Comments on: Recruiting 2.0 http://intrepidteacher.edublogs.org A space to (1) reflect on my teaching, (2) share new ideas, sites, and Web 2.0 tools with current staff, and (3) network with other 21st century teachers Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:47:38 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: mrw00dy http://intrepidteacher.edublogs.org/recruiting-20/comment-page-1/#comment-334 mrw00dy Wed, 27 May 2009 06:18:27 +0000 http://intrepidteacher.edublogs.org/?page_id=79#comment-334 What a good idea for an online c.v. :-) What a good idea for an online c.v. :-)

]]> By: Sarah Stewart http://intrepidteacher.edublogs.org/recruiting-20/comment-page-1/#comment-260 Sarah Stewart Sun, 26 Oct 2008 21:15:50 +0000 http://intrepidteacher.edublogs.org/?page_id=79#comment-260 Great post, thanks. I have just applied for a couple of jobs and have emphasized my online activities. I shall be very interested to see how that goes down. Great post, thanks. I have just applied for a couple of jobs and have emphasized my online activities. I shall be very interested to see how that goes down.

]]> By: “And I can’t understand a word you say” « http://intrepidteacher.edublogs.org/recruiting-20/comment-page-1/#comment-259 “And I can’t understand a word you say” « Sun, 26 Oct 2008 00:45:44 +0000 http://intrepidteacher.edublogs.org/?page_id=79#comment-259 [...] I can’t understand a word you say” Posted on October 25, 2008 by dskmag I read Jabiz Raisdana’s post about Recruitment2.0 which has a great description of the characteristics of what I’d [...] [WORDPRESS HASHCASH] The comment's server IP (74.200.244.66) doesn't match the comment's URL host IP (76.74.254.123) and so is spam. [...] I can’t understand a word you say” Posted on October 25, 2008 by dskmag I read Jabiz Raisdana’s post about Recruitment2.0 which has a great description of the characteristics of what I’d [...]

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]]> By: Julie (Bookjewel) http://intrepidteacher.edublogs.org/recruiting-20/comment-page-1/#comment-258 Julie (Bookjewel) Sun, 26 Oct 2008 00:36:28 +0000 http://intrepidteacher.edublogs.org/?page_id=79#comment-258 This is fantastic stuff! Great insights. Your passion for teaching shines through. Thanks for sharing the 21st Century Educator material...very powerful. I am now following your blog!!! This is fantastic stuff! Great insights. Your passion for teaching shines through. Thanks for sharing the 21st Century Educator material…very powerful. I am now following your blog!!!

]]> By: Dean Groom http://intrepidteacher.edublogs.org/recruiting-20/comment-page-1/#comment-257 Dean Groom Sat, 25 Oct 2008 23:37:39 +0000 http://intrepidteacher.edublogs.org/?page_id=79#comment-257 this is fantastic! - I often read the blog of out Director of Schools, who talks about 'retaining' and 'developing' innovative leaders, posing - what to me seem - rhetorical questions about how to get these people into 'our' schools. One of the great problems is that the 'criteria' for recruitment or promotion is 20C, not 21C. The point of reference, for leadership positions is the past - time served. This is widely reported as a problem in University recruitment. While principals are keen to hire 'innovative, tech savvy staff' - they themselves do not see the need to ensure that the schools 'executive' are also learning to be tech savvy. They see it as something that they can buy, but not necessarily ' buy' into. This leaves us with a massive problem. Leaders in the school who have little or no context for the media age or how technology (read/write) changes learning. I think they are also very intimidated by the 21C teacher, and I get a definate message (I've poked the bear) that 'experience' is their fall back to on one hand, protect their lofty positions, but also to get the most out of 21C teachers. Often they do that through 'wow, you are so clever, we love it' - praise, but that is not backed up with cool hard cash or promotion. We may have to wait decades for these people to retire to get significant leadership change, and this is why 21C teachers drop out of classrooms - where they are needed most - I know I have. Great post, and well illustrated. this is fantastic! – I often read the blog of out Director of Schools, who talks about ‘retaining’ and ‘developing’ innovative leaders, posing – what to me seem – rhetorical questions about how to get these people into ‘our’ schools.

One of the great problems is that the ‘criteria’ for recruitment or promotion is 20C, not 21C. The point of reference, for leadership positions is the past – time served. This is widely reported as a problem in University recruitment.

While principals are keen to hire ‘innovative, tech savvy staff’ – they themselves do not see the need to ensure that the schools ‘executive’ are also learning to be tech savvy. They see it as something that they can buy, but not necessarily ‘ buy’ into.

This leaves us with a massive problem. Leaders in the school who have little or no context for the media age or how technology (read/write) changes learning. I think they are also very intimidated by the 21C teacher, and I get a definate message (I’ve poked the bear) that ‘experience’ is their fall back to on one hand, protect their lofty positions, but also to get the most out of 21C teachers. Often they do that through ‘wow, you are so clever, we love it’ – praise, but that is not backed up with cool hard cash or promotion.

We may have to wait decades for these people to retire to get significant leadership change, and this is why 21C teachers drop out of classrooms – where they are needed most – I know I have.

Great post, and well illustrated.

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