Tweeting School Law Presentation

On Friday, October 21, I enjoyed listening to the presentation from Roberta Rowe, Esq. an attorney with Lozano-Smith.  I find using Twitter at talks such as this help me to remember the key ideas.  Then, when other people enter into the conversation, then it is even more dynamic.  Using the Twitter hashtag, #csufleads, I started Tweeting the presentation.  I find that Tweeting is a lot like note taking for me except that I know I can always go back and find things electronically in my Twitter feed.

You can view the "Twitter feed" from this presentation by clicking on this link for #csufleads.  

One of my first tweets (@robdarrow) was: 
#csufleads. bullying is physical, verbal or psychological. Many studies done about bullying and adverse effects.

Then, #csufleads studies show that the "bully" has increased substance abuse, more crime, lower academics, cycle of violence
And:   #csufleads District's responsibilities to protect students, train staff, investigate complaints, remedy and monitors.

It was exciting to have one other person in the class to Tweet as well.  Katie Hirstein tweeted, "School Law = interesting, but SO overwhelming."

Then, Daniel Gutierrez, a friend and educational collegue retweeted (Daniel is in the Ed Doctoral Program at Fresno State):  @danielcsufresno Daniel Gutierrez
“@robdarrow: #csufleads Ed Admin or teachers can confiscate the cell phone if there is "probable cause" or "reasonable suspicion”

And Andrew Schwab, another colleague in Merced County retweeted:  "RT @anotherschwab: #csufleads The key is that schools should not ignore student and parent concerns or can be held liable.  Districts should be proactive!

And then ECalhoon, who is an educator in San Ramon, Ca  retweeted:  "We can also transfer that right to a police officer, if the need arises" regarding the search of a student if one is suspicious about drugs.

It was good to see a final tweet from Pat McCue: 

pmccue6 Pat McCue

#csufleads expulsion not allowed for first time possession under one ounce.

This is just one small example of the power of a network and how Twitter can expand the conversation.

You can view the "Twitter feed" from this presentation by clicking on this link for #csufleads.

A few thoughts on this new method of instruction. Those of you in the Sanger cohort know that I love to scribble comments all over your tangible papers. I carry the papers around with me and know the authors personally. I know stories about your work, your families, and your career concerns.

Blogs are efficient and the ones I have read are insightful and it is clear you are all working diligently. I started responding to each of you, but I miss the personal messages. So, I will read them but if there are specific things you would like me to comment on, send me an email at wbuster@csufresno.edu. Dr. Darrow has warned me not to do this and that I am messing up the system. That is probably true.

But there are some things I would like to talk with you about if you are interested:

I have been superintendent in Clovis, Fresno Unified, and the Bay Area. Want to talk about cultural differences?
I have done 50 searches around the state for superintendents. Want to talk about boards and governance?
I teach the change theory course in the doctoral program. Want to know how to get your doctorate?

I love teaching and the relationships that are built in the classroom. If you want to have coffee and talk or want to talk the old fashioned way. Let me know.

Why students should blog

An excellent post today over at the Mindshift  blog discusses why it is important for students to blog.
Here is the list the author created:

• Create positive digital footprints
• Communicate with digital tools
• Transparency
• New ways of thinking about digital tools
• Effective digital citizenship
• [Public] pride in work [Sharing with colleagues]

Hello from Rob

I am looking forward to interacting with Dr. Buster, Dr. Wise and all of the students in this course.  I recently completed my doctorate at CSU Fresno. While in the doctoral program, I knew I would be doing something else outside of a school district.  So, this is one of my first "jobs" since retiring as an online school principal in Clovis Unified. I am working as an online learning coach with a variety of professors in the Kremen School of Education doctoral and MA program as they move their face-to-face courses online. 

Greetings

Hello, I am pleased to work with Dr. Wise and Dr. Darrow on this new pedagogy.

Welcome

I'm looking forward to this final course in the program. In my experience as a former school teacher and leader and now professor and leadership coach, I've found educational leadership to be incredibly dynamic. Our goal is to create a dynamic learning environment to help you make the next step.