A Principal's Reflections

MAY 20, 2018

For starters, I have now been going on four years since transitioning from high school principal to Senior Fellow with the International Center for Leadership in Education (ICLE). Personalized and blended learning pathways were proclaimed to be the future of education. Leadership is leadership ladies and gentlemen.

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Catlin Tucker

MARCH 21, 2017

This book was a game changer for me as an educator. It challenged me to really think about what motivates my students and how to keep them interested and engaged in their learning. I’m respected as a professional and given the space to draw on my own expertise and passions to design dynamic learning experiences for my students.

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The 21st Century Principal

MARCH 27, 2012

According to Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach and Lani Ritter Hall, “Teachers must learn to model connectedness and enable students to develop personal learning networks, made up of people and resources from both their physical and virtual worlds but first, teachers must become connected collaborators themselves.”

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A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 8, 2017

A major theme that resonated throughout our discussion was the importance of becoming a connected educator and how this in itself can be a powerful catalyst for meaningful change. To be honest, I really didn’t remember doing this as I routinely try to promote the great work of educators I know every opportunity I get.

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A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 30, 2014

In case you didn''t know there are thousands of educators and an array of learning communities over at Google+. From my point of view educators become quickly attached to one specific social media tool as their go to source for his/her Personal Learning Network (PLN). Take Twitter for example.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 7, 2016

Below are possibly the ten most important leadership lessons that I learned from my parents: Celebrate what matters : You would not have known it in my household, but both my parents were award-winning educators. In education we have the unique opportunity to positively impact the life of a child every day. I could go on and on.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 3, 2024

Welcome back to our insightful series on 21st century education. It’s astounding to reflect on how much has changed in the intervening years in the world of education and teaching. Networking, both in-person and online through social media, educational blogs, video conferences, and forums, plays a crucial role.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

Higher education is joining the blockchain party , even if its entrance is, let’s say, incremental. The questions that blockchain raises are large and widespread, and special guest Stephen diFilipo guided us through the potentials for higher education. So why do proponents think blockchain can improve higher education?

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 6, 2010

Brought together by innovative practices, and a desire to integrate Google educational tools with sound pedagogy. I joined with 50 other exemplary administrators all on a journey that took our learning to levels not readily imagined; hence my analogy to “Lighting in a bottle.” Learning did not stop for one minute at the academy.

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TeacherCast

DECEMBER 16, 2015

Jeffrey Bradbury is clearly an innovator and a mover and shaker in the educational technology world. Great information June 12, 2015 by jjbs21 from United States Great podcast with a lot of valuable tips for educators! If you want to grow as a learner and an educator, you should be plugged into Teachercast.net's channels.

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TeacherCast

NOVEMBER 29, 2015

In this Episode, we discuss and demonstrate our favorite Google Apps for Education Tips, Tricks, and Chrome Extensions. The TechEducator Podcast is a weekly round table discussion about current topics in educational technology. Google Apps for Education Tricks Mentioned on Todays Show. Educational Podcasting Today ( [link] ).

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 3, 2010

On a crisp, sunny Saturday morning in October, approximately 400 passionate educators congregated at New Milford High School for the Tri-State Educational Technology Conference (TSETC). What I did hear though from educator after educator was how phenomenal the conference was. You can check out his session here.

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MSEDTechie

SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

There is definitely a difference between using and integrating. On a scale from 1 to 5 (1 not well, and 5 being very well) How well did you integrate technology in your classroom? The key word is INTEGRATE. Notice I didn''t say how well did you USE technology in your classroom. Here are just a couple of the main differences.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 15, 2017

We started off attempting to land on a set of definitions for skills—many #DLNchat folks suggested we stray away from the terms “hard skills” and “soft skills” to refer to skills specific to one job vs. skills universal to all jobs. Entangled Solutions felt, “Educators should develop the curriculum - they are curriculum design experts.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

“We are trying to leverage our work with our partners to scale personalized learning and become the first state in the nation with a new model on a systemic level,” says Daniela Fairchild, director of education in the Rhode Island Office of Innovation.

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The PL2C Blog

AUGUST 24, 2014

In the spring of 2014, a team from the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation launched to first rendition of a Massive Open Online Course for Educators (MOOC-Ed), titled Coaching Digital Learning | Cultivating a Culture of Change (CDL). Definitely a learning experience. Twitter Data. Stevens, Katrina.

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The Principal of Change

APRIL 19, 2015

My morning drive is filled with listening to music, or podcasts about ANYTHING other than education. What is important is that I find what works for me and sometimes a personal learning network pushes people towards “group think”, where I need to find what works for me to become successful, at different points of the day.

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Reading By Example

FEBRUARY 6, 2015

I think it is a working definition for many educators, myself included. Lisa Dabbs from Edutopia attempts to define this concept: Connected learners develop networks and co-construct knowledge from wherever they live. Going from right to left, you can see how personal learning networks (PLNs) are only the beginning.

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SpeechTechie

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

Note: I actually had written this post some time ago and kept scheduling it forward, and after attending Chris Bugaj and Beth Poss'' timely and terrific presentation at ASHA , this definitely seemed a good time to publish it! To learn more about PLNs, check out this post from The Innovative Educator blog , or my own on ASHAsphere.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 7, 2011

Those of you who are aware of my other networks will know that I have a commitment to making spaces where conversations about education can take place (a full list of those projects is at [link] ). is a community for educators to talk with each other about their personal and professional growth. Teacher 2.0

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The Daring Librarian

JANUARY 2, 2015

You definitely must check out Amazon’s Trade-In Program. Build And Manage Your Network Having a Personal Learning Network is essential to stay in tune with the trends and what''s going on in our profession. Sart talking to other excited educators about new ideas on Twitter.crowdsource!

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Dr. Shannon Doak

JUNE 7, 2019

In the Guide to Capstone Education from the National Capstone Consortium there are a series of questions posed about technology and the role it should, could or might possibly play in a capstone course. In this post, I will address each of these questions based on the definition of a capstone course at my current place of employment.

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Neo LMS

AUGUST 28, 2018

Last time we began exploring the role of educators within networked learning environments, broadly using a theory by George Siemens called “Connectivism” as our base. 3 Alternative roles of teachers in networked learning environments. Educator as concierge. Closing thoughts.

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