For the next two days, I will be attending the Technology-Enabled Leading and Learning Conference. It's my first time attending and I'm leading a workshop on hyperdocs too! Essentially, this is an AMAZING PD and networking opportunity for administrators from all systems across the province and the focus couldn't be more relevant. Keynote speakers and breakout sessions are all centred on the latest pedagogical trends in technology integration. I feel fortunate to have this opportunity because as a leader, I feel strongly that administrators have to be the standard the expect for their teachers. As instructional leaders, we should be actively learning about these trends and making the pedagogical connections. When we model for our staff how to use these tools and dynamic methods of delivery and production, we inculcate a culture rooted in sound instructional practices and relevance. If we can demonstrate to staff that these new tools and methods can be meaningful and useful for the adults, then we can help our staff to make similar connections for students, thus making our classrooms dynamic learning environments.
Tomorrow marks the beginning of Catholic Education Week. It is truly a gift to be able to work in a publicly-funded Catholic school, where we can be free to express our faith so freely and unapologetically. It's a bit sad that we are presently in quarantine and cannot gather in community to celebrate this wonderful gift but my staff and I decided to capitalize on the marvel that is social media to stay connected to our students. We wanted to inspire hope and encourage them from our homes, to theirs. I challenged my staff to select a favourite Scripture passage that they felt evokes a great sense of hope and each day on our school's Twitter feed, I feature a staff member with their quote. I also posted these photos into all of the Google Classrooms that the staff were running for distance learning. In our special community, where relationships are so key to student success, we thought it was important for the kids to see our faces. We called our little project #motivatedbyfaith...
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