Connected PD on a (Zero) Budget
Teachers are hungry for professional learning but their eyes are often bigger than their pocketbooks when it comes to professional conferences in distant cities and pricey online courses. Connected educators can feed themselves, says Becky Bair, who’s not busting the bank this summer but staying home with Twitter and Google Reader.
Digital Portfolios for Primary Students!
I have been using my students’ blogs as digital portfolios for several years. By the end of the school year, they reflect each child’s learning in many subject areas from the first weeks of school until the last. In addition to showing the development of our writing skills, we make podcasts of our reading fluency at different points in the school year, and use webtools to show our learning in language arts, mathematics, science, social studies and health.
Volunteering abroad and creating a global classroom
When I visited Kegalle, Sri Lanka to volunteer with elephants, I also had the opportunity to teach English to orphan girls in the community. Despite having little teaching experience and a language barrier, I found it easy to relate with the orphans, and it turned out...From the Road at FETC 2012
FETC 2012 has officially begun and PLP is very excited to be in Orlando for this year’s conference. Throughout the conference (January 23-26) this blog will be updated with new information and pictures. Be sure to check back often for updates and additional chances to win prizes!
Australia's ConnectU Culmination ARG Clue
For those of you playing our ConnectU Penguin vs. KangarooCulmination ARG, here is Clue 3 Clue 3: Computer software designed to help the user to perform specific tasks. Comment with your favorite smartphone example of this… Share...Get email updates
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