Communities: From the one to the many
Columnist David Brooks recently wrote about how we should not simply focus on ourselves but on the “we” that makes us human. After serving as co-leader with Robin Ellis of the Dublin Dallas cohort, I understand more fully what he meant. For years teachers have worked in isolation, often only leaving their classrooms to visit the restroom or to monitor lunch in the cafeteria. Thankfully, this model is changing, and our teachers from this community proved how valuable the sense of “we” is this year. The first steps Initially, some found...
read moreReflecting and moving forward
Winding down and yet still pumped up, some educators from the Archdiocese of Philadelphia community reflect with me upon our 8 month journey together into connected learning, upon working with their teams as critical friends, upon being a fellow, upon growing and learning, upon the often roller coaster ride that makes Powerful Learning Practice PLP. The caring, compassionate educators from the Archdiocese became connected learners as we discussed difficult issues around digital citizenship in our online community of practice; they grappled...
read moreReflections from IU 13 participants
I had the privilege of attending the culminating event on May 11th. It was a wonderful day, seeing and speaking with all teams, hearing the stories of their journeys this year, seeing their projects which were reflective of the hard work they had done and all they had accomplished throughout the year. Leading up to the event I had asked for feedback in terms of how this year long program differed from attending a conference, or other professional development the participants had been involved in previously. I am happy to share some of their...
read moreLights, Camera, Action Research!
Over the coming weeks, Powerful Learning Community teams will celebrate the end of their year-long professional development with a culminating celebration. The culminating events are a time to reflect upon the last year and for teams to present their action research projects to colleagues and share their visions for change. Teams have spent months researching and surveying, analyzing and collaborating. Educators have taken the reins and they aren’t waiting for change to happen – they are making it happen. While the culminating...
read moreThe Journey Continues
And from Parish Episcopal, the Youtube teaser for their culminating session! Follow the link to the PBL site, too. Dum duh duh duh….well, listen and you’ll get...
read moreAll You Want to Know
One of our Community Leaders, Dean Shareski, has created a super video about our program. Meet some of the people we’ve worked with and listen to their...
read moreVoices from the Learning Revolution
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