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Team Name: Leo Bananas Team members: Samantha LeBlanc, Gabriela Lozano. Isela Nunez, Alejandro Olvera, Rebecca Hernandez, Ezequiel Rios, Mary Fernandez, Isabel Miramontes, Claudia Jordan, Linda Johnson, Fellow: Pedro Delgado School: Cooley, Hillside, McCarthur...
Science Vocabulary Acquisition
Team Name: Bratz Team members: Naomi Delgado, Anna Gamboa, Adria Menchaca, Guillermo Ramirez, Summer Steele, Heather Rodriguez, Angelica Torres, Karen Wright-Balbier Fellow School: Bliss Elementary, Burnet Elementary, Logan Elementary, Park Elementary Abstract: To...
Sharing Literature
Team Name: Victorious Secret Team members: Evelyn Aguilar-Springer, Monica Chavez, Catrina Green, Aubrey Salem, Isabel Alvarado, Monika Bustamante Thomas, Andy Quintana/PLP Fellow Abstract: Our group recognized the opportunity to combine, critical thinking skills and...
Digital Story-telling
Team Name: Mac Daddies Team members: Anita Hackett, Michelle Delamott, Armando Loera, Jesus Morales, Kerry Pounds, Sherry Sutton, Sarah Riley, Ashton Graham School: Bond Elementary, Herrera Elementary, White Elementary, Abstract: To promote digital storytelling and...
Novel in a Day
Team Name: The Olympian Gods Team members: Sherita Martin (PLP Fellow), Rebecca Altieri (Dowell 3rd Grade), Jessica Flores (Whitaker Pre-K), Veronica Lujan (Bradley 5th Grade), Rosa Quintela (Crosby Librarian), Sandy Romo (Crosby Kingergarten), JoAnn Santana (Schuster...
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Our community of 21st Century e-Learners embraces change with a flipped classroom approach
Powerful Learning Practice (PLP) embraces change. We are educators, life long learners and advocates for change. We enjoy connecting, collaborating and co-constructing with educators and administrators from across the globe. We don’t believe in just ‘talking the talk’ but rather walking with you side by side. As you search for new knowledge and strategies, we want to support and challenge your thinking.
PLP Interview: Smart Teachers Are Writing for "Getting Smart"
Among other work, Getting Smart is helping raise the voices of classroom teachers and school leaders (including several PLPeeps) who are champions of student-centered, technology infused teaching and learning. We asked editorial director Sarah Cargill to tell us more about Getting Smart, its content and goals, and the kinds of writing they’re interested in publishing from “smart teachers.”
Pocket-Based Learning: My Cellphone Classroom
I am a proponent of BYOD (bring your own device) learning. I very rarely travel anywhere without my iPhone or iPad, and I can’t really blame my students if they do the same. I see the “addiction†students have to their cell phones as an opportunity to engage in learning since I view cell phones as another teaching tool, not a distraction. The technology is in their pockets. It’s a learning resource. Let’s use it!
First #PLPnetwork chat rocks the Twitterverse
The first-ever #PLPnetwork was an incredible success, bringing together 162 PLPeeps to engage and discuss The Benefits of Engaging in Online Communities. Over 1,400 #plpnetwork tweets went out during the hour-long chat-- that's over 23 tweets per minute! With so many...