Don’t take a vacation from learning, but do take a vacation to Sri Lanka
I posted this picture of myself riding an elephant in Sri Lanka on my Facebook profile and instantly the comments came pouring in: “Bucket list: ride an elephant…CHECK! That is so awesome!” “These pics are amazing. Makes me want to do this!” “I’m so jealous!” No need to be wishful or jealous, you can do it too! Taking your personal learning journey halfway across the world might sound extreme, but the lifelong learning rewards are in your reach. Most Americans don’t take vacations. The ones who do plan a vacation to take a...
read moreMake the shift this New Year: The Connected Educator book GIVEAWAY
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...
read moreOur learning revolution is 100 voices strong!
Our Powerful Learning Practice group blog — Voices from the Learning Revolution — has just published its 100th post! And every one of them was written by a PLP community member! Voices from the Learning Revolution launched last March, with an introduction by PLP co-founder Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach: We’ve titled this group blog “Voices from the Learning Revolution” not because our bloggers are necessarily revolutionary leaders — but because they are leaving behind outdated practices and mindsets and shifting toward the kind...
read morePLP’s Australia Community Gears Up for Culminating with Incredible Projects
Sometimes it’s the unexpected learning that surprises and captures us. For many teachers in the PLP Victoria, Australian community, the journey through PLPConnectU and their project-based learning showed them how powerful collaboration can be. The teams will be attending their culminating on November 29. Led by Sheryl Nussbaum Beach and Alan Levine, known as CogDog to many of us, the #plpconnectu teams will present their final work and hear from Alan about story-telling. The groups have been collaborating on a range of topics from...
read moreVirtual Collaboration for Students: What’s a Primary Teacher to Do?
When I talk to other teachers about the benefits of student collaboration, often their biggest question is: How do I find other classrooms to collaborate with? If you are already connected with other educators through social media, this part seems easy, but if you are just beginning your connected journey, it’s a very real problem. If you’re still a little short on virtual teacher colleagues, I’d like to suggest three ways you can begin to connect.
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