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PLPeeps lead and share

PLPeeps lead and share

Congratulations to ADVIS PLPer Hadley Ferguson for her recent article in ISTE's Leading and Learning magazine. In it, she talks about "building the flock" and expanding her professional learning network. Hadley was a member of the 2008-09 ADVIS cohort. We love to see...

One Inspires Another

Kinkaid School's Director of Technology Larry Kahn has become something of a cheerleader for PLP. In his second year in the Ohio consortium, he has not only helped the "rockin' and rollin" to happen at his school, he also helped Parish Episcopal School join the PLP...

Creating a Movement

By John Pederson I recently had the pleasure of experiencing the culminating celebration of our TriState PLP group.  It was truly awesome to be present at the end and get a feel for the people and stories behind some awesome projects that developed over this past...

Round Two?

The conversation between U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and PLP cohort leader Nancy Flanagan and others--happened. Not everyone was happy with the outcome, but members of the Facebook page are hoping for another chance. Nancy, who was not able to speak...

Tea, Anyone? News from Springside Advis

The teachers at Springside School in the Advis Cohort, were already comfortable and familiar with using technology before the Powerful Learning Practice came to work with them. So for many, the PLP journey was more of a chance to confirm beliefs and articulate their...

From the Teacher Leaders Network: Our New NBCT Cohort

By Nancy Flanagan Most TLNers (Teacher Leaders Network) are well aware of the cutting-edge work that Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach and Will Richardson do in connecting teachers to  21st Century Learning--that is, the shift in ideas about learning, not the application of tech...

A Powerful Visual

Trisha Underwood, from the Nagel Middle School Team of the Forest Hills School District, uploaded this great video we want to share. Well done, Ohio Consortium!!

Putting the Pieces Together

PLP journeys come in all flavors and sizes. Cary Harrod from the Ohio Consortium discovered year two to be the time she could put all the pieces together. "Year One has so much new," she said. "In the second year, I've been immersed as a learner again. One of the more...

PLP Cohort Leader to Talk To Arne Duncan

By Susan Carter Morgan Nancy Flanagan will soon have U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan's ear. Nancy, who will be leading a PLP Global Cohort next fall, has been invited to share her views with Duncan this Tuesday. A group of educators, including Nancy, has been...

Learning Comes in Many Ways

PLP journeys come in all flavors and sizes. Cary Harrod from the Ohio Consortium discovered year two to be the time she could put all the pieces together. "Year One has so much new," she said. "In the second year, I've been immersed as a learner again. One of the more...