You asked, we listened. What’s new about PLP’s PD for 2012 (plus, a sweet giveaway!)
If you have ever thought about becoming part of the Powerful Learning Practice family of learners, this is the year to act! After a great deal of deep thought, intense research, countless interviews, conversations, and much feedback, we have completely reworked our year-long, professional development experience into the Connected Learner Experience. What’s This about Connected Learning? When you join our Connected Learner Experience, you will participate in mind-shifting webinars, collaborate in a dynamic online community of fellow...
read moreHow to get the most out of participating in a Twitter chat
We’re very excited about our very first twitter #plpnetwork chat coming up Sunday, March 4 at 7:00pm Eastern! We hope you will join us for a discussion on the Benefits of Engaging in Online Communities and a chance to win loads of great prizes! Maybe you are new to Twitter chatting, or you just haven’t done it too often. We want you to get the most out of our PLP chats, so we have some great tips for you from PLPeep Stephanie Bader (@stephpbader), who recently participated in her first Twitter chat and had a great experience: I...
read moreTransform Your Teaching One Lesson at a Time, says Jennifer Bloomingdale
Feeling a bit overwhelmed by all the talk about shifting your teaching to include more technology and student choice? In her new Powerful Learning Practice e-course (5 weeks, beginning Feb. 6), iGeneration educator Jennifer Bloomingdale promises to help participating teachers achieve “Transformation, One Lesson at a Time.” Jennifer graduated from the College of St. Rose in 2006 with a Bachelors in Childhood Education. In 2011 she completed her Masters in Educational Technology and became a New York State certified Educational...
read moreMeet our team: Larry Kahn
Powerful Learning Practice has expanded its staff and brought some fascinating new minds (and fresh ideas) to our team. We’d like to introduce our team to you, one by one, and so we’ve come up with seven questions for each of them so you can have a little peek into what they’re thinking and who they are. Meet Larry Kahn, Community Leader for Powerful Learning Practice I was born in Washington, D.C. and spent most of my life living within a 60 mile radius of that city. I am now in my seventh year in Houston, TX. I have come to really...
read moreFantastic kickoffs, PLPeeps!
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...
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