Aug
2013
Welcome and Introductions (Week 1) #SAVMP
I want to thank everyone for signing up and participating in the #SAVMP program and I am looking forward to seeing how this program unfolds. There are definitely going to be some bumps during the year but the most important part of this is the connection that you make with one another over the upcoming year. To anyone that is reading this post that signed up and has not been contacted, you probably missed out on the deadline (July 22) and unfortunately will not be paired up with a mentor at this stage due to the high number of people that have already signed up.
Just to clarify, this is NOT about leaders using social media. It is however the vehicle that we will use to connect and share our learning which will hopefully influence some of the things that are happening in schools that are connected during this process.
As the year progresses, we are going to have some Google Hangouts with people on various topics to spark conversation. I will also be sending out emails to participants to hopefully help out with some ideas as the year goes. The focus is on your conversations and connections that you create in your pairings. The other element is openly sharing what we learn with others so that many people can benefit from this program.
As we go into the first week, here are some things that are suggested you do (#3 is a MUST)
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Make sure you have a Twitter account with an updated profile.
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Start a blog if you haven’t. (To make it a “blog/portfolio”, watch this video). I suggest reading this article from Dean Shareski on blogging and the impact it has on teaching.
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Mentors…please send an introductory email to your “mentees”. Share a little bit about yourself and connect with them.
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Mentors and mentees please share your blogs with one another.
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I encourage you in the next two weeks to write a blog post on the topic of, “Why do I lead?”, or “Why I am an educator?”. The focus here is that you look at yourself as a leader before you look at who you are leading. In the title of your blog post, I encourage you to throw the hashtag #SAVMP at the end of your title so that when others share it on Twitter they will see the hashtag.
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Mentors…I encourage you to comment on your “mentee” blogs.
Obviously none of this is mandatory, but the more you put into the process, the more you will get out of it.
I hope that you all enjoy connecting with one another and that you learn a great deal for this process. I will not be sending emails out once a week but will share from time to time. This is meant to be an informal process and the real work will be done between the mentors and mentees.
Thanks again for taking part in this program 🙂
@teachintodd
August 4, 2013 at 9:18 pm (11 years ago)Looking forward to the #SAVMP journey this year! I am about to tackle the creation of a bog…if anyone has helpful hints, follow me on Twitter @teachintodd, and let’s collaborate!
Brendalynn Love
August 4, 2013 at 10:32 pm (11 years ago)Thank you for taking the time to develop this program for us to participate in. I look forward to getting to know those I am paired with and growing as a result of this experience.
Steve Pietrolungo
August 5, 2013 at 2:44 am (11 years ago)George,
Thank you for putting this together. It looks like we have a great cross section of mentors and mentees from almost the 4 corners of the world!
I’m looking forward to the journey and know that I’ll gain a pletora of technology leadership skills, ideas, more importnatly new friends and colleagues!
Steve
Lisa Meade
August 5, 2013 at 11:54 am (11 years ago)Thank you for coordinating all of this and the vision to do so. I am excited to be a part of this group!
ddrinkwalter
August 5, 2013 at 1:53 pm (11 years ago)I am somewhat curious, are there any mentors who wish to connect amongst and between ourselves as well through this process.
THANKS George for walking the talk and being such a great Lead Learner and forging ahead with such a great, well organized idea and start up, and mentoring the mentors along the way.
rachelwalters
August 5, 2013 at 6:32 pm (11 years ago)ddrinkwalter, I would love to connect with other mentors over the course of this program. I love learning from others. I am especially interested in hearing about what is working beyond the boundries of my own district. @rachelwalters
Darshan Thakkar
August 6, 2013 at 2:54 am (11 years ago)Thank you for this great learning opportunity. I am looking forward to the collaboration.
Gioko
August 6, 2013 at 8:00 am (11 years ago)This will be a great learning opportunity for all. @Gioko1
dwholmes21
August 12, 2013 at 4:45 am (11 years ago)I am really looking forward to this opportunity for networking! Can’t wait to learn more through other mentors!
Shelly
August 13, 2013 at 7:51 am (11 years ago)Looking forward to this journey. I’m on vacation at the moment but will find some time in the next two days to write my blog post. Can’t wait to network, learn, and collaborate with everyone, mentors and mentees included!
jbrass
October 17, 2013 at 3:40 am (11 years ago)Looking forward to this journey. Things get so crazy busy but being able to relate and bounce ideas off of others is very significant in growing professionally.