Our profession is experiencing a redefinition of the traditional classroom power dynamic. This transition period, while stressful and difficult, provides us the opportunity to take a hard look at what we can do to better prepare our students for THEIR future. We’ve identified three key component pairs for learning communities to internalize in order to support connected educators and connected students. Attendees will participate in activities and discussion that will illustrate the principles of lateral learning and bottom up learning with a goal of showing practical ways to be successful in a connected educational environment.