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5 Wrong Beliefs Holding Teachers Back #AprilBlogaDay

I am just a teacher. You are not “just” a teacher. You – are – a – teacher! And teachers close the door and have the undivided attention of the young for impressive stretches of time. You set the weather for… Continue Reading →

Twitter in Education #AprilBlogaDay

April 2015 I hit 10,000 tweets…I didn’t know I had that much to say. However, I have to say that I am very happy with my current relationship to Twitter. Twitter in education is not the same as in our… Continue Reading →

EMAIL Hacks: Teacher Efficiency

Chances are you are still thinking about an email from work. Email sure is pervasive, isn’t it? At the risk of bringing up the topic, let us talk about how to manage email instead of it managing us. Unless you were already… Continue Reading →

Infographics: Checking In #AprilBlogaDay

I really like a well constructed infographic. I would probably willingly learn about anything from a cool infographic. There is a real approach you need to take when creating an infographic. Infographic Journal has collected over 5,000 of some of… Continue Reading →

Your Current Mentor #AprilBlogaDay meets #BFC530

One of my new favorite Twitter chats is #BFC530. It has a positive slant and happens at 5:30 each weekday by give one question 15 minutes of attention. This morning the question from @BFC530 had me bubbling over with praise for some… Continue Reading →

Who is your Professional Learning Community? #AprilBlogaDay

Your Professional Learning Community (PLC) is the one which supports you in your continual learning. Aside from asking you who your PLC is, I would also ask if it is formal or informal? My supposition is that the less formal… Continue Reading →

How has Social Media Impacted You? #AprilBlogaDay

Post 16/30 for #AprilBlogaDay When I think about social media, I am really talking about Twitter and everything else is secondary to me. What Twitter has done for my career is the opposite of the dismal news you hear about… Continue Reading →

Literacies to Develop #AgeofLiteracy #AprilBlogaDay

I am proud to be at day 15/30 for #AprilBlogaDay! The prompt (which I am using for 4/15) honors International Literacy Day by asking some great questions, mostly captured In this article by the International Literacy Association. I am publishing this… Continue Reading →

Real Teachers… #AprilBlogaDay

I feel sorry for those not inside education when they hear the stories similar the  systematic cheating in Atlanta. They do not understand that these are not the real teachers. The public or pre-service teachers might be frightened; they could worry there is… Continue Reading →

Passion Project: Personalized Professional Learning

Today #AprilBlogaDay asked what is my passion project? Before I answered, I took a look at what I really pour myself into at work and came up with personalized professional learning.   I am lucky. I am in a sweet spot… Continue Reading →

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