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

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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