Tag Professional Learning
Not to brag, but educators know things. Like how to teach content. And how to turn people into teachers. We’ve known this for while. And because we are good at it, we keep doing it. In fact, we rarely deviate… Continue Reading →
I recently heard a great story from a parent on the sidelines of a sporting event. The other parent was a trainer for a season in life and had some great hooks she shared with me. My favorite was about… Continue Reading →
Maybe you think you do not have choices in your professional growth. Every so often we should check our assumptions though. Do you really not have choice or are you paralyzed by all the possible choices you actually *do* have?… Continue Reading →
If you have an idea of the content to present in your LMS, your next thought turns to how it looks as just plain text – and how can you dress that up? Most educators did not learn this type… Continue Reading →
For the longest time your Grade/Department Chair, or your building Administration, or your school district has directed your Professional Learning. It is time to take back your professional learning as a professional learner. Because, despite how you sometimes feel, you are… Continue Reading →
There is wisdom in the analog classroom. In this age of what to bring with us from the analog to the digital classrooms, we are challenged. Training is not different. What effective practices do we copy as-is into digital platforms? What… Continue Reading →
You’ve already read further than I thought you would. Maybe you received this via your Inbox? An email Inbox may not be your idea of a premier or innovative eLearning platform, but I challenge you to find a more ubiquitous… Continue Reading →
Yes. Professional Learning is not as fresh as you suspect. Let’s get that out-of-the-way immediately. It is normal to calculate a presentation, class, or training will be re-run. In fact, we count on it. We need an authentic run-through to… Continue Reading →
What are your Educational Non-Negotiables? I use the term “non-negotiables” often on this blog: The good news is I am not your Union Representative I am a fellow educator. But I think it would do us both good to identify… Continue Reading →
I reread (2005, 2017) this book with advance knowledge of the cringe worthy, sideways glance at every teacher’s first years. I read it knowing that one of my favorite, but most embarrassing, quote at the end of the book hit… Continue Reading →
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