As Confidence Builds

by Robin Ellis
One of the challenges of my position in the district where I work has been how to “teach” others about social networking, how do you convey the benefits of virtual personal learning communities / networks, in a 3 hour workshop? How do you cover all the options, explore all the tools available to [...]

An invitation— reflecting on 21st century learning

By Lani Ritter-Hall

“Picture a raging river in the mountains with its white water, large boulders and powerful currents picking up speed and washing away anything that gets in its path. Some people are in kayaks in the middle of the river, moving this way and that, loving being in the moment and responding to the [...]

What Makes PLP Work

By Dean Shareski
Being part of 3 cohorts and witnessing and hearing the work of 4 others I’m trying to get a feel for these geographically diverse communities.
As someone who is charged with a leadership position in my own district and trying to achieve much of the same kind of work as PLP, it’s a wonderful [...]

Expert Voices

By Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach
I am happily paddling, running in and out with the discussion waves, splashing a bit in the groups, occasionally sticking my head under and blowing a few small blogging bubbles. Feeling I can’t yet go too long with out taking a breath to edit and definitely still need my Google goggles, although am [...]