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​ //**Please complete the table as you complete the task. Also, if there is a page for the task POST it to that page. Pictures and projects, post to page and put a check mark when it is complete.**// 1) Quotations - At least TWO quotes that have you feel deeply represents and inspires our PROJECT vision. 2) Barriers - At least TWO sentences that capture the barriers represented in out PROBLEM/OPPORTUNITY in YOUR voice! 3) Solutions - Ideas as to how we will overcome the barriers. 4) Pitch Ideas - What's the hook? What's the teaser? 1) What is the NAME of our project?
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(2) || Barriers with Voice (2 sentences) || Solutions to your Barriers || Pitch Tools || Picture (self) || Projects (examples) || Content ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   || Music (a passion) Interviews(student/teacher) balloons lights ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   || JFK || Teachers are timid due to lack of experience. Resistance to try new things is due to lack of understanding. || Professional development fostered by the development of a professional learning community. || Excellent visuals - images of real district people. Music. ||  ||   || Providing a PLN where PLCs can develop. Categories for general forum discussion - and then specifics to grade level and or content. The allowance for cross district communication.. ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * **Teacher** || Quotations
 * Steve Blatnica || "It is not the strongest species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the ones most responsive to change" -Charles Darwin || // The assumption is that people have always shared practices, but old ways of sharing don't fit into our present day schedule, so we have resorted to fragmented sharing based on our limitations. New ways of sharing is a variation that may be selected for in the evolution of collaboration in the district. (sorry for the bio reference) // || The solution I envision would be: Teachers learning about ways to share and organize material relevant to teaching in a collaborative location. Sharing what we've done. Revising what we don't like. Building a lasting online footprint of teaching and learning. || Prezi
 * Amy Jambor || "Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future."-
 * Cynthia Bassani || =====“Never before in history has innovation offered promise of so much to so many in so short a time .”Bill Gates=====

Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do. ~ Goethe || Teachers feel overwhelmed with new information. We are changing on many different levels at the same time - new standards, new technologies, and a new physical structure to our district - all the while keeping our eyes on State Report Cards and test scores. || Meaningful professional development throughout the school year. We have to be the representatives of change and "transparent in our learning," showing/demonstrating to our colleagues how we explore and choose to navigate the possibilities and realities of the 21st C classroom. || Great images; a prezi that moves with links and video clips from our staff and students; interview students/staff and ask them to define 21c literacy/skills or imagine the 21st c. classroom || \/-check ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Jamie Shulke || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Try and fail, but don't fail to try." Stephen Kaggwa

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">"We must become the change we want to see." Mahatma Gandhi

