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Leaders as Visionary Planners

How did we get here?

How did we get here?

The youth of today have never lived without a way to connect with others.

Our current students have never lived without a way to access information immediatley. Youth today have access to more information on their handheld device than their educators did in a library full of books. The job of educators is maintaining that thirst for information from our students and helping them turn this information into knoweldge and skills to better the next generation.

What are the challenges?

What are the challenges?

* What are the challenges for educators?

* What are the challenges for our students?

Educators:

* the constant need to embrace new tech tools to leverage instruction

* impossible to stay up to date on all the digital tools

* determining what digital skills are most important NOW for students

Students:

* Always connected with little "down" time - What are the mental health impacts?

* Cyber-bullying has brought about a whole new type of bullying for students to manage

* Constantly needing ot be a critical thinker

How does education respond?

How do educators Respond?

Educators and Educational leaders need to:

* digital leaders who model positive online activity

* model critical thinking

* be connected and open to innovative ideas

* encourage students to be "do-ers" with their information.

* foster creativity and innovation in our classrooms and school communities

Why the urgency?

Why the urgency?

Today looks different than yesterday and tomorrow will look different than today. We need to prepare our students for what changes there will be beyond tomorrow.

Our students today are the future. As their world changes, educational institutions must also change. The method in which they gather their infor is different than ours. We need to respond to that:

1) teach tools they use to gather their information

2) provide opportunities to navigate the internet and develop their digital literacy skills

3) model critical thinking around influx of information

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