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From the Wheat Field From the Wheat Field to the White Houseto the White House
From the Wheat Field From the Wheat Field to the White Houseto the White House
The Centre story of virtual educationThe Centre story of virtual educationThe Centre story of virtual educationThe Centre story of virtual education
400 square miles400 square miles400 square miles400 square miles260 students260 students260 students260 students
Taking the zip codeTaking the zip code out of out of
education education
Taking the zip codeTaking the zip code out of out of
education education
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Invite to the Invite to the Invite to the Invite to the Invitation to the White HouseInvitation to the White House
The White MeetingThe White MeetingThe White MeetingThe White Meetingon Virtual Education with NNDSon Virtual Education with NNDSon Virtual Education with NNDSon Virtual Education with NNDS
Next stepsNext stepsNext stepsNext steps
Board Approval to start KOLPBoard Approval to start KOLP
Sought application to the state to have a Sought application to the state to have a
virtual programvirtual program
Approved in July and started the program Approved in July and started the program
in Augustin August
KOLPKOLP20112011KOLPKOLP20112011
25 sudents25 sudents
3 SLA’s3 SLA’s
CoordinatorCoordinator
25 sudents25 sudents
3 SLA’s3 SLA’s
CoordinatorCoordinator
“If I hear one more person say that buy-in is necessary for change to occur, I’ll scream,” Doug Reeves told a packed Thought Leader Session at the AASA national conference in Houston. “Changes do not need buy-in, they require leadership.”
Leadership Lessons so far.....Leadership Lessons so far.....Leadership Lessons so far.....Leadership Lessons so far.....
Network....You don’t know what you don’t Network....You don’t know what you don’t
know!know!
Firm understanding of the change processFirm understanding of the change process
Be braveBe brave
Change Lessons:Change Lessons: Ron Heifetz Ron Heifetz
Change Lessons:Change Lessons: Ron Heifetz Ron Heifetz
1. Get on the balcony- get perspective of the problems
2. Identify the adaptive challenge
3. Regulate the stress and distress- creative tension (Senge)
4. Maintain disciplined action
5. Give work back to the people
6. Protect the voices of leadership from below. Listen to opposition.
Adapting to ChangeAdapting to ChangeAdapting to ChangeAdapting to Change
Normal curve
2.5% Innovators
13.5% early adopters
34% early majority
34% later majority
16% Laggards
McRel LeadershipMcRel LeadershipMcRel LeadershipMcRel LeadershipConcentrate on problem not solution
Leadership responsibilities:McRel Research
Leadership responsibilities associated with 2nd order change.
knowledge of curriculum,
optimize,
intellectual stimulation,
change agent
4 Leadership responsibilities that do not correlate well with second order change:
Culture,
communication,
order
and input.
Back to Washington Back to Washington D.C.D.C.
Back to Washington Back to Washington D.C.D.C.
The White House is The White House is watchingwatching
The White House is The White House is watchingwatching
and so are the neighborsand so are the neighborsand so are the neighborsand so are the neighbors
Next leadership Next leadership lessonlesson
Next leadership Next leadership lessonlessoncontinue to network!continue to network!continue to network!continue to network!
Take some time for Take some time for fun!fun!
Take some time for Take some time for fun!fun!
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Year Two and we have Year Two and we have growngrown
From 25 students From 25 students
To 88 studentsTo 88 students
Our first graduate.... this year we will have 8 graduates!Our first graduate.... this year we will have 8 graduates!
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Why do we invest in Why do we invest in technology ?technology ?
Why do we invest in Why do we invest in technology ?technology ?
Because it makes Because it makes
our poorest our poorest
students rich!students rich!
Jerri KembleJerri Kemble
email: email: [email protected]
Jerri KembleJerri KembleJerri KembleJerri KembleJerri KembleJerri Kemble
Distance Learning Through the Ages
11891: The University of Chicago began allowing students and teachers to work via the post office rather than a
classroom. Eventually, the parties evolved to two-way radio transmissions and prerecorded TV broadcasts.
21988: The federal Star Schools program awarded grants to rural schools to foster distance-education technologies
with telecommunication companies.
31995: The CyberSchool Project in Eugene, Ore., was launched to provide supplemental courses online.
41997: Florida established the first statewide, Internet-based public high school.
5November 2005: According to the North American Council for Online Learning, the United States supported 32 virtual
charter schools, three online home-school programs and 53 public, noncharter virtual schools across 42 states.
