{"id":1770,"date":"2015-03-01T17:32:46","date_gmt":"2015-03-02T01:32:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/innovativelearningdesigns.ca\/?p=1770"},"modified":"2015-03-01T17:32:46","modified_gmt":"2015-03-02T01:32:46","slug":"share-share-share","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/innovativelearningdesigns.ca\/?p=1770","title":{"rendered":"Share, Share, Share"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Social<\/a>“These are the things I learned (in Kindergarten):
\n1. Share<\/strong> everything…
\n16. And then remember the Dick-and-Jane books and the first workd you learned – the biggest word of all – LOOK<\/strong>.\u201d
\n\u2015\u00a0Robert Fulghum, in\u00a0All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

We learn from others. When we share it often requires us to reflect on our own understanding and practice about learning, teaching and leadership. \u00a0It clarifies\u00a0our thinking, extends its reach and connects us to others. When we share, we expose part of who we are, we become vulnerable and what makes us human is revealed. Sharing our thinking\u00a0creates a connection. Sharing\u00a0allows us to be in a space of community together. I learned about the importance of sharing from other leaders in education, Dean Shareski, George Couros, Alec Couros and many more influential thought leaders that echoed the same maxim: Share, share, share.<\/em><\/p>\n

Occasionally, I have invited other educators to write a guest post for me because they have something significant to say or I feel they have led an endeavour from which\u00a0\u00a0we could all learn. Sometimes they decline. They are not ready to share yet because they do not feel that their work is finished, proven or successful. For me,\u00a0sharing isn’t about identifying that we have reached an endpoint or perfection but that we have started a journey. I am not looking for exemplars of perfection but for those that are creating a learning lab for themselves and their students. Those learning labs and unfinished experiences create inspiration for others to grow in their learning as well.<\/p>\n

We are getting better in our district at sharing our unfinished journeys. We are \u00a0willing to take risks to blog, tweet and even share in front of large crowds. Kudos to those that are stepping up to take those kinds of risks in front of a global audience. At our February\u00a0Engaging the Digital Learner Series, we had five participants step up to tell their story\u00a0in the form of an Ignite. We share their Ignite\u00a0and their learning here. We hope you take a look<\/em>!<\/p>\n

Watch as Principal Iram Khan shares about Minecraft Mania<\/strong>:<\/p>\n