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=AGENDA for 9/21/2010=

8:30 Arrival 9- Housekeeping 9:10- Connected Learning Communities 10:10- Break 10:20- Making the Case for Open, Collaborative Leadership 11:30- Celebration Stories

http://plpnetwork.com/
 * Resources**
 * PLPnetwork**

http://awards2010.openleadership.spigit.com/Page/ViewIdea?ideaid=44
 * Open Leadership Awards**

http://www.newmedialiteracies.org/our-methods.php
 * New Media Literacies**

Slides Slides- [|http://www.mightymeeting.com] @http://m2.mightymeeting.com/dex/desktop/join.mm?mid=12868&pwd=TFaCmNKWbt&aid=19509&embedded=false

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Open Leadership- How Contemporary Technologies can Transform the Way you Lead-- Discussion Prompts
 * OPEN LEADERSHIP**

- Making the Case & Collaborative Leadership (How Leaders Must Let Go to Succeed) @https://docs.google.com/document/edit?id=1etYWAx0963Yjttde6xZiX9DQeN7r6WlFeZFLIgz5fVE&hl=en&authkey=CIWIopYF
 * Being an open leader isn't so much about the tools (blogs, wikis, podcast etc) as it is about having a clear idea of the relationships you want to form.
 * Being an open leader isn't about total transparency and complete openness as much as making a decision about how open you want to be and having a plan.
 * Being open isn't a choice and it is hard work. It will require more rigor than being in control.
 * New culture of sharing- it is about an open mindset. Knowing what to let go of --when.
 * You never really were in control and now w/ open tools you wont be even more.
 * Open Leadership is having the confidence and humility to give up the need to be in control while inspiring commitment from others to accomplish goals.
 * **Information Sharing**-
 * //Explaining// (buy-in and inform or logic behind decisions )
 * //Updating// (Capturing knowledge and actions ie. inservice agendas, calendars, changes )
 * //Conversing// (reaching school community and addressing concerns)
 * //Open Mic// (Encouraging participation)
 * //Crowdsourcing// (Solving a prob together)
 * //Platforms// (open sharing of data)
 * **Open Decision Making**
 * centralized- pro-decisive and quick, also effective con- command and control if not trusted (need to be open about what and why)
 * democratic- several options presented and people vote - can crowdsource- much like American Idol- con - can be based on popularity and risk of having rubberstamped idea before vote.
 * consensus- everyone is involved in deciding so high buy-in
 * distributed- using teacher leaders and others to to share in decision making. Be the CEO of something. Pro- you can focus on big decisions that have to be made by you. More buy-in Con- takes time to change culture and build capacity.
 * distributed- using teacher leaders and others to to share in decision making. Be the CEO of something. Pro- you can focus on big decisions that have to be made by you. More buy-in Con- takes time to change culture and build capacity.