Teachers make a difference. They are tasked with teaching in their discipline as a highly qualified professional of that discipline, yet we know we don’t teach that; we teach … Continue Reading #140WC Make a Difference; Don’t Give Up
Tonight after an errand with my husband and a quick dinner, I settled in to the usual: homework. This is not homework from a class I’m taking. No, this is … Continue Reading #140WC Not Enough Time
What does it mean to be Future Ready? Today and tomorrow, it will mean many things, among them: Aware and Connected Be aware of the local and global events that … Continue Reading #140WC #FutureReady
Today the Buck Institute for Education offered a thirty-minute discussion on Google Hangout on “Collaboration and High Quality Student Work.” Find the archives and more bie.org. In the video … Continue Reading #140WC on #PBL
“Ideas are the cheapest part of the writing. They are free. The hard part is what you do with ideas you’ve gathered.” by Jane Yolen, author of Owl Moon and … Continue Reading 140 Words Challenge #140WC
Light It’s summer: Sense Uninterrupted Musings Making Engaging Renewing! I am enlightened by my reading, writing, conversing, and connecting. It spawns new ideas for next year, focusing … Continue Reading Summer
Walter McKenzie wrote one of the best blog posts yet on education reform, which is cross-posted at ASCD’s Whole Child Blog. He says: This equation shows how far we have strayed … Continue Reading A Matter of Choice
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Storify by Sheri Edwards Thu, Jul 18 2013 14:26:37 Connected Learners #clmooc #literacies chat True Reformers Connected learners: teachers and students joining together to forge pathways that make … Continue Reading Connected Learners #clmooc #literacies chat True Reformers
Each year Scott McLeod challenges us to challenge our administrators to move forward with technology for the learning processes of our schools. Last year I wrote my first letter to … Continue Reading #leadershipday12 2 + 2 + 2
I want to be better. I know my colleagues do too. We’ve sat around dinner tables together sharing ideas and planning ways to improve our teaching through our many years … Continue Reading I want to be better
My Friend Joy Kirr, 7th grade LA teacher from Illinois, wants to do it all — learn all the time and apply that learning in the classroom to inspire and … Continue Reading I want to do it all… and remind me…
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Have you been following the #youmatter conversation? Have you reminded yourself that you matter? that those around you matter? Angela Maiers reminds us to acknowledge our value to the world … Continue Reading Choose 2 Matter
#Rockstar Meme: You Can Do It Too I was recently invited to participate in the #Rockstar Meme — How Blogging Rocked Your World by one of the most inspiring and … Continue Reading Blogging Meme: You Can Do It Too