“Do Not Tell Me You Do Not Have Time” to meet the needs of 21st century learners
Tim Holt’s new post — “Ballad of a Frustrated Staff Developer” — has stirred some thoughtful comment at our Voices from the Learning Revolution group blog. Tim, who’s an IT leader and tech integration specialist in El Paso, Texas, was clearly letting off some serious steam when he penned his poetic plea DO NOT TELL ME. It begins . . . Do not tell me You do not have time. You cannot complete the assignment Or come to training Or take a course Or read a blog Or expand your own learning Because . . . From...
read moreLead at the Edge: Will & Sheryl talk about their 21st century leadership e-course
If you’re a superintendent, a principal, or an educator in another key leadership role, you know that your students are using the Web, mobile technologies, and other tools to connect and create social networks. But do you also recognize their transformative potential for learning? In their five-week Leading Edge Boot Camp e-course, PLP co-founders Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach and Will Richardson help education leaders not only understand how 21st Century technologies are challenging curriculum and pedagogy but how savvy leaders can use them...
read moreAll Principals Should Be Tech Savvy
Is it necessary for an administrator to become proficient in using a variety of technologies? Understand how the tools work? Become truly “tech-savvy?” The answer, increasingly, is yes. In addition to daily interactions with my personal learning network, two recent reads and a meaningful experience at ISTE 2011 have influenced my thinking about the role of the administrator in 21st century teaching and learning.
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We hope our PLPeeps will get involved in John Holland’s meme this week. He wants to “put a face” on this graphic: Don’t you know a teacher who has made a difference? I do: #iKnowaTeacher who helped me believe in myself Update: Here is one of the first from Lyn Hilt…will you add your links...
read moreHow We Share (In So Many Ways!)
We are often so busy “doing,” we don’t have time to celebrate what we do. Between writing books, leading communities, and giving keynotes, we’ve been covering the world. Brian Crosty: Brian is running the TEDx circuit these days, and here’s his most recent from TEDxNYED: Will Richardson: Will has a new book coming out soon: Personal Learning Networks. And he has another in the works, based on his blog and reflections: Learning on the Blog, Guideposts for Education Reform. We also previously shared...
read moreSupport and Invest in Education
It’s that time of year again. Budget season. Please allow me to offer a few thoughts, not only on some of the recent local comments that I have read and heard relative to this year’s budget, but also of the value we place on education and the professionals we entrust to do our most important work: Teach. While this post originates from a very local place, my thoughts and beliefs are quite universal. So, for those of you who live in my community, you can fill in the local blanks. For those of you outside, my guess is that you...
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