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Connected Leadership: It’s a click away
Spike C. Cook, Ed.D.
About Dr. Spike Cook
– Doctorate in Educational Leadership
– Teacher, Guidance Counselor, Coach, Executive Director at Rowan University
– Principal at RM Bacon since April 2011
– www.drspikecook.com
Check out RM Bacon’s Opening Day
http://rmbaconweekly.blogspot.com/2014/09/live-at-rmbacon-2014.html
RM Bacon…Connected • Chosen for the Classroom
Instruction That Works 2nd Edition Video Series
• Chosen for EnVision Math Video Series
• 65% on Pinterest • 50% of staff attends voluntary
“Tech Fridays”• 65% of the staff on Twitter• 80% on facebook• Teachers using Edmodo have
connected with Wisconsin, and Illinois for reading groups
Spike Cook and Ceri Dean, lead author of CITWS 2nd Edition
RM Bacon Connected …
• RM Bacon was featured in the best selling educational book, Digital Leadership, by Eric Sheninger. Chapter 3
• RM Bacon heavily influenced me to write Connected Leadership: It’s a click away recently published by Corwin
RM Bacon On Social Media
• www.rmbaconweekly.blogspot.com• Weekly Youtube videos• https://
www.facebook.com/RMBaconElementary• https://twitter.com/BaconElementary
Process Check
Evaluating Digital Material
• There are hundreds of thousands of choices… how do you make sense of them all?– Avoid the shiny new toy– Develop a process– Seek out the experts– Take chances– Reflect
Strategies for PD (L)(Professional Learning)
• Connect PL to teacher and student learning
• Make it meaningful• “Tech Friday” concept• Let students teach PL• PLC – Everyone has a
place and a voice
First grade student “Panda” taught PD to teachers
Sadia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjAcNdbx69k&list=UUvTtFI1orxCHXe8Hpyl5J0w
Effective Technology Integration
• Systems Approach• Long Term Needs• Invest in Infrastructure • Start Small• Coach, Coach, Coach• Model the Way! • Highlight and tell your
story
Technology Change
Teacher Use Student Use0
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Best Practices
• Roll out the red carpet for those who push the envelope– Acknowledge – Encourage those who try– Pay it forward– Reward
Pitfalls
• It’s hard work• Not everyone will
embrace• It’s not about the
devices, its about the learning
• Digital Divide
The room is smarter
• Smackdown – What is working? • Each person share something that is working
for their students or teachers• Writing – • Movie Making – • Backchannel – • Organize a project -
Contact Information
• Twitter – https://twitter.com/DrSpikeCook• Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/spike.c.cook
• Google + - https://plus.google.com/u/0/111474320222632498774/about
• Personal Blog - www.drspikecook.com – • School Blog -
www.rmbaconweekly.blogspot.com