share and critique with a partner

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: 'lucida grande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">9:45- 10:15: <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: 'lucida grande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">**Leading and Learning in 21st Century School** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: 'lucida grande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">media type="custom" key="16629830"
 * **Standards Alignment:** [|NETS for ADMINISTRATORS.]
 * [|//How do Technology Standards apply to your school?//]
 * **Results** : [|Technology Standards Brainstorm]

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: 'lucida grande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">**Brainstorming Activity:** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: 'lucida grande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">**Sample Scenario:** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: 'lucida grande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Imagine that you have been approached to apply for a half million dollar grant. You need to have a vision and plan ready. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: 'lucida grande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Your vision should include what you want, why you want it, how would you use it and the impact it would have on your student achievement. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: 'lucida grande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">You need to have 3 to 4 short term and long term goals. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: 'lucida grande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Are you ready? <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: 'lucida grande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">What will your plan include? <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: 'lucida grande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Discuss sample short term goals and long term goals.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: 'lucida grande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">10:15-10:30: Break / Individual assistance <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: 'lucida grande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">10:30 - 12:00 <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: 'lucida grande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">**Design your vision of a 21st Century School**

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: 'lucida grande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Review [|National Educational Plan] <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: 'lucida grande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">[|NETS For Administrators] <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: 'lucida grande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif; vertical-align: middle;">o [|//Leader Behaviors Supporting Effective Technology Integration//] <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: 'lucida grande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> o View sample [|Technology Vision Statements] <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: 'lucida grande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> o Design your [|Technology Innovation Plan] (template) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: 'lucida grande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> o Enter your [|TIP] in Google doc spreadsheet <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: 'lucida grande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif; vertical-align: middle;">o Share Technology Innovation Plan <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: 'lucida grande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> o [|Sample Technology Integration Plan]
 * **What would work in your school? What would not work? Why?**

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: 'lucida grande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">12:00 - 1:00 **Lunch/Individual Assistance** 1:00-2:00 2:00-2:30 media type="youtube" key="nFnG7HoNT2k" height="315" width="560"
 * <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande',Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; vertical-align: middle;">Develop your <span style="color: blue; font-family: 'Lucida Grande',Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; vertical-align: middle;">[|Technology Innovation Plan] <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande',Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; vertical-align: middle;">(template)
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Lucida Grande',Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Share Technology Innovation Plan
 * Discussion: How will you sustain the work?
 * HP Envy 110 All-in-One Printer for the iPad and MacBook**
 * Wireless
 * Web Connected
 * Touch Screen
 * Print
 * Scan
 * Copy


 * Evaluation**


 * RESOURCES **


 * Observation Templates for iPads **

ISTE NETS for Administrators Partnership for 21st Century Skills: [|http://www.21stcenturyskills.org] Top 25 Web 2.0 Tools for Educators: [] Admin Learning: Admin Learning MacArthur Foundation, "Digital Media & Learning" [] A Summary of Research on the Effectiveness of K-12 Online Learning. iNacol, 2009 [] APPAppeal - Diigo Review []
 * Principal 2.0 - Becoming the Lead Learner **