Leadership in Action

Picture it. Arlington, Virginia 2014. A group of talented and resourceful educators converge on the ASCD Leaders to Leaders Conference. The attendees are a who's who's consisting of Emerging Leaders, Affiliate Groups, and other ASCD members. Collaboration and networking is bursting at the seams. Best practice initiatives are developed and pitched. Hashtags, tweets, and other tech tools are utilized to gain insight and feedback. The sharing is contagious and motivates everyone to bring all of the ideas shared to their schools. Friendships are developed that will last a lifetime. A Voxer group is formed to extend the conversations from the conference.

As you can probably guess from the tale above the conference was pretty special. It has left a mark on how I will lead moving forward. Here are some key takeaways from the conference....

• If you are not a member of ASCD, I would strongly recommend you sign up. It's well worth the fee. 
• Consider incorporating Ignite sessions into your school district's professional development. 
• Find ways to infuse ASCD's Whole Child program and resources in order to strengthen school culture. 
  • Expand your personal and professional learning networks through social media, i.e. the #ascdl2l hashtag.
  • Live and learn in the moment
    
    
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#21stEdChat Moderator Jill Thompson.

The 2014 Class of ASCD Emerging Leaders.

USC Professor Eric Bernstein shares his insight on #Satchat Live.

A night on the town.

Great group to collaborate with at L2L.

Some of the 2014 Emerging Leaders.

Jared Wastler on the #Satchat Live set.