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“Do Not Tell Me You Do Not Have Time” to meet the needs of 21st century learners
Tim Holt’s new post — “Ballad of a Frustrated Staff Developer” — has stirred lively comment at our Voices from the Learning Revolution group blog. Tim, an IT leader & tech integration specialist in El Paso, Texas, was letting off some serious steam when he penned his poetic plea DO NOT TELL ME. He recounts many “excuses” he’s heard from teachers about why they can’t more fully engage in shifting their instruction to meet the needs of 21st century learners. Read Tim’s post, some thoughtful pushback, and a supportive reply from PLP leader Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach.
read moreSharing What We Know about Online Communities of Practice
Powerful Learning Practice is among a half-dozen “Notable” case-study communities currently featured at the Connected Educators project website.
One strategy of the USDOE-supported project is to produce in-depth interviews with leaders in the online community-of-practice world, and the site is currently featuring an informative Q&A with PLP leader and CEO Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach.
Meet Our Advisory Board: Howard Rheingold
As our Powerful Learning Practice Network grows, we are doing some amazing things with communities of practice, e-learning, raising the voices of forward-looking practitioners, and more. With these and other PLP initiatives underway, we felt it was time to establish an advisory board to help us keep our work out on the edge of professional learning in the 21st century.
read moreAffordable 21st century professional development for an entire school
Over the past five years, over 5,000 educators from saw transformative change in their classrooms through a year’s worth of ongoing, professional development presented by Powerful Learning Practice. We covered both big picture discussions and practical, make-and-take sessions about
read moreContinuing the Conversation about Self Promotion
Conversations from the Edge is a series of raw, honest and candid dialogues about education’s shifting learning landscape. Hosted by Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach, Will Richardson and our Advisory Board.
read moreSummer e-Learning by the pool – mobile learning, apps, flipped classroom, connected coaching and more!
Summer learning – havin’ a blast! This summer, we’re kicking off a dozen eCourses from a group of seasoned, 21st Century educators. Our Powerful Learning eCourses are practical, affordable, and an easy way to get your professional development in
read moreTelling Our Stories, Self-Promotion, or Sharing Best Practices?
Conversations from the Edge is a series of raw, honest and candid dialogues about education’s shifting learning landscape. Hosted by Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach, Will Richardson and our Advisory Board.
read moreMeet Our Advisory Board: Dr. Jackie Gerstein
As our Powerful Learning Practice Network grows, we are doing some amazing things with communities of practice, e-learning, raising the voices of forward-looking practitioners, and more. With these and other PLP initiatives underway, we felt
read moreConnected Coaching–Work in Progress & Reflections from the Trenches
Sarah Blattner is a Powerful Learning Practice Connected Coach who recently completed the Connected Coaching eCourse. She dove in feet first and found the more she learned, the more she wanted to learn. The more she learned, the more she realized what she didn’t know or had not mastered, and the how her journey will be lifelong.
read moreUnselfish Self Promotion
The following was cross posted from 21st Century Collaborative.com This post has been percolating for awhile. I never wrote it because I felt I couldn’t do it justice. That the idea was too important to
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