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25 Top Education Blogs to Rock Your World – #PLPnetwork chat recap
PLPeeps blasted the Twittersphere with a who’s who of top edcuation blogs and online thought leaders in education on April 29. PLP’s second twitter chat discussed, “With everything that’s out there, who are your “go-tos”
read moreSix Interviews: Powerful Conversations with PLP Leader Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach
My friend and collaborator Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach is eminently interviewable. Whether she’s talking about passion-based teaching and learning, the secrets of successful online communities of practice, or her ideas about integrating new technologies and social media into everyday teacher and student life, her transformative vision comes through and what she has to say always has valuable take-aways for listeners.
read moreIn Praise of Team Leaders
One of the unsung “shifts” that often happens with PLP occurs in those who serve in the role of Team Leader.
read moreTwitter in the Classroom
As educators, we are preparing students to succeed in the real world. That’s why it’s imperative for students to be taught not only the ‘fun’ parts of social media, but how to be responsible. In part three of our Twitter blog series, we’ll discuss how to use Twitter in the classroom.
read moreLessons in 21st Century Leadership
With every turn of the page or scroll through a Reader feed, someone, somewhere, is giving advice on what education leaders ought to be. The articles, blog posts, and books on leadership will keep on coming, because the role of leadership is ever-evolving and increasingly complex with each passing day. (And with each passing mandate.) I enjoy reading the work of leaders in fields outside of education, too. While not every lesson can be translated to the work we do with students, many can, and we should consider them.
read moreLeveraging Your PLN With Hashtags
In our last blog, we discussed the power of educators using Twitter to create a strong network (PLN). To harness the full power of this tool, we encourage educators to not only follow leaders and innovators, but understand how to use and leverage hashtags.
read moreHoward Rheingold & Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach talk passion-based learning, teaching teachers, and connectivism
This week, noted educator, author, and thought leader Howard Rheingold interviewed PLP co-founder Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach to answer this question: As digital media and networks make possible more networked and collaborative pedagogies, who teaches the teachers how to take advantage of the
read moreReady, set, chat! Join us for a #PLPNetwork Twitter Chat April 29!
It’s time to rock the Twitterverse again with a #PLPNetwork Twitter chat! Sunday, April 29 at 7pm EDT NY, you’re invited to join us for our second #plpnetwork Twitter chat! The topic for our chat: Who Rocks Your World (Pedagogically)?
read moreGrowing your PLN with Twitter
Powerful Learning Practice is passionate about transforming education in the 21st century. We believe in helping educators create a strong network (PLN) where their voice and ideas can be shared. This is part one of our new blog series on how to grow your PLN with Twitter.
read moreArchdiocese of Philadelphia educators + Virtual Academies = Collegial Learning
What happens when a community leader for Powerful Learning Practice from NE Ohio and educators from the Archdiocese of Philadelphia come together in virtual sessions with presenters from Kansas, Quebec, Iowa, Illinois, Vermont, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Manitoba, California, Ontario, New Jersey, Michigan, and Maine?
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