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Making a Difference After ISTE

July 3, 2018

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Not being at ISTE far exceeded my expectations. The comradery between the #NotAtISTE group fervently sharing and notifying each other of all the amazing resources exponentially being shared at ISTE was inspiring. Not to mention the educator community at ISTE who went out of their way to share said resources. When all of the dust has settled, Google Drive folders and Keep Notes have been organized, I have been left with a sense of something I cannot name. The aftermath of not being at ISTE has produced something even more uncomfortable and anxiety-inducing than FOMO: an unwavering urge to, well, do something.

There’s something to be said in the power of educators getting together face-face for a noble cause: advocating for students. Not only is there power in educators getting together for students but even more can be said about the sense of purpose when educators get together for each other. While the fancy gadgets, updates, and the next best thing are awesome indicators of advance; I believe the true Easter Eggs lie in the conversations educators had online, in their little ISTE nooks, with presenters at sessions and playgrounds, at meals, pounding the pavement in Chicago and beyond. When we shift the conversation to how this can benefit students and amplify underrepresented voices that the true change begins. Technology is a catalyst for positive change and what better place to shout from the rooftops the benefit of intentional and meaningful technology integration than the annual ISTE conference?

So what next? What to do with all of these great resources, amazing conversations online and off and connections with educators across the world?

We are ambassadors of our schools and communities as educators. Taking back inspiration to your context is sometimes the most challenging thing to do. To continue to fire the flame of motivation and feeling of purpose and educational euphoria in your schools, classrooms, and district is a priority but cannot be done alone. Here are some tips for making a difference after ISTE.

Start Small

Ever heard of the Butterfly Effect? The one thing you try in your classroom or share with other educators after ISTE can make a difference. It can spread like a Fornite Frenzy from classroom to classroom and exponentially affect the learning experiences of hundreds of students or more. Think of one thing you were inspired about trying at ISTE. Now go do it. Please.

Red Rover It

Is there a practice that you are doing or is common practice in your school that does not benefit students? Steamroll it by implementing one new thing you learned at ISTE that can help solve this challenge in your classroom or school. Then, share with your team, school leaders and/or online learning community and highlight how this strategy impacted student learning and your teaching.

Follow the Leader

There is some truth in the Top-Down effect. School leaders can make it or break it. Make the culture of your school/district the priority and reflected in all conversations and experiences around students and teaching. How can you take the energy of educators at ISTE and bring that back to your school/district? How can you replicate the sharing of meaningful technology integration and self-motivated professional development both online and offline in your school or district? When students are the casualty in misguided policies it is never OK or the intended outcome. Take a look at the ISTE Standards for Education Leaders for a framework on how to get started.

YoLo Instead of Silo

Get your YoLo on and turn those Silos into Starbucks. There’s a reason why I pay almost $5 for a coffee at a coffee house. I can sit where I want, read and do what I want and meet up and share with people I want to. I often leave a good coffee house content that I have checked off my to-do list but also inspired by conversations with others. Sharing a conversation inevitably leads to change. Provide spaces and time in your school where you can easily share what you learned while at ISTE/NotAtISTE. Create “Campfire Zones” and flexible spaces where both students and educators can have great conversations and experiences. Read more about how to create inspiring spaces here.

Go Big or Go Home

It’s OK to stand out for going above and beyond. Celebrate others who do so. ‘Nuff said.

The Schoolhouse Does Not Rock

Our antiquated version of school needs to go. Now. Students sitting in rows, facing the teacher on the stage, finishing worksheet after worksheet while the teacher writes the answers on the chalkboard, white-board, overhead and/or projector is a hard, established myth of what school is defined to be. Turn the narrative of how students “are supposed to learn” upside down and give the classrooms, or, learning spaces a much need facelift. No, never mind that. Bulldoze them and build your own design and vision of technology integration and learning spaces with students.

Sign, Sign, Everywhere a Sign

Look for opportunities to advocate for students and teachers. Look to your community, what it needs and what voices aren’t being heard or need to be amplified. Feel like there is an unbalance to students as consumers rather than creators in your school? Testing taking up too much time and not enough teacher-student feedback? Speak up and offer solutions and alternatives or share a tool /strategy that you learned at ISTE/NotAtISTE. Change up the weekly Staff Meeting and highlight a teacher or teacher team who was courageous enough to try something new with students and it worked! Challenging the way things “have always been done” is the only way we can transform the classroom for all learners. Going against the Status Quo can be hard but it is essential to leadership and school change.

