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Ballad of a Frustrated Staff Developer
Do not tell me
You do not have time.
You cannot complete the assignment
Or come to training
Or take a course
Or read a blog
Or expand your own learning
Because:
Affordable 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...
Continuing 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.
How We're Using Our Own Private Classroom-Focused Social Network
Edmodo is a social networking tool for schools. It is especially designed to be a safe, Facebook-style community where students can communicate and share. Unlike Facebook, Edmodo is highly secure. A teacher can set up a class and obtain a group code for students to use to join the private class group. I’ve been using Edmodo with my students for almost a year now and it has had a big impact on learning and collaboration.
Summer 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 from the comfort of...
Telling 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.
Why I Love Project Based Learning
While some teachers may wonder about the merits of PBL, I’m sold. My high school students have learned much more in an inquiry classroom than others did when we had a traditional one. PBL allows them to have a say in what they learn and how they present their knowledge. Every semester I’m impressed by the hard work and energy my students pour into their projects. Here’s the story of our biology projects this year.
Meet 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 it was time to establish...
Connected 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.