Shift+Happens

Our idea is to bring together administrators and teachers interested in discussing and moving forward with new ideas and grappling with difficult issues of teaching and learning. We believe our role is to provide a greater understanding primarily for administrators to be able to support teachers with change.

=Format:= Monthly Half Day or Evening 2-3 hours Focus on hot topics (please add to this list) Allow for discussing and also opportunity to develop action plans Using the concept used at [|TED Talks] (short 15-20 minute overviews followed by discussion)
 * Assessment (we still have many who don't get this)
 * Developing Connected Schools
 * Managing Multi-grade Classrooms

=Questions:= Who will be involved? What will the topics be? Who funds this?

Resources

 * [|Moving Forward]
 * [|Adopt and Adapt]
 * [|New Face of Learning]
 * [|Digital Learning]

Miscellaneous Thoughts

 * I'd like to see us map out a year plan for this...topics may be suggested or the direction change but by in large we determine the direction based on our goals.
 * We need to think about our 'Shift Happens' idea/term - this could work against us :-)
 * How about **LEARNING 2.0** or **Leadership 2.0 or 20/20**