The Fight For Education Is Worth It!
In today’s environment it’s not uncommon to see our educational systems taken for granted. Should we care and are they worth the fight?
My third ISTE adventure in America!
After spending 3 days with the world’s technology elite in education at ISTE 2012, it is clear to me. It is time to change! It’s not about the technology but what you can accomplish with it in your classrooms and schools. It is about knowing the right people to follow and it is about connecting. Most of all, it’s about showing your students what they can accomplish and guiding them. It really is about expanding horizons!
'You are being rude if I'm doing all the talking'
From the May issue of T.H.E. Journal . . . “It used to be in the 20th century that I considered it rude when people were texting or typing when I was presenting. Now, I consider it rude if I am the one who is doing all the talking.”
A Day in the Life of a Connected Educator – Using social media in 21st century classrooms
One of our main goals at Powerful Learning Practice is to turn educators into 21st Century educators. That is, teach them how to use social media and other powerful Web 2.0 tools to transform their classrooms into learning environments that are ready for today’s...Six Interviews: Powerful Conversations with PLP Leader Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach
My friend and collaborator Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach is eminently interviewable. Whether she’s talking about passion-based teaching and learning, the secrets of successful online communities of practice, or her ideas about integrating new technologies and social media into everyday teacher and student life, her transformative vision comes through and what she has to say always has valuable take-aways for listeners.