Powerful Learning Practice Blog
Powerful Partying with Voices from the Learning Revolution
Our first Powerful Learning Press book party was some serious fun, showcasing examples of the great writing going on at our Voices from the Learning Revolution blog. Five teachers who contributed to our first essay collection — The Connected Teacher: Powering...
Powerful Partying with Our Voices
If you missed our book launch party for The Connected Teacher: Powering Up — here’s the archive of the complete hour, plus audio clips of readings by teacher authors Patti Grayson, Brian Crosby, Kathy Cassidy, Marsha Ratzel and Shelley Wright. Be inspired and motivated by their personal stories of connected learning and teacher transformation. And some great conversation.
Shifting toward PBL in Math
I’ve been thinking, experimenting and testing out ideas about how to move math instruction forward in my classroom, using technology and Problem-Based Learning as much as I can. It’s a daunting task even if I’ve done it before in science. We aren’t all the way to PBL yet. But I think a recent inquiry activity we did is foundational — it begins to shift responsibility for learning onto the students’ shoulders.
English Learners & Public Blogging
Public blogging, says teacher Ann Michaelsen, has proven to be the best way for her Norwegian high school students to sharpen their English writing skills. “When I do something everyone can see,” says one student, “I make it as perfect as I can.” Assessment data: Eleven of her students are finalists for the 2012 EduBlog award for student blogging.
Vote for PLP in the Edublog Awards!
We are excited to announce that Powerful Learning Practice has been nominated for three Edublog Awards! Our Voices from the Learning Revolution blog was nominated for Best Group Blog. Shelly Wright's post The Flip: End of a Love Affair from our Voices from the...
Scaffolding for Deep Understanding
How can we help novice learners become more expert learners? Canadian educator Peter Skillen has created collaborative journal writing environments to move kids beyond social commenting and into deeper thinking. Here, he shares some of his techniques and invites dialogue.
Come to Our Powering Up Party!
Powerful Learning Press is hosting a virtual book party on December 6th, with five teacher guests, all reading from articles featured in our first (free) eBook, The Connected Teacher: Powering Up. Come talk with Kathy Cassidy, Brian Crosby, Patti Grayson, Marsha Ratzel and Shelley Wright — and learn more about forthcoming books from PLPress.
Join us for a Powering Up book launch party!
Over 1,000 of you have downloaded a copy of The Connected Teacher: Powering Up. We are so excited that the book has been met with such enthusiasm! To keep that momentum going, and to celebrate the launch of our first book, we are hosting a virtual Book Launch Party on...
Join us for a virtual book launch party!
Over 1,000 of you have downloaded a copy of The Connected Teacher: Powering Up, our free 1st book from Powerful Learning Press. We are so excited that the book has been met with such enthusiasm! As a follow-up, we are hosting a virtual Book Launch Party on Thursday, December 6th at 8pm.
Teaching with SmartPhones
When educators combine the modern smartphone with wireless internet access and the remarkable number of cheap and free mobile apps now available, they become truly amazing pocket-sized learning devices. Teacher Jennifer Carey tells how she’s using smartphones in her classroom: to charge up lessons, promote research and fact-checking, and harness powerful mobile apps to expand learning.