Powerful Learning Practice Blog
Is it better to focus on the journey or the end result?
Watching the Olympics it’s hard not to ponder this question: what is more important the journey or end result? Are there any similarities between the Olympics and our educational system? Read this blog to find out.
Tell us: What's your favorite first day of school activity?
The first day of school will be here before we know it. Breaking the ice with new students can be a daunting task, but it doesn't have to be! We know that our readers are some of the smartest and most creative connected educators around. So we're posing this question:...
Ann Michaelsen: Global Education Hero
Norwegian educator Ann Michaelsen is a global advocate for connected learning. Ann is also a member of PLP’s Advisory Board and a frequent contributor to our Voices from the Learning Revolution blog. She was recently named an international Hero in Education by Anthony Salcito, Microsoft’s Vice President for Worldwide Education. Here’s an excerpt from a recent interview with Ann at Salcito’s blog Daily Adventures.
VFLR Celebrates Connected Educator Month (Wk 2)
During Connected Educators Month we’re sharing frontline stories about what it means to be a connected teacher and leader, in the classroom and the school. Each Wednesday we’re featuring several articles by Voices from the Learning Revolution bloggers — posts that capture the spirit and immense value of connected professional learning.
THIS WEEK: Skyping across the globe in elementary; building active citizens in high school; leading schools where teachers collaborate and connect; and, in the middle grades, writing and publishing creative works online.
Free webinar: The Flipped Classroom
Join Jackie Gerstein and Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach for a free webinar about the flipped classroom.
Free webinar: Web 2.0 Tools
Join Peter Skillen and Christen Dodd for a free webinar about Web 2.0 tools.
Connected Educator Month – what's going on this week
The kickoff week of Connected Educator Month sure has been exciting! Forums, book clubs, chats, free webinars, and more! Don't miss our Top Ten Tweets from last week (a great place to find people to follow on Twitter as well). For those of you just joining us,...
What's Up with Connected Educators Month? Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach Tells All
Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach, CEO of Powerful Learning Practice, talks about Connected Educator Month, PLP’s involvement in this landmark event, and the exciting professional learning activities teachers and school leaders can engage in.
Top Ten Connected Educator Month Tweets
Read the top ten Connected Educator Month tweets for the first week in August, 2012
Join us for a #plpnetwork Twitter Chat on August 9
Our recent PLP Network Twitter chat experiences were such a rockin' success that Connected Educator Month seemed like the perfect time to launch yet another #plpnetwork Twitter chat. On Thursday, August 9, at 7 p.m. EDT (NY), you're invited to join us on Twitter for a...