Engagement, Integration, and Achievement

Maximizing Learning and Leadership for the 21st Century and Beyond

THE LEARNING JOURNEY

Learning is a journey, and the relationship!between individual!schools and their learning partners!are the cornerstone to generating!positive change over time. A learning journey with your school begins with a visit to the school to conduct an informal needs assessment by meeting with school leaders and the school based leadership team to discuss needs and gain an insight about the culture and programming of a school as well as the schools vision for change. Next, customized program of training, coaching, and feedback is developed specic to the needs of the school. Then, the work with students, teachers, sta", and community begins as to build capacity of the entire school community. Finally, additional extension work is available, both on#site and through consultation, to truly leverage change. Below are some areas that capture some popular school needs:

LEADERSHIP 3.O: LEADING CHANGE IN A DIGITAL ENVIRONMENT The role of the principal in school is a complex and dynamic one. ! Leading change to help school practitioners embrace not only technology in teaching but in assessment, grading, and outcomes can be a challenge. !Systemic, meaningful change from an environment of rote learning to the collaborative nature in !a 1:1 environment can be met with resistance. With his experience as an implementation change agent, Dr. Dillon served as coach, mentor and guide for school leaders and School Improvement Teams embarking on this change. The technology integration process is lled with road bumps that can set back the process by years. Dr. Dillon has helped multiple schools avoid these missteps on the road to higher achievement through excellence technology integration. ! IMPLEMENTING 1:1 TECHNOLOGY Implementing 1:1 technology can be an overwhelming task for school leaders, staff, students, and parents. ! Through a series of progressive and personalized training sessions, school staff learn effective strategies for maximizing student engagement through the use ! of portable electronic devices. ! Training sessions are constructed in collaboration with the principal and the school-based leadership team. As a part of this work, a needs assessment for change is conducted as a !non-evaluative, data based starting point for decision-making. From there, customized professional development is crafted as well as addition on-line resources and opportunities are offered. ONGOING FEEDBACK, COACHING, AND SUPPORT! Building capacity and sustaining meaningful change requires ongoing levels of feedback, coaching, and support. ! Staff members progress at varying levels of implementation in the change process. Through meaningful, non-evaluative feedback, coaching and personalized support, even the most reluctant teacher will grow as their capacity for !innovative process is enriched. MAXIMIZING LEARNING: BEST PRACTICES IN FEEDBACK AND GRADING With instructional strategies that embrace innovation and creativity, traditional grades have become cumbersome and outdated. !Learners !involved with this work will redene and realign grading practices to newly dened expectations for learning. !Topics such as core beliefs in learning and success, standardsbased grading practices, student based digital portfolios, and student-led conferences will help schools better align student assessment to 21st century expectations.

21ST CENTURY LEARNING FOR ADULTS! Sit and get professional development is a conceptual design of the past. !Through the use of an innovative model for learning, teachers are transformed into the experts in their craft using asynchronous and online learning as well as ! Socratic seminar conversations. ! Knowledge is shared ! and internal trapped wisdom is released based on a framework that best supports the needs within the building. ! Learning is a collaborative process and teachers are empowered to collaborate not only on planning, but on transforming learning into a process that transforms classrooms into high-level engagement learning labs.

About Robert Dillon Dedicated to transforming education through digital learning, personalizing professional development, maximizing student engagement and redening success in learning, Dr. Robert Dillon has been recognized as one of the National School Board Associations 2013 20 to Watch in the area of technology integration as well as a leader in his work as a member of the 2012-2013 class of Phi Delta Kappas Emerging Leaders. ! His work as a teacher, assistant principal, and principal has allowed him to develop ideas and resources to assist school leaders in scaffolding teaching and learning into authentic experiences for children that maximize engagement and bring passion, play, and purpose back to the classroom. Dr. Dillons schools have shown sustainable growth on testing metrics as well as incredible growth in the areas of leadership, citizenship, and stewardship. !

OTHER DIFFERENTIATED AREAS OF GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT FOR SCHOOLS

Student Digital Portfolios Maximizing Engagement Building an Innovative Culture Redening Success Supporting Teachers in Positive Risk-Taking Tools for Personalized Learning

Dr. Dillon applies his 14 years of experience as a school leader as well as his lens of systems thinking and sustainable schools to each of the schools in which he works. Dr. Dillon is able to provide schools with a fresh look at the work that they are doing, identify strengths from which to grow and build structures as well as areas of leverage for growth in days, weeks and school years to come. Dr. Dillon specializes in helping schools to integrate technology in a deep way as well as grow capacity to maximize engagement in the classroom. He recognizes that the for all systems to continue to grow in a natural way that maximized opportunities for kids must exist. Schools that have worked with Dr. Dillon say that he has brought incredible insight, ideas, and resources to the table in a way manner that felt comfortable for all staff. Rarely in education do you have an opportunity to for fresh look at a system, and Dr. Dillon brings fresh energy, ideas, and resources to each of the school where he works

F O R M O R E I N F O R M A T I O N :! If you are interested in more information please contact Dr. Robert Dillon: 314.650.8423 phone or at! rdillon25@gmail.com " Fees are negotiated with individuals schools based on their needs. The general rate for a 10hour day 7 a.m.-5 p.m is between $500-$1000 plus travel expenses.