Tell me a story: Sharing stories of innovation in schools

Session 1

Cynthia Warner, Al Sylvia — iZone (Office of Innovation, New York City Department of Education)

Lab D

“Let us put our heads together and see what life we will make for our children.” -Tatanka Iotanka (Sitting Bull, Lakota Leader)

Our professional lives are filled with stories – the stories we and our colleagues tell about our work. These story experiences are a training ground, as much (or more than) formal mentorship, coaching, and “PD.” What do these stories tell us about making change in schools? Join us for a story-sharing session about your work. First, we’ll use a storytelling framework to share personal stories about innovating in schools. Then, we’ll look critically at storytelling methods: How might they be deployed in service of our work?

Conversational Practice

We will use focusing questions and an adapted Campfire protocol to facilitate the initial sharing among all participants in the room. The story-threads that result will form the basis for our reflection together. We will also document our critical discussion of storytelling methods, compiling concrete strategies that are relevant to us as professionals and change-makers.

Conversation Links

Presenter Profiles

Cynthia Warner

iZone, NYC Department of Education

Al Sylvia

iZone360, Office of Innovation, NYC Dept. of Education

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Schedule

Friday, Jan 27

Visual Narrative for Teachers 9:30am–12:30pm
- Filmmaking for Teachers*
  
  Room 1069
  
  Work with students and faculty of SLA’s Rough Cut Productions to learn the technical and artistic techniques of communicating through video.
  
  This three-hour interactive workshop has a limit of 30 participants.
Welcome 10am–3pm
- Spend the day at Science Leadership Academy. EduCon attendees have free admission to the Franklin Institute and other local Philadelphia institutions on Friday.
Friday Night Panel 6–8pm
- Sustainability Panel
  
  Essential Questions:
  
  What does it mean to sustain innovation? How do people/organizations continue to grow? How do you avoid regression to the mean? How do you avoid mission drift? How do resources remain shared?
Reception 8–10pm

Saturday, Jan 28

Registration & Coffee 8:30–9:15am
Keynote 9:15–9:45am
- Keynote
Conversation Session 1 10–11:30am
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Cross-Pollination Lunch 11:30am–1pm
- Encienda Educon
  
  Join us for a session of “lightning presentations” delivered by EduCon participants. Each presenter will have five minutes to share an idea, broken down into twenty slides, which automatically advance every fifteen seconds.
  
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Conversation Session 2 1–2:30pm
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Conversation Session 3 3–4:30pm
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Making Connections 5–7pm
- “Philly Classic” Dinner
Networking Social 7:30–11pm

Sunday, Jan 29

Coffee & Conversations 8:30–9am
Panel Discussion 9–10:30am
- Sustainability in Education
  
  Join a panel of world-class educators discuss how the idea of sustainability in the context of education and educational movements.
Conversation Session 4 10:30am–12pm
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Cross-Pollination Lunch 12–12:30pm
Conversation Session 5 12:30–2pm
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Conversation Session 6 2:30–4pm
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