by Sr Geralyn Schmidt | Jun 9, 2011 | Making The Shift, The How of 21st Century Teaching, Voices
For Sister Geralyn Schmidt, summer is a time for rest, relaxation and deeper reflection on teaching practice. If you’ve been saying to yourself: “I’ve read a lot about 21st century learning, but how do I incorporate the latest and greatest into my teaching?” — the good Sister is here with some ideas that might encourage you to jump right in!
by Jenny Luca | Jun 6, 2011 | Less Teacher, More Student, Making The Shift, Voices
People are often incredulous at how many browser tabs I have open at any one time. It’s of no consequence to me; I know what’s there and why I have them open. This is how I live now, and I’m perfectly comfortable with it. I don’t think my brain is being affected in any way. In fact, if I look back over the years and reflect on my information-seeking history, it’s apparent to me that this is just part of my natural evolutionary process.
by Tony Baldasaro | Jun 1, 2011 | Connected Leadership, Making The Shift, Voices
It isn’t until someone asks you to articulate why or how an event changed your life that you realize it is really hard to do. Maybe, for me, it’s because it’s been three years since my professional life changed and it’s hard to recall where I was in my thinking at that time. Or maybe it’s because life now is so much more fulfilling that I don’t reflect enough on the journey that brought me to the here and now. If that’s the case, it’s time to do so.
by John Norton | May 10, 2011 | Connected Leadership, Creating Global Classrooms, Less Teacher, More Student, Local Professional Collaboration, Making The Shift, Passion Based Learning, Personal Learning Networks, Teacher Leadership 2.0, The Compelling Need for Change, The How of 21st Century Teaching, The Moral Imperative, Voices, Voices Index, Web Tools That Deepen Learning, What We're Reading
Just two months ago, we launched Voices from the Learning Revolution. Nearly 30 posts later, it’s time for a recap. Here’s what our teachers, librarians, IT specialists, principals, district leaders and consultants have shared so far. A special thanks to all our twitter friends and blogs like MindShift, The Answer Sheet, Connected Principals and many more for pushing some of these great ideas and insights out into the viral stream.
by Patti Grayson | May 6, 2011 | Local Professional Collaboration, Making The Shift, Voices
Our team decided to choose one area where the faculty most needed to grow – collaboration. We have three separate divisions that hardly see each other. We wanted to find a way we could bond as a faculty with the assistance of some new technologies that we hoped would excite our staff. We would share ideas and resources, and demonstrate the power of collaboration… The faculty response has been nothing short of incredible.
by Sr Geralyn Schmidt | May 4, 2011 | Local Professional Collaboration, Making The Shift, Voices
Sister Geralyn: “As educators in the 21st century, we must model lifelong learning, and not be reluctant to say to our students (who often understand more about the tools than we do) ‘How did you do that?’ We are creating a culture in which collaboration is cross-generational, a climate in which no ONE individual knows everything.”