"A goal without a plan is only a dream." || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">RTA- Resources, Time, Accessibility (**Resources**- we need the tools in the classrooms, **Time**- there needs to be time to learn and practice these skills, **Accessibility**- we need to have accessibility to all sites.) If we join the RTA vehicle it will lead us toward collaboration among administration, teachers, students, and parents. || To help fix the problem we need to make sure that we prescribe an accurate solution. ~Lack of resources ~ Lack of time ~ Lack of accessibility 1. One to one computers. 2. Schedule half release days with students each quarter, weekly planning among departments. 3. Allow teachers to have complete accessibility to online resoureces. || **Good Music**! //( it would be cool to wrap up some netbooks or laptops and begin to pass them out on opening day ~ like Oprah:)// Include pictures of students working together & teachers assisting. **Actual video clips with short interviews from students and teachers. Let's hear the voice of our students** ||  ||   || Located on the BCSD homepage will be a link titled "Collaboration" for all staff to access. This link would include all staff moodles, school wiki or content area wiki, or ning. I would suggest that a full inservice day be devoted to 21st century teaching. We would expect teachers to be selfish in learning and plan to implement the skills learned the following year. ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   || John W. Gardner || Change is frightening. Most people assume because they went to school they are experts in education. When so much in our lives has changed in the last 20 years, we don't feel comfortable or willing to change the educational process too. Time is another barrier. The constraints of a fixed schedule and day for learning are limits within our educational system today. Learning is happening 24/7 an much of it outside the classroom walls. || Sharing the successes of change. Communicating the importance of the "new" Rs of education - rigor, relevance, relationships, and results.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Kevin Braaten​ || <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">People understimate their capacity for change. There is never a right time to do a difficult thing. A leader's job is to help people have vision of their potential." John Porter || <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Lack of vision and focus on what 21st century learning is between teaching staff and administration, and teaching staff and students. || My ideas would include a concise and easy way for teachers to implement 21st century tools and teaching methods. It must be easy to use and they must see the purpose behind it. Students must be engaged and see real-world value in the activities. || Similar to Amy, I think we need an engaging video with music and images that gets people excited, ||  ||   || We need a cobination of Wikis, Moodle, Nings, etc. We need to stress to teachers this is what 21st Century teaching and learning is all about! We need to be on these on a daily basis to constantly learn and collaborate with each other. ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Amanda Prok || "Unless you try to do something beyond what you have already mastered, you will never grow." - Ralph Waldo Emerson || <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">21st century world, but teaching in a 20th century classroom! || Provide an understanding of 21st century tools - put 21st century tools in the hands of educators/students - trust all stakeholders to use 21st century with understanding and responsiblity || images (still and video), music, bells and whistles, strobe lights, engaging/profound text ||  ||   || Some of what we are already doing in the classroom; moodle, wiki, kids using these tools ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Rita Shardell || The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn. ~Alvin Toffler || Time, opportunity, resources, discussion, implementation, experimentation may restrict new learners. Perhaps it is fear of the unknown. || Schedule time for sustained, regular staff development opportunities. Such as delayed start on regular basis to ensure quality, organized information that equips the teachers with tools and information. || Concise, targeted messages using actual clips suggested by Jamie. Clips: teachers actually using the tools; then their reflections and the students' reactions. Rationale must be shared. A purpose statement would be valuable! ||  ||   || Central locations to access information so that users are not confused. Moodle or wikis will provide access on a sustained basis. Use of these tools--looking for relevance with real-world application. ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Brooke Schlather || "What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us." - Ralph Waldo Emerson || Time for collaborative exploration in integrating technology into the classroom as well integrating technology for student use outside the classroom. || Regular release time or shortened days to allow content and grade level technology collaboration occur, to also develop meaningful district networks among teachers. || Similar to Amanda, it needs to be short & snappy to attract attention. ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Laurie Scriven || "I am entirely certain that twenty years from now we will look back at education as it is practiced in most schools today and wonder that we could have tolerated anything so primitive."

Providing educational networks that are available 24/7 to students, parents, teachers and the community at large in a controlled manner. || Student created projects to show how these tools can excite and inspire learning. Video clips of teachers sharing their reflections on student learning. ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Barb Scullin || "A mind that is stretched by new a experience can never go back to its old dimensions." ~Oliver Wendell Holmes

"Change is the law of life. A​nd those who look only to the past or present are cert​ain to miss the future." ~John F. Kennedy || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Time and Support. The fixed schedule makes it difficult to collaborate.

Not having enough support for new technologies keeps some people from trying out of fear of failure. || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">A hybrid of face-to-face collaboration and online networks. Time built into the teacher workday to share ideas and support one another’s teaching strategies and implementation of 21 century skills.

A team of technology support personnel to help filter through all of the available tools and show the staff the most practical and relevant technologies to implement for different purposes and projects.

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;">An online educational network for teachers to use anytime/anywhere. || I agree with other suggestions of engaging video with pictures and music. I liked the suggestion of changing from black and white to color for impact.

Include teacher and student interviews.

I like the idea of including a wordle image of our quotes. ||  ||   || A combination of Ning, wikis and Moodle with a central location to go to for access to these resources. It has to be easy for teachers to incorporate into their daily work to be sustainable. ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   || -Margeret Meade**
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Karen Frimel || Never doubt that a **small group of thoughtful**, committed, citizens can **change the world**. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has. **...

"Imagination is more important than knowledge." and "Imagination is more important than knowledge." Albert Einstein || <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">It is easier to share excuses and make assumptions, then it is to take action. When the later, overtakes the prior, we see a powerful shift. When we do this collectively with a shared vision, we make a difference. ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Sue Miller || "Your current safe boundaries were once unknown frontiers." Don't be afraid to be an explorer. ~unknown //see images for quote and image//

"Change is like sunshine....some change because they finally see the light and some change because they FEEL THE HEAT." ~unknown //see images for quote and image// || Hard to move forward if we are not working toward the same goal. Without a goal, any road will take you there.

Teachers need to be ready to give up control and allow kids to be in charge of their own learning. || Create a vision for 21st century learning and share with staff and community.

Create a space(s) where teachers can share questions, successes, challenges, resources and learn together while modeling 21st century collaboration and learning. || Great images, fast paced. catchy, innovative -- could be prezi...

create a Wordle of our quotes or solutions? ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||