Standing on the Shoulders of Giants A7 Katie Silva 2015 HASS SA Conference Rm 1.11A

“If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.” Sir Isaac Newton, i/Standing_on_the_shoulde rs_of_giants 010/09/day48v2.jpg

If the smartest person in the room is the room, let’s knock down some walls! gspot.com.au/2015/01/our- teaching-should-always-be- artfully.html

Who are you…and why are you here?  Meet someone new and connect conferences/ conferences/  On the nametag in your kit write – your name  your context  Let’s talk about…  Who is in the room?

Keeping the giants organised!  ‘Gameboard’  Postit notes  Capture your thinking  Start with ME  POSTIT – what do you want to leave with?  Giants I already know about

Giants and heffalumps Giants  BFG’s  Not so friendly  How can you learn from all of them? Heffalumps  Sometimes people  Sometimes circumstances  Avoiding heffalump traps

Let’s find some…

Associations  ilva/Giant_Assocs ilva/Giant_Assocs

People  colleagues, peers, mentors, school/faculty, family – list them and how they are giants for you.  Who are the people who are unfriendly giants? Heffalump alert!  Librarians  Non-teaching staff  Are you looking out for more?  How will you connect and engage with new giants?

Professional Development  Conferences – which ones? How will you find them? What to do when you’re there… and afterwards conferences/ conferences/  In School PD, DECD, independent schools, organisations  Workshops and meetings  Webinars, Further study, MOOC’s

PLN – Social Media  Who will you follow/like?  How will you find relevant, useful, interesting and purposeful giants?  Twitter  Facebook  Make sure you look professional all the time

PLN – Blogs and Blogging  See what your giants are up to… and subscribe  Let others see what you’re up to. A blog can be a powerful way to capture, reflect on and present your own learning

PLN – Organisations and leading resources  AITSL  Scootle  Trove  GeogSpace  ABCSplash

Making it work for you – keeping track of your giants Curation tools and organisers ‘Developing Digital Literacy Through Content Creation’ ‘Developing Digital Literacy Through Content Creation’ Tag your giants Back to blogging

Making it work for you – acknowledging your giants  Acknowledging your giants  Citing and crediting  It will reflect well on you in your future career… ‘Tread very carefully… you’re leaving digital footprints‘Tread very carefully… you’re leaving digital footprints’

 POSTIT – what do you want to leave with? Have you got that?  The most important thing I’m taking away?  What is my next move in the game? Your next step?  What I want to do next? Be a giant!  