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Aggregate, Curate and Create Your Own Textbook

Posted by Dolores Gende on Jan 24, 2012 in Making The Shift, The How of 21st Century Teaching, Voices | 4 comments

With information being ubiquitous, I believe that teachers can (and should) take control of their courses by creating their own interactive textbooks. It might seem like a daunting task, but the availability of quality materials online and the power of tapping into personal learning networks should make this a worthwhile learning journey. In this post I will explain the process of creating a digital textbook, tools for each step of the process, and strategies for involving students in its development.

Make the shift this New Year: The Connected Educator book GIVEAWAY

Posted by Michelle Rogerson on Dec 30, 2011 in Learning, Powerful Learning Practice | 17 comments

Are you ready to make the shift in 2012 — to make it your resolution to use online tools for professional development, to create innovative action projects and to challenge yourself and your students by enhancing your personal learning networks? Well, we’re still in the spirit of giving here at Powerful Learning Practice, and we want to help you make 2012 your most successful year ever. That’s right, IT’S GIVEAWAY TIME! Here’s your chance to win your very own copy of The Connected Educator: Learning and Leading...

Fantastic kickoffs, PLPeeps!

Posted by Michelle Rogerson on Oct 19, 2011 in ADVIS Community, Archdiocese of Philadelphia Community, Canadian Community, Community News, Powerful Learning Practice, Virtual Academy | 0 comments

PLP leaders Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach and Will Richardson couldn’t be more excited after rolling out eight successful face-to-face kickoff events for PLP Communities and launching our first PLP Virtual Academy. One thing’s for sure: We’ve brought together an energized group of educators ready to empower themselves and their students as connected 21st century learners. Read on! ADVIS/AIMS Community The ADVIS PLP Kickoff event took place September 20 at The Lawrenceville School in Lawrenceville, N.J., and The AIMS PLP Kickoff event...

Want Innovation? Put Teachers & Students in Charge of Learning

Posted by Brian on Aug 8, 2011 in Less Teacher, More Student, Teacher Leadership 2.0, The Compelling Need for Change, Voices | 0 comments

“If we give teachers the responsibility, the time and most importantly the autonomy to design, implement, evaluate, tweak and improve their pedagogy and curriculum, that is when we will really see innovation happen,” says 30-year veteran and Web 2.0 leader Brian Crosby. “Teachers won’t long put up with colleagues who are not pulling their weight. And others will blossom when given quality, ongoing training and support in what they do.”

The courage to change

Posted by Shelley Wright on Mar 7, 2011 in Less Teacher, More Student, Voices | 11 comments

Changing to a student-centered, skill-based, technology embedded classroom is scary business. I think all teachers must have times when they’re faced with the decision to continue on the safe road that they know, or radically depart on a way that they believe to be better, but the specific route and outcomes are unknown. In all honesty, sometimes I’ve chosen the former, and sometimes the latter. For the last five months, I’ve consistently chosen the latter, and they have been the most challenging and fulfilling five months of my career.