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Looking in the Mirror
photo © 2010 Vinoth Chandar | more info (via: Wylio) At the end of each year, I try to look back and see where I've been and where I'm going. This week, using a trial version of Scrivener (which I'm about to upgrade), I'm compiling previous blog posts to get a sense...
POWERFUL OR PITIFUL?
Cross-posted WARNING: This is going to be a vent. One you might need to hear- but a vent all the same- so if you do not want to have your mood spoiled, don't read. Photo Credit I tend to get more reflective this time of year. I also tend to push others to reflect more...
(Not) Getting It
A non-educator in whom I have unparalleled respect for was recently sharing her concerns over her son's "young" teacher. Her son (Johnny) was coming home complaining about his teacher's inability to teach and while she reserved judgment at the time, she better...
TPACK Libraries & Literacy
This session will look at how to use the ISTE NETS and the TPACK model to seamlessly integrate technology, pedagogy, and content together in ways that support libraries and literacy programs in elementary and secondary schools. Guest Teachers: Carolyn Foote and Corrie...
You Guys Rock!
Thanks for the collaborative effort in making this happen! We think you all are pretty special, too.
Do Back Channels Work?
photo © 2010 Jo Fothergill | more info (via: Wylio) "How often during a f2f meeting do you want to whisper a sidebar or pose a question?" asked Megan Stacey, an administrator from Forest Hills Schools in Ohio and a member of the Dublin-Dallas Cohort. The response from...
What Can We Change?
Community Leader Tony Baldasaro is presenting on Tranforming Leadership at the CMTC10 conference. Here's the slide deck, focusing on changing culture and behavior. Transforming Leadership CMTC10 View more presentations from tbaldasaro.
Letting Go is Hard
What we call the beginning is often the end And to make an end is to make a beginning. The end is where we start from. T.S. Elliot, Little Gidding As I sat in church Sunday, listening to the Homily on beginnings and endings and the coming of Advent, I thought, too,...
Simple Steps to Sharing
Cross-posted on scmorgan.net I love the graphics in this simple slide set from Sacha. Take a look: Six Steps to Sharing View more presentations from Sacha Chua.
Get Inspired
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...