Oceans of Possibilities

By: Lani Ritter-Hall Two face to face meetings — A number of Elluminate sessions — Sheryl and Will’s guidance and mentorship — School teams mapping an interdisciplinary unit, planning together — And recently on the PEARLS cohort Ning and...

A "buzz" in the room

By Lani Ritter-Hall Administrative expectations, pacing charts — Students engaged in inquiry project based learning— PEARLS PLPers – cognizant of the tension of expectations and needs of their students– gather in their virtual learning community...

As Confidence Builds

by Robin Ellis One of the challenges of my position in the district where I work has been how to “teach” others about social networking, how do you convey the benefits of virtual personal learning communities / networks, in a 3 hour workshop? How do you...

What Makes PLP Work

By Dean Shareski Being part of 3 cohorts and witnessing and hearing the work of 4 others I’m trying to get a feel for these geographically diverse communities. As someone who is charged with a leadership position in my own district and trying to achieve much of...