{"success":true,"data":[{"ID":346,"Class":"Conversation","Created":1383343036,"CreatorID":79,"RevisionID":null,"Status":"Accepted","Title":"Tell me a story: Sharing stories of innovation in schools","Handle":"Tell_me_a_story:Sharing_stories_of_innovation_in_schools","ShortDescription":"Join us for a story-sharing session about your work. So much of our professional knowledge is gained through the experiences we relate to each other \u2013 which in turn influence our horizon of possibilities. Let\u2019s gather to tell and listen to our stories of innovation in schools.","Description":"\u201cLet us put our heads together and see what life we will make for our children.\u201d \r\n-Tatanka Iotanka (Sitting Bull, Lakota Leader)\r\n\r\nOur professional lives are filled with stories \u2013 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 \u201cPD.\u201d What do these stories tell us about making change in schools? Join us for a story-sharing session about your work. First, we\u2019ll use a storytelling framework to share personal stories about innovating in schools. Then, we\u2019ll look critically at storytelling methods: How might they be deployed in service of our work?","Link":["http:\/\/www.izoneschools.org","http:\/\/www.tinyurl.com\/educoncampfire"],"Audience":["All School Levels"],"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.","Presenter":["Cynthia Warner","Al Sylvia"],"PresenterAffiliation":["iZone (Office of Innovation","New York City Department of Education)"],"PresenterEmail":["cwarner3@schools.nyc.gov"],"ScheduleSlotID":25,"ScheduleLocationID":4,"SubmitterID":79,"AdditionalComments":"We are excited to propose this conversation! Please note that one of us (Al Sylvia) may or may not be able to attend the conference -- we are still working out the details. If not, we have a few colleagues in mind who might co-facilitate with Cynthia; if selected as a conversation, we will be able to confirm the finalized co-facilitator(s) to attend EduCon. \r\n\r\nThank you!","LiveChannel":null,"Hashtag":null,"VokleID":null,"RecordingURL":null,"ConferenceID":3},{"ID":319,"Class":"Conversation","Created":1383063169,"CreatorID":2187,"RevisionID":null,"Status":"Accepted","Title":"Envisioning a Digital Age Learning Organization","Handle":"Envisioning_a_Digital_Age_Learning_Organization","ShortDescription":"How can leaders promote the power of informal learning within the organization? This conversation builds off a National study of principals and virtual learning as a means to enhance professional learning, organizational change and innovative teaching and learning practices. Discussion will focus on reimaging the future of the learning organization.","Description":"Learning, a word that denotes opportunities, potential and growth, is undergoing an incredible revolution. Within our schools and around the world, there are passionate educators who are at the edge of learning. Are YOU a part of this conversation and is your organization ready to embrace it?  The research tells us, we must change the way we learn \u2013 that is \u201chow,\u201d from \u201cwhom\u201d and \u201cwhen\u201d we learn.  And, while many schools have passionate educators participating in connected learning, most leaders and their organizations find it difficult to breakthrough.\r\n\r\nIn this facilitated discussion, the conversation will focus on:\r\n\r\nWhat does it mean to be a learning organization in the Digital Age?  How do we develop individuals and entire organizations to break out of their comfort zones? Given the tools available to be \u201cconnected\u201d what are the organizational conditions that promote accelerated learning and innovation.  Can we embrace social technologies and re-think how we amplify the human and social capital towards building organizational capacity.  How are school leaders creating and leading next gen learning organizations?  \r\n\r\nWith a focus on Intelligence, Growth Mindsets and Leading Change, we\u2019ll unpack the questions \u2013 Can we Accelerate Intelligence; and how do we cultivate organizational intelligence?\r\n\r\nCONVERSATION LINK:\r\n\r\nhttp:\/\/bit.ly\/1ixDPfL","Link":["http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/DrBillBrennan","http:\/\/wbrennan.wordpress.com"],"Audience":["All School Levels"],"Practice":"In terms of leading the conversation, I will pose many though provoking questions to guide participants thinking.  Protocols will be used to keep the conversation focused on the outcome.  I\u2019ve learned that people can get distracted by sharing the barriers and\/or causations they see within their organizations, but that doesn\u2019t always lead us to the right path.  Our focus is to lead a conversation where we are thinking\/sharing the best ideas for building a digital age learning organization. \r\n\r\nI\u2019ve had some practice doing this over the last two years and have seen participants deeply engaged in thought and sharing of ideas.  When leading these discussions, I typically like to do a Google Hangout with others educators who are unable to attend, but are able to share their knowledge and experience of the topic.   Additionally, an online resource such as a wiki or Google doc will be used to capture the conversation. \r\n\r\nI\u2019ll provide a brief context for this discussion by illuminating findings (really just more questions) of my research (3-5 minutes).","Presenter":["William Brennan"],"PresenterAffiliation":["Farmingdale Public Schools","Fordham University"],"PresenterEmail":["wvbrennan@gmail.com"],"ScheduleSlotID":27,"ScheduleLocationID":4,"SubmitterID":2187,"AdditionalComments":"Thank you!","LiveChannel":null,"Hashtag":null,"VokleID":null,"RecordingURL":null,"ConferenceID":3},{"ID":377,"Class":"Conversation","Created":1386127113,"CreatorID":1,"RevisionID":null,"Status":"Accepted","Title":"Starting from scratch (sort of): bringing old ideas of inquiry and project based learning to life in a new building.","Handle":"Starting_from_scratch-sort_of-:bringing_old_ideas_of_inquiry_and_project_based_learning_to_life_in_a_new_building","ShortDescription":"Two co-founders of The Workshop School, a new public high school in Philadelphia, will lead a conversation about what project based learning looks and feels like when you have a chance to start a school.  