Whole Community Engagement: Bringing Voices Together for Change

On Thursday, December 18 from 3-4pm PT (6-7pm ET), we conversed about advice and best practices on bringing students, parents, educators, and other community members together to move education forward.

This webinar was part of a two-month-long series recapping the 2014 Connected Educator Month – Post-Connected Educator Month: A “Connected” Mindset. Check out all the details at http://bit.ly/post-CE14

From this Series:

• Part 1—Student Agency, Voice, and the Maker Movement
• Part 2—Best Practices for Effective Blended Learning
• Part 3—Collaboration and Capacity Building: Moving Beyond Random Connections

View the Conversation
During the broadcast, the conversation also took place on Twitter using the hashtags #connectedlearning and #CE14.

Guests for this webinar included:

• Stephanie Ham – Lead Librarian in the Learning Technology Department at Metro Nashville Public Schools
• Dr. Kecia Ray – Executive Director of Learning Technology at Metro Nashville Public Schools
• Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach – Co-Founder of the Powerful Learning Practice (PLP) Network, and Co-Chair of Connected Educator Month

Resources for this webinar:

• CEM 2014: list of all “Whole Community Engagement” events
• Chicago City of Learning (#CCOL)
• #mnpslibhack chat on Twitter
• Video: MNPS Lifts Ban On Certain Social Media Sites In The Classroom

Photos/ Youth & Participatory Politics Research Network

#ConnectedLearning Discussion on Twitter