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Relationships Are Everything

I latterly had the award of existence a invitee on HERE.  We had a vibrant conversation on the topic of Digital Leadership amongst a focus on schoolhouse culture, embracing change, strategic occupation of social media, the Model Schools Conference, as well as innovation. H5N1 major theme that resonated throughout our word was the importance of becoming a connected educator as well as how this inward itself tin last a powerful catalyst for meaningful change.

If you lot picket the video you lot volition come across light-hearted dorsum as well as forth banter betwixt Will as well as me. He totally deserved the grief I gave him every bit it solely took well-nigh 5 years for him to truly invite me onto his show.  In all seriousness though, something Will said to me truly resonated. At 1 indicate during our conversation he told me how much it meant to him when I gave him a outcry out during my keynote at the 2013 Mississippi Educational Computing Association Conference. To last honest, I truly didn’t recall doing this every bit I routinely endeavour to promote the bully piece of work of educators I know every chance I get.  This made me reverberate on the journeying Will as well as I receive got taken together every bit connected educators as well as the resulting human relationship nosotros receive got cultivated.


Personal Learning Network – nosotros wanted to learn, grow, as well as acquire better. Over fourth dimension nosotros began to communicate as well as collaborate across an array of social media networks exchanging ideas, providing support, as well as dispensing out advice. I can’t fifty-fifty count the give away of times nosotros receive got straightaway connected over the years only to depository fiscal establishment check inward on 1 another.

A professional person human relationship was cultivated.  I ever admired Will’s passion for educational technology scientific discipline as well as genuine involvement inward becoming a amend educator. There are thence many benefits associated amongst becoming a connected educator regardless of your role.  Professional relationships based on a usual wishing to improve professional person practise are belike the most of import effect inward my opinion. Through every connexion you lot acquire novel sets of virtual ears to vent to as well as shoulders to lean on.  Silos or isolated islands are ofttimes a fact for many of us during the daily grind. H5N1 focus on innovative practices also tends to do a lonely identify for educators who acquire against the flow.  Not having a virtual network to complement our face-to-face relationships only seems dizzy to me now.

Over the years Will as well as I receive got gotten to know each other quite well.  Our professional person human relationship eventually blossomed into a bully friendship. When I moved to Texas I drove downward from New York City amongst my twin brother. As I was looking at our road I noticed that nosotros would last driving through Hattiesburg, MS. I didn’t think twice well-nigh reaching out to Will as well as inviting him as well as his married adult woman to bring together my blood brother as well as me inward his hometown for luncheon as well as only about brews.  As I think well-nigh this storey I am overwhelmed past times how many other professional person relationships forged through social media receive got resulted inward bully friendships.

Becoming a connected educator has definitely resulted inward an exponential growth inward professional person relationships for me. Each of these connections over the years helped give me the knowledge, skills, as well as motivation to Pb a successful digital transformation at my former school.  These relationships also assisted me inward overcoming fears such every bit writing, populace speaking, as well as failure. I am who I am today inward run because of the connected network of amazing educators I receive got come upwards to know over fourth dimension similar Will.  It is of import to concealment a connected mindset ourselves as well as and thence assist others laid upwards professional person relationships themselves every bit run of a digital leadership strategy. As appreciative every bit I am well-nigh the professional person connections I receive got made, it is the personal relationships as well as resulting friendships that I receive got formed that I cherish the most.

Focus on edifice amend professional person as well as personal relationships amongst whatsoever as well as all agency (or tools) at your disposal.  In the cease you lot volition last stronger, to a greater extent than confident, as well as inspired every bit you lot journeying downward the path of professional person as well as personal growth.

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