KTI Summit Closing Keynote, Shippensburg, PA - July 2017

1. TEACHER
LEADERSHIP:
WHO TELLS YOUR
STORY?
2017 KeystoneTechnology
Innovators Summit
Shippensburg University,
PA
Michael Soskil
@msoskil

7. WHO TELLS YOUR
STORY?

9. I WAS “THAT KID”

11. And then I found my PLN…

13. It’s hard to change the world when you
don’t know much about it.

14. South Elementary
Global Connections
• Song/Cultural Exchanges
• VirtualValentines
• Exchange Skype/YTVideo Messages
• Data Collection in Collaborative Spreadsheets
• Quadblogging
• SlowTwitterChat
• Collaborative PBL Projects
• Mystery Skype
• SkypeTeacher Exchange (guest teacher from another
location)
• Digital Post Cards

15. LOOK AROUND AT
HOW LUCKY WE
ARE TO BE ALIVE
RIGHT NOW

17. What character trait is most important for you
to be successful in life?

19. PROJECT
LINC

20. Children who feel the joy of doing good for others
continue to look for new ways to make a
positive impact on the world.
They grow to be the problem solving leaders of the
next generation.

21. IF YOU STAND
FOR NOTHING,
WHAT WILL YOU
FALL FOR?

22. KASSERIAN
INGERA?

25. Source: ausbil.com.au

26. HOW HAS EDUCATION CHANGED?

32. WRITE LIKE YOU
ARE RUNNING
OUT OF TIME

33. Twitter
Not Just for Donald Trump Anymore!
• As of a year ago, over 4.2 million tweets per day were
related to education, most by educators
• Hashtags allow you to curate and organize what you see
• There is an educational hashtag for almost every content
area, grade level, and educational interest area

34. A Few Educational Hashtags
#SciChat #MysterySkype
#MathChat #GlobalEd
#SSChat #ArtsEd
#EngChat #EdTech
#GTChat #EdChat
#SpEdChat #21stEdChat
#TeachersMatter #EdCamp
#TeachersLeading #Education
#KinderChat #STEM
#1stChat #CompSci
#2ndChat #MusicEd
#3rdChat #ElemChat
#4thChat #MakerEd
#5thChat #DigCit
#Paedchat #KTIchat
#STEM #TeachSDGs

35. Tweetdeck.com

37. Educational Blog Posts – Feedly.com

39. Free Sites to
Start Your
Own Blog
• Blogger.com
• Weebly.com
• Wordpress.com
• Medium.com
• Wix.com

41. PASSIONATELY
SMASHING EVERY
EXPECTATION

42. BEWARE OF IMPOSTER
SYNDROME

43. Meanwhile, in the faculty room…

45. FIND YOUR
MARIGOLD
JENNIFER
GONZALEZ
WWW.CULTOFPEDAGOGY.
COM/MARIGOLDS

46. YOU DON’T GET A
WIN UNLESS
YOU PLAY IN THE
GAME

47. How to
Play the Advocacy Game
Build
Relationships
Find ways to connect with
the policy maker.
Your goal is ongoing
discussion.
Make it Personal
Use the power of narrative
to move people
emotionally.
Do your Research
Know your audience. Match
what you know is best for
kids to what the policy
maker cares about.

49. INVITE
POLICY
MAKERS
AND MEDIA
INTO YOUR
CLASSROOM

50. JUST LIKE YOUR STUDENTS,
POLICY MAKERS WILL
REMEMBER HOW YOU MADE
THEM MORE THAN WHAT YOU
TOLD THEM.

51. WE WANT TO BE IN THE
ROOM WHERE IT HAPPENS

52. CREATING A
PIPELINE FOR
TEACHER VOICE
INTO EDUCATIONAL
POLICY IN
PENNSYLVANIA
PTACVOICE.ORG

55. YOUR LEGACY IS
PLANTING SEEDS IN A
GARDEN YOU WILL
NEVER SEE

57. Every problem in the world has a solution
trapped inside our students’ passions.
Helping them see the connection
is our job as teachers.

58. HISTORY HAS
ITS EYES ON
US

59. DO NOT THROW
AWAY YOUR SHOT

60. Connect with Me
Twitter: @msoskil
Facebook: facebook.com/patoy2017
Website: michaelsoskil.com
Email: mrsoskil@gmail.com
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