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continuous quality improvement

Coun t t h e Way s

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Don’t judge!

I am Chief Engagement Officer at Engagement Strategies

&

Producer of Early Childhood Investigations Webinars

@FSSimon

HELLO!I’m Fran Simon

Our plan

1 Overview

2 Demo

3 Action

We will talk a lot!

LinkedIn 102,

not 101.

More recon,

less outreach.

{ }OverviewQuality Improvement | LinkedIn1

Where are you on the spectrum of using LinkedIn?

I know LinkedIn exists and is supposed to be great.

I have a profile, but nothing happened.

I am a LinkedIn “power-user” & I’m here to keep Fran on her toes.

Ehh, I use LinkedIn some.

What is continuous

quality improvement

in ECE?

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...so, what do early

educators need to do

to improve

programs?

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What’s so great about LI?What does LinkedIn have to do with program

improvement?

The path

is through

people

Finding solutions and resources

What is holding us back?

Myths & fear!

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What is the#1 Myth

It’s for job searching

#2 Myth?

Build it and they will come

You have to make something happen

That’s why they call it

“interactive” media

The best reason to use any social

media platform is to know what is

going on in your field and beyond.

(Reconnaissance and awareness)

Demonstrate credibility

and

LinkedIn is a place

where lifelong

learners and

lifelong teachers

collide In a good

way!

“Propersonal” Networking

If you post, you can’t hide on LinkedIn

• Not anonymous

• Connected to your profile

Make connections with people who:

PERSONALIZE: CONTEXT

• you know- duh!

• your connections know

• are in your LI groups

• work for organizations that

can help your program:

• funding

• PD

• regulatory

• community

• families??

• who else?

The ECE Ecosystem

With whom should

you connect?

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1) Make your profile public

(It’s called social media, not anti-social!)

2) Check your Network Updates OFTEN

(and share your own) Reflect, respond, share.

3) Fill your pipeline with info!

Join 50 groups. Follow people. Make connnections.

4) Read and respond to posts and status

updates

{ }2 DemoA taste of LinkedIn for QI

Connect with the right people. Join the right groups. Interact on:

groups

pulse

your profile

If time permits, “audience choice”

We will explore how to:

{ }3 Action!Next…

What is the one thing you can do right

here and now to jumpstart your use of

LinkedIn?

Network!

Now!

THANK YOU

Fran S. Simon, M.Ed.Engagement Strategies

Early Childhood Webinars.@FSSimon