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By Susan Carter Morgan Did you know we have a Flickr group for PLP? Check it out…and while you are there, why not join and upload some of your photos from the PLP booth at...
read morePhilly Teachers Learn New Ways to Learn With Their Kids
For Nancy Caramanico, PLP Fellow for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, the excitement has come in watching teachers discover new ways to engage students in 21st Century learning, to “create representations of what they are learning.” This cohort has developed a collegiality that comes with time. In their second year, these teachers are finding ways to make learning relevant to their teaching. Many of the teams in the cohort have developed plans for professional development, to spread the wealth to others in the district. One team developed...
read moreHigher Ed Finds Perfect Match
K-12 schools aren’t the only ones to benefit from the Powerful Learning Practice model, as Scott Schwister discovered. Scott, a program administrator and adjunct faculty member at Hamline University, led his team of teachers through the PLP journey last year. The “shift” began for many on the first day, he said. “We had a perfect storm in terms of group,” he said, with members of the team coming from various departments and levels of experience. A curious, open-minded team, they were ready to “invest time” and “build common...
read morePassion From the Bottom Up
Sometimes a little inspiration goes a long way. Claude Sigmund from the Edina School District in Minnesota said he has always been interested in technology. But it was the PLP piece that provided the needed inspiration to take it further. “I could do the tool. I knew what to do in the classroom,” he said. What he didn’t have his head around was decision-making at the policy level. Claude’s team in the TriState cohort, which just finished up, worked on getting a “grassroots” push to help those at the top understand the importance of...
read moreISTE, Here We Come
We’ve taken care of the last few nuts and bolts, we’re packing our suitcases, and we’ll soon be landing in Denver, ready for ISTE. Many of you have let us know that you’ll be coming by Booth 2147, where Sheryl, Will, and Robin will be hanging out. Are you ready to be on camera? Say the right thing, and we’ll make you famous. We want to post short video blogs on our site during the conference, so come by and tell us why PLP has changed your life. PLP is also raffling off a free team in a regular cohort, a spot on...
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