Simon Hauger, principal and co-founder, will talk briefly about the thrills and tensions of being a teacher at heart while working as a school district administrator in a new school; Michael Clapper, teacher and co-founder, will talk briefly about the thrills and tensions of trying to start a new school from a seat in a classroom.","Description":"Two co-founders of The Workshop School, a new public high school in Philadelphia, will lead a conversation about what project based learning looks and feels like when you have a chance to start a school.  Simon Hauger, principal and co-founder, will talk briefly about the thrills and tensions of being a teacher at heart while working as a school district administrator in a new school; Michael Clapper, teacher and co-founder, will talk briefly about the thrills and tensions of trying to start a new school from within a classroom.   \r\nThere are multiple areas where we\u2019re making progress but would like to discuss with this audience: \r\nSimon Hauger \r\n1.\t Great \u2013 I\u2019ve made it as a teacher. Now I\u2019m a principal. Sigh.  What are the ways in which I\u2019ve tried to bring my teaching practice to my new staff?  How do I support teachers teaching within a brand new model?  \r\n2.\tOne of the joys of the project based approach is the unexpected places the students travel to.  But planning is critical, right?  As a leader, how do I help teachers as they plan new projects and units? How do I balance the need for planning with the freedom necessary for projects to develop in unique ways?     \r\nMichael Clapper \r\n3.\tGreat \u2013 I\u2019ve made it as a teacher.  Now I get to teach in the way I\u2019ve always wanted.  Hooray!  What are some of the new discoveries I\u2019ve made alongside my students about the rewards and struggles of project based learning?   \r\n4.\tOne major tension any school feels around project based learning is where the academics come from?  What are the new ways we\u2019ve found as a school to demonstrate the efficacy of this approach?   How have we succeeded and where do we need help?","Link":["http:\/\/www.workshopschool.org"],"Audience":["High School"],"Practice":"We are going to present two ideas each.  We\u2019re going to talk briefly about our experiences of starting the school by describing a tension we\u2019ve felt in our past experiences and how we\u2019ve attempted to resolve it this year.  Once we\u2019ve presented, audience members will have the option to offer advice or feedback, or to relay a story from their own experiences (we will ask them to identify which strand they wish to address).   We will try to alternate types of comments from the audience, with a goal of generating two texts: one, a list of advice\/feedback to be shared later, and two, a list of the common stories that emerge from starting a school.","Presenter":["Simon Hauger","Michael Clapper"],"PresenterAffiliation":["The Workshop School"],"PresenterEmail":["simon.hauger@workshopschool.org","michael.clapper@workshopschool.org"],"ScheduleSlotID":28,"ScheduleLocationID":4,"SubmitterID":1,"AdditionalComments":null,"LiveChannel":null,"Hashtag":null,"VokleID":null,"RecordingURL":null,"ConferenceID":3},{"ID":385,"Class":"Conversation","Created":1386890309,"CreatorID":88,"RevisionID":null,"Status":"Accepted","Title":"Teaching and Learning Through Community Partnerships","Handle":"Teaching_and_Learning_Through_Community_Partnerships","ShortDescription":"Amazing things happen when educational programs define their own goals and pull resources from inspiring community partners. Whether sewing with circuits or gazing through the observatory of a science museum, these opportunities can redefine a student's learning experience. In our conversation we'll discuss how this programming can be designed and implemented.","Description":"In this session, we will briefly present how Science Leadership Academy has set up systems and partnerships.  \r\n\r\nThe session will be very interactive; participants will work to come up with ways to extend learning opportunities beyond the expertise of the faculty already in a school.  Together, we will workshop ways to integrate community partners into the existing structures of a school and start to identify types of programs people would like to bring to their learning environment.\r\n\r\nWorking with community partners (museums, universities, businesses, individuals) to create \u2018informal\u2019 programming can effectively complement a school\u2019s formal curriculum. It can be an especially attractive option when funding and other resources are scarce, since partnerships leverage the resources of other entities, often in mutually beneficial ways.","Link":["http:\/\/sokoscart.wordpress.com","http:\/\/slapartnership.weebly.com","http:\/\/goo.gl\/9h5qqC"],"Audience":["High School","Middle School","Elementary School","All School Levels"],"Practice":"The first part will be a brief presentation from a series of programming Google Docs people will have access to and can comment on - to provide context and background to what \u2018informal\u2019 programming can be.\r\n\r\nValues conversation on what meaningful programming is and should be - not specific partnerships or programs but TYPES of programs - brainstorm categories on shared Google Doc.\r\n\r\nGroup research: looking for individuals, programs, organizations, etc. that might fit into one or many of the categories above.\r\n\r\nShare out:\r\n- what research yielded\r\n- how they might bring those programs to their school.","Presenter":["David Sokoloff","Luke Van Meter","Jeremy Spry"],"PresenterAffiliation":["Science Leadership Academy","The Franklin Institute"],"PresenterEmail":["david.sokoloff@gmail.com","lvanmeter@fi.edu","jspry@scienceleadership.org"],"ScheduleSlotID":33,"ScheduleLocationID":4,"SubmitterID":88,"AdditionalComments":null,"LiveChannel":null,"Hashtag":null,"VokleID":null,"RecordingURL":null,"ConferenceID":3}],"conditions":{"Status":"Accepted","ConferenceID":3,"ScheduleLocationID":4},"total":4,"limit":false,"offset":false}