Written by a team of 27 students at Norway’s Sandvika High School (Oslo, Norway), Connected Learners is a 220-page compendium of stories, advice and how-to articles designed to help high school teachers and their students around the globe shift from classrooms that are isolated and teacher-centered to digitally rich environments where learning is student-driven and constantly connected to the global internet.

The PLP Network family sends a hearty congratulations to Mark Carbone and the Waterloo Region District School Board for receiving an award for innovation. Their Futures Forum project supporting 21st Century learning won the “(re)defining Excellence in the Classroom Award” provided by Solution Tree. They were selected  from 70 entries across North America and the award included a $10,000 contribution. We talked with Mark Carbone...

Last night, after an amazing Virtual Classroom Visit debriefing shared by a connected 4th grade teacher, Patti Grayson, I watched one of the few television programs I make time for called “Elementary”. It is a modern day take on Sherlock Holmes and each time I watch I learn something. Last night there was a scene where Watson comes home to find Sherlock in the bathroom with all his data pasted on the wall, the floor and surrounding...

Kathy Cassidy is a Grade One teacher for Prairie South Schools in Moose Jaw, SK, Canada. Since 2005, she’s been integrating various technologies into her teaching practice to help “connect” her primary-grades students so they can become global learners. In addition to her widely followed classroom blog, she writes about her professional work at Primary Preoccupation and for the Voices from the Learning Revolution group...

Here at PLP, we are all about Connected Learning Communities – which embody our three-pronged approach to professional development. This is what our Connected Learner Experience is all about – building networks, connecting educators to one another, and relearning what we think we know. It’s no surprise that we were involved and instrumental in Connected Educator Month during August of last year. This week, the USDOE released a report all about Connected Educator Month – including the goals, numbers, impact, and recommendations for going forward. We wanted to highlight a few things from the report and encourage you to download and read it yourself.