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Derek Swanson

@dtswanson

Director of Technology Innovation and Design Thinking at the American Community School of Amman.

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Gen Z 1995-2010 value individual expression & avoid labels. They mobilize themselves for a variety of causes, believe profoundly in the efficacy of dialogue, & they make decisions & relate to institutions in an analytical and pragmatic way. mck.co/2QDLVHQ via McKinsey & Company

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AI is the industrial revolution for the white collar. Communication speed might be improved at the cost of connections with another person. That might not matter though.

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I have a 2132 day streak on Duolingo, I am learning a half dozen languages. After all the years of using the platform, I placed first in the top league. 😀 Consider joining Duolingo, here’s my invite link: invite.duolingo.com/BDHTZTB5CWWKSW…

I have a 2132 day streak on <a href="/duolingo/">Duolingo</a>, I am learning a half dozen languages. 

After all the years of using the platform, I placed first in the top league. 😀

Consider joining Duolingo, here’s my invite link: invite.duolingo.com/BDHTZTB5CWWKSW…
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1. Remind and Refine - the long term vision and strategy. 2. Teams work together - Defend vision. 3. Seek/Retain Talent - comes - stays - impact 4. Empower Leading - Beyond the Urgent 5. Engage the Community 6. Be the example #edFutureDigital Ewan McIntosh 21st Century Learning

1. Remind and Refine - the long term vision and strategy. 

2. Teams work together - Defend vision. 

3. Seek/Retain Talent - comes - stays - impact

4. Empower Leading - Beyond the Urgent

5. Engage the Community

6. Be the example

#edFutureDigital
<a href="/ewanmcintosh/">Ewan McIntosh</a> <a href="/21cli/">21st Century Learning</a>
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1. Clear the decks - 2. Know what matters -- Understand what matters to them & not what matters to you. 3. Build Relationships 4. Prototyping Culture 5. Learn how to Create Shared Impact 6. Understand Strategy and their role. #edFutureDigital Ewan McIntosh 21st Century Learning

1. Clear the decks - 

2. Know what matters -- Understand what matters to them &amp; not what matters to you.

3. Build Relationships

4. Prototyping Culture 

5. Learn how to Create Shared Impact 

6. Understand Strategy and their role. 

#edFutureDigital
<a href="/ewanmcintosh/">Ewan McIntosh</a> <a href="/21cli/">21st Century Learning</a>
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Informal assessments, formal engagements (1 time a month), walking about, and supporting beyond the classroom. Be there for where people want to go. #edFutureDigital 21st Century Learning @jmikton

Informal assessments, formal engagements (1 time a month), walking about, and supporting beyond the classroom.  

Be there for where people want to go.  

#edFutureDigital <a href="/21cli/">21st Century Learning</a> @jmikton
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Non-academic/non-classroom PD -- bridging from personal experience may be an approach for making change. Highlight the successes! #edFutureDigital 21st Century Learning @jmikton

Non-academic/non-classroom PD -- bridging from personal experience may be an approach for making change.  

Highlight the successes! 

#edFutureDigital <a href="/21cli/">21st Century Learning</a> @jmikton
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Staff still need tool help. Disconnect with digital literacy needs. Time is an issue for Professional Learning and Coaching for teachers to engage. Parents -- may help to push digital literacy engagement by staff. #edFutureDigital 21st Century Learning @jmikton

Staff still need tool help. 

Disconnect with digital literacy needs.  

Time is an issue for Professional Learning and Coaching for teachers to engage. 

Parents -- may help to push digital literacy engagement by staff. 

#edFutureDigital <a href="/21cli/">21st Century Learning</a> @jmikton