This document shares stories from the classroom and profiles three educators - Jose Vilson, a math teacher and founder of #educolor, Robin MeMe Ratliff, a physical education teacher and co-founder of @KYEDvolution, and John T. Spencer, a middle school teacher and founder of educationrethink.com. It encourages readers to consider how they can become storytellers of their own school communities or teaching lives. The document expresses gratitude throughout and is authored by Meenoo Rami.
What do these brands have in common?
Instead of competing against existing companies, they innovated core concepts and built new customers and built brand value
They saw a need/space for innovation and they made it happen.
Take few moments and think about the blue oceans in your teaching community. Where is there a need/space to innovate? What is your blue ocean?
We need models and examples just like our students, so here are some people who are claiming their voice and filling a need in our profession.
Talk more about Jose Vilson and his work around #educolor
Blogging, speaking, creating syllabus around some of the most violent incidents in our recent times from Eric Garner to Charleston Shootings. Jose is modeling is what it means to speak with convinction.
Robin is a familiar face amongst ECET attendees and if you don’t know her, you will soon know her because of her sheer enthusiasm and can-do attitude about teachers becoming connected to one and another.
Here is an example of MeMe leading a local revolution in KY around teacher leadership via f2f meetings and twitter chats. Most importantly, she is creating a web space where KY teachers able to connect with one and another and learn from each other.
John embodies what it means to be a connected educator and more importantly what happens when we help our teachers become connected. He has written books, broadcasted podcasts, and spoken powerfully about teacher connections.
In fact, this very moment, John is kicking off the first online conference for teachers by teachers. You can see more at the website listed on the slide.
So now it is our time, how will you be the narrator/actor/write/author of the things happening in your classroom, school, or your teaching life? How will you claim your teacher voice?
Roadmap – where do you want to go? How do you want to hone your message for your audience? What stories do you want to tell?
Does this mean you will start a blog? Host a f2f meeting in your building or local coffee shop?
Roadmap – where do you want to go? How do you want to hone your message for your audience? What stories do you want to tell?
Does this mean you will start a blog? Host a f2f meeting in your building or local coffee shop?