EduCon 2.9

Slide Deck: https://www.dropbox.com/s/u866nt45v4hs824/educon.pdf

Part I (18 minutes): Respond to at least one of the five prompts provided by the facilitators

Part II (18 minutes): A brief introduction to our conversation

Part III (18 minutes): Peer edit AND/OR contribute media

Part IV (18 minutes): Collection of contributor bios, contact info, and head shots (anonymous is ok)

Part V (18 minutes): Reflection and Q &A; Presentation of proof of concept

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In the past, the idea of networking could carry a negative context, especially for educators. Some people certainly connect with others online as a form of self promotion, pushing an agenda that has more to do with their own aspirations for their careers rather than their aspirations for the schools at which they currently work. While this practice is unfortunate, it should not tarnish the reputations of those people who are consciously working to build their global, online networks in service of the work they do locally, and offline, at their home base schools.

Indeed, networked individuals bring great potential value to their teams. While they develop personal brands and recognition as their competencies grow, their networking skills allow them to build their support systems before they need them. If your school faces a problem the likes of which it has never seen, the most networked individual on your team will know where to turn to begin to address the problem. Though your best solution may come from inside your school, why wouldn’t you want to increase your odds of solving that problem by having access to a group of educators and non-educators spanning the globe?

So some educators publish and read blogs, and some educators go a step further, building and sharpening their leadership positions through more active entanglements in the online world. They not only follow thought leaders but also engage actively with them. They organize around a purpose. They share resources. They facilitate learning. They get a group moving.

This session provides the opportunity both to engage with thought leaders — the other participants in the room — and engage as thought leaders by constructing an authentic and shareable artifact in 90 minutes.

From the first minute to the last participants will engage in activities that prompt them to think, reflect, revise, and share. Besides the introduction, this conversation is going to be an environment of activity and thought leadership. While participants are welcome to come as passive observers, we encourage the sharing of thoughts and ideas. Though we have never done anything like this before, we sincerely believe that it will be an amazing experience for all who join in this venture!