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2009 2009-Leading the Change

LAN: Learning Is Social

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Presenter: Bryan Hughes
Location: North Vancouver, BC, Canada
Link to presenter’s K12Online Ning Profile page

Presentation Title: LAN: Learning Is Social

Presentation Description: Bored by status quo professional development and stale in service workshops? Why not throw a party! LAN: Learning Is Social is the story of how North Vancouver School District used the presentations of the K12 Online Conference to breathe new life into professional development.

LAN parties can be a powerful vehicle for professional development and change. This presentation defines the concept and shares our experience with the hope that others will be inspired to find creative ways to share the message of the K-12 Online Conference.

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Link to presentation’s supporting documents:
http://nvsd44.wikispaces.com/Host+Your+Own+LAN

Additional Information:
A complete LAN party planning guide is available at http://wiki44.ca

Please join the conversation!

Read our blog at http://literacy44.ca/LAN and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/LAN44

We would love to share our LAN experience with you. Don’t hesitate to contact us with questions, comments, or to invite us to appear at your own LAN!

Bryan Hughes
@bryanhughes

Lesley Edwards
@bookminder

Audrey Van Alstyne
@audreyvan

2009 2009-Leading the Change

Learning Confluence: Where Philosophy Meets Practice in the 21st Century

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Presenter: Julie Lindsay
Location: Beijing, China
Link to presenter’s K12Online Ning Profile page

Presentation Title: Learning Confluence: Where Philosophy Meets Practice in the 21st Century

Presentation Description: Current accepted forms of professional development provide opportunities for small bites and quick-fix solutions but do not encourage immersion, ongoing conversations and collaborative sharing of experiences. Adoption of a learning confluence amongst educators can and will make a difference within a school and extend the learning beyond the immediate environment.

Based on recent practice at an international school, a model of teacher engagement and improved pedagogical approach has been developed that leads the way into transformed learning in the classroom. Using a face-to-face meeting format, including expert advisers and a virtual component, educators extended their learning boundaries and embraced constructivism with the purpose of challenging themselves to ‘lean into the sharp edges’ of 21st century education.

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http://julielindsay.wikispaces.com/K12+Online+09

Additional Information:
Julie blogs at: E-Learning Journey’s

Follow Julie on Twitter
Julie is julielindsay on Skype

2009 2009-Leading the Change

Organizational Learning and Technology Collide

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Presenter: Ben Grey
Location: Barrington, IL, USA
Link to presenter’s K12Online Ning Profile page

Presentation Title: Organizational Learning and Technology Collide

Presentation Description: Using Chris Argyris’s theories of learning, this presentation describes how we can better understand the way we make decisions when planning student learning experiences and considering the use of technology. Using Argyris’s Theories of Action show us how we can evaluate our instructional decisions, and exploring Argyris’s theory of single and double loop learning establishes a strong framework that can guide our decisions of when and how to utilize technology in learning.

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http://www.infed.org/thinkers/argyris.htm

Additional Information:
Blog- http://www.bengrey.com/blog

Twitter- bengrey

2009 2009-Leading the Change

LEADING THE CHANGE KEYNOTESelf-driven and Classroom-based: Professional Development in the 21st Century

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Presenter: Konrad Glogowski
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Twitter: @teachandlearn

Presentation Title: Self-driven and Classroom-based: Professional Development in the 21st Century

Presentation Description: Based on Guy Claxton’s statement that “schools should become communities of practice where … the ‘elders’ of the community are themselves exemplary learners” (Claxton, 2002), this presentation explores the importance of Classroom-Based Teacher Development and Reflective Practice as essential professional development practices for the 21st century. It suggests that if students today are to benefit from schools where they can acquire the learning dispositions that will allow them to build and transform future societies and address global challenges, teacher professional development must be reconfigured to allow teachers to focus on examining and learning from their own professional contexts. The 21st century demands that teachers investigate their practices on a regular basis, learn to design new approaches, and quickly and effectively respond to the demands of the ever-changing knowledge society. Classrooms must therefore become sites of inquiry where teachers engage in practice that is perpetually experimental.

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http://www.teachandlearn.ca/blog

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Blog: www.teachandlearn.ca/blog
Twitter: teachandlearn