 

Gail Moore
Google Certified Innovator
Instructional Technology Facilitator
Vancouver Public Schools
Washington State
@gailkmoore

 

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Survival Guide for Not Being at ISTE

June 19, 2018

It’s been a year since I was Not at ISTE. And two years since I was at ISTE in real life. A lot has changed since then, but one thing remains the same. I have serious FOMO. To aid in my affliction and to turn lemons into lemonade, I have actively been seeking ways to participate at ISTE while not at ISTE. Besides staying in your PJs and the occasional Fortnite break, here are my top tips for participating in ISTE while Not at ISTE.

Top Tips for NOT AT ISTE

 

Have an EdTechTeam Party

EdTechTeam is going to be at ISTE! Get virtual by checking out EdTechTeam’s Teaching Theater Schedule and register for the live broadcast. Mark your calendar, invite NotAtISTE friends and get your Chicago-themed To-Go order planned out.

Grab the Popcorn and Experience Live!

In addition to the EdTechTeam Live Teaching Theater, watch live on Periscope and follow #PassTheScopeEDU. Or if you fancy putting your listening skills to the test, tune in to the On Education Podcast. Other great places to peruse and people watch is Instagram & Voxer.

NotAtISTE Google Plus Community

Join this group of NotAtISTE educators who happily pronounce they are not at ISTE while sharing a plethora of resources. Stay in your pajamas, join here and start your virtual learning journey today!

Enlist your PLN

Start a movement! While there is a multitude of reasons why educators like us could not attend this year’s ISTE conference, we are not going to let that get us down. Reach out fervently to your Professional Learning Family to lend and get the support you need. Have colleagues or virtual besties attending ISTE? Reach out and get the conversation going! Sharing is caring…(while in your pajamas)

Download the ISTE 18 App

What’s better than browsing the ISTE app at ISTE? Browsing the app while in your pajamas! Download the app for iOs and Google Play and check out the Program Guide to take your NotAtISTE party to another level.

Be a Professional Learning Stalker

Follow, follow, follow! Fortunately, professional learning excuses obsessive online following that otherwise in real-life, would be deemed, well, creepy. Some great hashtags to follow are #ISTE18, #PresentersOfISTE and #NotatISTE. Following presenters as well will give you a glimpse of the action and resources you can use in your own context. (and review in your pajamas) Be sure to give shout-outs, credit, and inspiration as you share with the world what you are learning while NotAtISTE.

Be in the Know with the Standards

Take this time to get ahead. While others are learning amazing things at ISTE, dive into the ISTE standards and begin to plan your own innovative roadmap of how to integrate the standards meaningfully into your work with students and educators. (again, in your pajamas)

Look to the Future

I plan on gearing up now for #MakingItToISTE. Join me on my quest for scouting the location and updates for #ISTE19. Create a Google Keep to-do list complete with Airbnb checks and calendar reminders. Together, we can do it!

Jokes aside, I am super excited and grateful for all the opportunities that ISTE and other educator communities online provide the NotatISTE group to feel like they belong and are part of something bigger. It is a clear reminder of the power of social media and online learning. The inspiration, sharing, resources, and learning that goes on at this year’s ISTE conference exponentially reaches educators across the globe virtually and in real life- all for the unquantifiable positive effect on students. Together we are totally better.

See you NotatISTE soon!

 

 

Gail Moore
Instructional Technology Facilitator
Google Certified Trainer & Innovator
Washington State
@gailkmoore

 

 

 

 

 

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ISTE Refresh of Administrator Standards is Under Way!

February 28, 2018

Leading the transformation of the educational landscape, ISTE has long since provided a roadmap and support for the purposeful integration of educational technology today. Included in these supports are the development of guides for educators, students, coaches, computer science educators and administrators no matter where they are at on their digital integration journey. The ISTE Standards provide a framework for educators in the sometimes overwhelming task of grounding the work in pedagogy, digital innovation and transforming learning.

Just like technology is ever-changing, ISTE has refreshed their ISTE Standards for Administrators through a rigorous process and inviting the educator community to help define what it means to be a visionary leader and change agent. Focusing on the skills, competencies, and mindset of the modern leader, ISTE has invited the community to provide feedback on the second draft. Take a look and provide feedback here. Feedback on this draft ends today!

Yesterday, EdTechTeam hosted an ISTE Standards for Administrators Virtual Feedback Forum with guest Sarah Stoeckl. Sarah is a senior project manager in the ISTE Standards department and supports K-12 implementation and understanding of the ISTE Standards. Sarah was joined by Jason Markey, a principal in the Leyden School District in Chicago and Gail Moore, an Instructional Technology Facilitator for Vancouver Public Schools. Check out the video and virtual chat below to hear the input of educators around the world. We invite you to add to the conversation by providing your input today!

 

 

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