Cathy Beach loves learning and transforming her 21st century classroom
PLP eCourses attract participants from across the globe to learn and grow with one another. Over the next few weeks, we will feature interviews with current and past PLP eCourse participants. We’ll ask participants to share information about themselves, why they chose PLP eCourses and what they are up to professionally. Cathy Beach is a past eCourse participant from Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. She is a seventh grade teacher. 1. Which PLP eCourse did you take this Winter? “Transformation, One Lesson At A Time” and...
read morePeter Eckstein explores 21st century learning in different types of learning environments
PLP eCourses attract participants from across the globe to learn and grow with one another. Over the next few weeks, we will feature interviews with current and past PLP eCourse participants. We’ll ask participants to share information about themselves, why they chose PLP eCourses and what they are up to professionally. Peter Eckstein is a past eCourse participant from Palm Beach Gardens, FL. He is the Director of Congregational Learning for the synagogue: Temple Beth David. He also teaches EdTech integration to teachers who...
read moreHill Brown Expanded His PLN and Knowledge of Web 2.0 Tools
PLP eCourses attract participants from across the globe to learn and grow with one another. Over the next few weeks, we will feature interviews with current and past PLP eCourse participants. We’ll ask participants to share information about themselves, why they chose PLP eCourses and what they are up to professionally. Hill Brown is a past eCourse participant from Richmond, VA. He is a 7th Grade History/English Teacher at St. Christopher’s School. 1. Which PLP eCourse did you take? 21st Century-ize Your Curriculum...
read moreJourneys 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...
read moreNot Waiting for You
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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