Celebrations for Growth!



In the recent past, I couldn't understand the use of twitter by educational organizations.  It just didn't make much sense to me because I thought that the whole point of the use of twitter by these organizations was to publicize information and good news to the broader community.  What sense does the use of twitter make if we are only following and responding to each other and the general community isn't following? Well, just yesterday our Superintendent used twitter to celebrate the growth of schools, especially those who under previous administrations may not have had an opportunity to "shine".  Quite honestly, I found myself saying YAY! and cheering on these schools.  Maybe the communication with the greater community was the initial goal, but after yesterday I would also like to believe that maybe, just maybe the Superintendent is using twitter like the new guy in the White House?  Quick, direct messaging to those who are most interested in whether or not the district's initiatives are actually working seems like it makes a lot of sense now.  It's so very important that we all know how each school under the umbrella is doing, and that we are there to celebrate and support each other. A teacher at one school, may not necessarily know what's happening at another school and operating in silos tends to prevent overall growth.  At this point, Principals and administrators may want to reach out to those schools in order to find out what they are doing, the resources they have employed, and what special supports they have in place. I wasn’t in my current district during the previous administration, but from the press reporting and educators I’ve met since being here, celebrating your colleague’s success wasn’t necessarily part of the norm.  So this growth in culture is huge for us and I’m happy to be part of it! 😊

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