Journeys That Lead to Promise
Serendipity. When Laura Deisley, Director of 21st Century Learning for The Lovett School in Atlanta, said the word, I knew what she meant. It’s a word I hear often from people I’ve grown to know and respect. They describe it as being open to possibilities, being connected enough to take advantage of those opportunities. Indeed, my own connection to Powerful Learning Practice happened because Laura sat down next to me in a session at the first Educon, when I was trying to put my head around these shifts in teaching and learning I was...
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No one seems to like the term 21st century learner, but finding a substitute is tricky. And what about differentiation? Student-centered? What do they really mean? We dislike labeling but find the need to describe actions and people to a wider audience, even with the chance of being misunderstood. I’m going to throw out another one: Professional Development. Ask 10 people, and you’ll get 10 answers. I’d like to stop using the word because the lines between my PD learning and my own learning are becoming blurred. My work with...
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If you’ve been enjoying TPACK Fridays, you will be happy to know we have more coming. Today we feature two great speakers who will share their work with you. Here is the blurb from our website: A former PLPeep, Jennifer Clark Evans is an Upper School English teacher from Fredericksburg, Virginia. She was featured in Will Richardson’s book Blogs, Wikis, and Podcasts. She was also highlighted in NAIS’s Stories of Excellence for her use of wikis in the classroom. She will discuss using wikis for literature circles. Ginger Lewman is...
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How can we “do school” differently? Lyn HIlt, principal of of Brecknock Elementary School, located in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, and a member of IU13 cohort, shares her shift in thinking in this post on Connected Principals. Lyn pulls us into her thoughts with specific examples–like the Wall Wisher of her teachers’ “sentences” … or like this: Our day began at 8 AM. We met briefly in the library for a 5-minute, “go and have fun today!” speech from me. That was it. I saw a lot of smiles. I saw...
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By Matt Scully Director of Instructional Technology, Providence Day School PLP Alum Cross-posted Want to know why I love YouTube or more accurately streaming video? It is because of moments like last Friday when I was struggling to decide what to do with my freshman English class. At the very moment when I was about to sign off on the easier lesson plan – the one I could do without any heaving lifting… you know the one where I do the work and the kids just watch, I heard Sir Ken Robinson in my head. I don’t mean I asked myself what...
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