Powerful Learning Practice Blog

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.

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,...

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...