Feb. 20th #ncadmin chat: "21st Century Teaching & Learning"

Check out the Storify from the Feb. 20th #ncadmin chat:

21st Century Teaching & Learning 

Related post: Influence of #ncadmin

Check out the NCADMIN Site here: www.ncadmin.blogspot.com

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CS



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Influence of #ncadmin cont.

Our first #ncadmin chat of 2013, "Practical Strategies for Discipline", was highly-attended with participants across the United States.  As a result, the hashtag was "trending":

Screenshot from January 9th, 2013 c/o my iPad

For those of us involved in the creation and promotion of #ncadmin, this feat was monumental and an outstanding way to begin 2013.

Our next #ncadmin chat is this Wednesday, January 23rd, at 8 pm: "Strategies for Building Strong School/District Teams."

Please plan on joining us!

See related blog post: Influence of #ncadmin

CS



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Summary of NC Teacher Evaluation #NCADMIN Chats

The final three #ncadmin chats involved the North Carolina Teacher Evaluation System, which continues to be a learning process for all those involved.  Through the engagement of these three chats, principals, assistant principals, teachers, and other educators were able to collaborate and discuss the standards and various elements.

All three chats have been archived in my Storify account.  It is my hope that other administrators and teachers across North Carolina use the collaborative efforts of the #ncadmin PLN as a resource when discussing the NCEES tool.

Part I (Standards I & II)

Part II (Standards III & IV)

Part III (Standards IV cont. & V)


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CS

The opinions shared in this blog belong to Craig Smith     and do not represent the school or district in which he works.

Connected Educator Month Thank You

The following is a copy of the "Connected Educator Month" letter I received earlier this week:

November 14, 2012

Dear Craig,

We would like to extend you and your colleague, Derek McCoy, a huge thank you for participating in Connected Educator Month.  Together, we reached tens of thousands of educators, created a social media phenomenon, and developed a sense of shared investment in being and supporting connected educators that we are confident will continue to bear fruit well into the future.  We also appreciate your contributions to the Connected Educator Month archives, which will be available soon, and thank you advance for your feedback on our forthcoming report, which will share what we learned from the month's events.  We hope you will continue to collaborate with us as we embark on envisioning Connected Educator Month's next incarnation.

Yours truly,

Darren Cambridge, American Institute for Research
Karen Cator, U.S. Department of Education


Check out the Connected Educators Site: http://connectededucators.org/

More about "Connected Educators Month": http://connectededucators.org/cem/about/

Check out #NCADMIN: http://www.ncadmin.blogspot.com/

CS



The opinions shared in this blog belong to Craig Smith     and do not represent the school or district in which he works.

Influence of #ncadmin

It started with a list on Twitter.  

I thought it would be beneficial to create a Twitter list of School Administrators to help connect school leaders across the state of North Carolina.  Therefore, I created the list @CSmithGoBlue/NCADMIN.  I began actively seeking out administrators in the Tar Heel state by following other school administrators and requesting others to be sent my way.  More importantly, my Professional Learning Network (PLN) became expanding with other leaders in the state.

Then came the hashtag.