Planning for Collaboration: In my work as a teacher and consultant, I am constantly reading about effective practices, I attend conferences as a learner and many times I am attending conferences as a presenter of information on some of the newest, most innovative practices that are being employed today. 

The best way to connect with other educators is to connect with other educators.  When I am serving on a single site either as a teacher or instructional coach, I get into classrooms, sit with teachers at lunch, and I plan with my content partners.  When I am serving in other educational capacities, I stay connected by attending conferences and communicating with teachers that I have met along my journey. I talk education everywhere I go!

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Determining the Needs of Staff & Students: Although I use tools such as surveys to collect information on what students and staff need (see Change Agent Page), I believe the best way to understand the learning needs of staff and students is to be in classrooms and collaborative learning teams (CLT) meetings; talking to teachers about their needs and observing in real time how teaches are using technology to enhance their instruction.  Then, I can add to the work in progress.