Cue Admin Rock Star Camp

Today was the final day of the Cue Admin Rock Star Camp. The Hero's camp provided new, hands-on skills for administrators who desire to create positive, disruptive, process of change in their organizations. The theme of the camp was a Hero's Journey based on Joseph Campbell's book: The Hero with a 1000 faces. On the final day we were given the opportunity to reflect on the new skills we've learned to take back to our district. The camp has truly made an impact on me and given me some new skills as we move forward in creating learning environments that reflect our students' daily lives and the reality of their futures: The Road to 1:1 Learning.

The final session I attended was, "Lead Change. Learn. BLOG"  presented by World-Class Mindset Leader and Co-Founder of @#CAEDCHAT Jo-Ann Fox. This session gave me several reasons to blog as an educational leader including: creating a positive digital footprint, communicating with digital tools, connecting with like minded educators, sharing my learning, and inspiring others. The Yoda meme below was encouraging.

The challenge was given to join #YourEdustory: a network of educators who make a commitment to blog once a week. Being someone who has never written a blog this seems like a daunting challenge.

So here it is, my first blog dedicated to my new community #YourEdustory.

What motivates me in my position? 

What motivates me in my position? Our students, Our schools, Our future. This is the slogan of the Jurupa Unified School District and I love it. Thinking about Our Students and their future motivates me to be the best I can be. This Monday, 18,991 students will walk through the doors of our schools to begin 2nd semester. Every day is an opportunity to make an impact on their lives and change their futures. Recently our district made the decision to provide an internet connected device to every student. The desired outcomes for the 1:1 initiative include: increased student engagement and productivity through personalized learning and equal access to technology, extend and expand learning beyond the school day – anytime, anywhere learning, provide authentic and relevant learning experiences, increase student achievement and academic rigor, increase 21st century skill development in collaboration, communication, creativity, critical thinking and problem solving, digital literacy, global awareness, and finally students are creators and producers of their own content, not simply consumers of content. In today's global market place Our Students need the right tools to produce authentic work. Here's a short video about the 1:1 initiative here in at JUSD.

Some our motivated by money. Others by advancing their careers? How about you? What motives you in your position?