The Principal of Change

MAY 8, 2016

A long time friend of mine, Beth Still , had sat down in the session (although it was not necessary for her to be there as she could have easily led the session), as I shared some ideas for empowering use of social media for both teachers and students. They won’t do this by waiting and being told what to do.

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Kyle Pace

AUGUST 7, 2015

In my district, it’s our 1:1 initiative, which we call Connect2Learn , that will be our new challenge for the start of the 2015-16 school year. We present our students with learning challenges all the time; yet as educators, we seem to be ok with not being challenged in our own learning. What has happened to the growth mindset?

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The Principal of Change

NOVEMBER 10, 2015

Create Meaningful Learning Experience for Educators. If you think of things such as “EdCamps”, that experience is mostly used for adult learning, but then “Maker Spaces” are mostly used by students. Social media is powerful for making global connections, but how do we break down these walls in our own schools.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

MARCH 24, 2015

ASCD is one of the most important and influential conferences in the nation because it’s targeted toward school leaders and those who make big decisions in education. Here are 6 big ideas and educational trends I heard throughout the 3 day conference: 1) School culture. Downtown Houston during ASCD 2015.

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Edsurge

JULY 7, 2016

The Trifecta of Rural PD, Part 1: Social Chat Platforms Problem One: How do you gather a group of like-minded educators in one place in order to share ideas, when so many miles separate you? Take #CatholicEdChat (geared towards educators in Catholic schools), which I moderate every Saturday. Let’s get into the specifics.

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The Principal of Change

JANUARY 31, 2015

There is a lot of talk in education about Carol Dweck’s “growth mindset” , in which she discusses the idea that beliefs that “abilities, intelligence, and talents can be developed.” This could be something to applied the idea of educators using Twitter. Not every educator shows a willingness to leave those zones of comfort.

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The Principal of Change

APRIL 9, 2015

More and more, educators are becoming both consumers and creators of information, which is accelerating the opportunities for our students. Rationale: If we want innovative students, we need to focus on becoming innovative educators. Idea: The idea for this is simple. Opportunities for Innovation. Self-Assessment.

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The Principal of Change

APRIL 27, 2016

One of things that I have been really thinking about is not only embracing change, but educators creating it. How often do we create change in education? Yet so many educators are choosing innovation and empowerment over creating a compliance model of education. So do more and more educators every single day.

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