Tag Professional Learning
Not unlike that crazy movie with Ed Norton and Brad Pitt, there seem to be certain #EdTech rules. [Tweet “Wait. #EdTech is like Fight Club? Kinda.”] Which Rules Stand & which Rules to Challenge? Wait, You Don’t Talk about #EdTech? Challenge this… Continue Reading →
Last year at this time I made a list of my Top Ten Professional Learning posts, so far. I think it is time to update for the current year as we all start back to school. [listly id=”mo9″ layout=”gallery” show_header=”true”… Continue Reading →
Your PLN is your Professional Learning Network, your PLN is also your Personal Learning Network. The two terms are often used interchangeably. After a professional conversation recently I am now considering never doing that again. The discussion centered around the future of professional… Continue Reading →
Recently I read Teach Like a Pirate: Increase Student Engagement, Boost Your Creativity, and Transform Your Life as an Educator (affiliate link) by Dave Burgess. The parts of TLAP which stuck for me, which have me thinking about the future… Continue Reading →
If you are lucky enough to attend educational conferences you know they are as much an experience as anything else. The comradery, the openness with which teachers learn from each other is inspiring! So how do you approach such an… Continue Reading →
What does a Teacher Need to Know about Twitter? Twitter is by educators and offers a peer-to-peer, grassroots professional learning opportunity never before experienced by educators. Twitter is called micro-blogging because it limits messages to 140 characters at a time. Twitter can be… Continue Reading →
Why Are Teachers Using Twitter? It is safe to say no other social media has been co-opted into education like Twitter. A recent post by one of the founders of #EdChat, @Tom Whitby, sums the relationship between Twitter and educators nicely:… Continue Reading →
I really like to train others in educational technologies It is my job and something I used to do from the classroom out of passion. When I was in the classroom I will confess that I trained people differently. First,… Continue Reading →
It takes me a while to get ready for an ISTE conference, the International Society for Technology in Education’s annual conference, and #ISTE2015 is like no exception. Last year the Atlanta conference was 50 miles away from our Georgia district and… Continue Reading →
We have all been new at something, done something for the first time, and we know some fast tips can make the experience better for everyone involved. Technology coaching in education has an especially high learning curve because you need to be… Continue Reading →
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