Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 18, 2015

Blogging has become an important part of my teaching practice. Prior to blogging, I frequently neglected the reflection phase of learning. Now, blogging creates a space for me to reflect on what I am doing, what is working, and how I can continue to improve. I know many teachers are curious about blogging.

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A Principal's Reflections

JULY 17, 2022

When it comes to leadership, the person making the final decision is often second-guessed if there is a lack of communication or things don’t go as planned. I shared the following in a blog post back in 2017: It is difficult to adequately prepare any leader for the challenges they will face as well as the decisions that will have to be made.

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A Principal's Reflections

JULY 14, 2010

After nearly a year of using Twitter from an educational perspective I had begun to find and read blogs on a daily basis. As I became active on Twitter members of my PLN (Personal Learning Network) began to suggest that I start a blog. The most important factor that influenced me to begin a blog was my PLN.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JULY 23, 2020

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter As we prepare to go back to school, we need to share best practices and ideas for learning. The exchange of ideas and building of our Personal Learning Network (PLN) is part of our growth and learning.

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Catlin Tucker

MAY 13, 2020

In this episode of The Balance , Rachelle and I talk about the importance of prioritizing relationships in education, thinking outside-of-the-box when it comes to lesson design, asking students for feedback to improve our practice, and continuing to learn, stretch and stay inspired! How do you make time to continue learning?

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EdTechSandyK

APRIL 19, 2012

Today at the Spring TCEA TECSIG meeting, Kim Garcia and I are presenting on Tools for Building a Personal Learning Network in one of the breakout sessions. Tools for Building a Personal Learning Network Hope this is helpful to the participants and others who may find their way to this post!

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 11, 2020

The 21st century lesson blends technology with teaching to build a collaborative, differentiated, and shared learning environment. Classmates will become the core of your ongoing Personal Learning Network. At the completion of this course, you will be able to: Use blogs, Twitter, and virtual meetings to collaborate.

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The Innovative Educator

NOVEMBER 20, 2012

High school math teacher Crystal Kirch used her blog to ask for help with her biggest struggle this year: "My students don't know how to learn. She also explained that her public blog was solely for her Personal Learning Network (PLN) which defines as only those who agree with her views.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 16, 2020

If your teaching has been moved online in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, learn which webtools make online learning exciting for kids and easy for you in this class–starts March 23rd! The 21st century lesson blends technology with teaching to build a collaborative, differentiated, and shared learning environment.

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Reading By Example

DECEMBER 5, 2015

My topic was how to get started in building one’s personal learning network. I thought these observations were fair and accurately described what many educators experience for professional learning offered in their school and district. My concurrent sessions were for secondary teachers as the audience.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

MAY 1, 2018

May 4th is Star Wars day and what better time to teach and learn with the Force as you end the school year! You will also find Star Wars themed professional development tips for integrating technology, building a Personal Learning Network , and classroom management. Learn basic geometry (children) by drawing R2D2.

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Neo LMS

MARCH 15, 2022

Over the years, I have noticed that student engagement tends to decrease in my classes around this time and I reach out to my personal learning network (PLN) for ideas or tools to boost engagement. Additionally, it is important that we ask for their feedback so we can continue to provide the best learning opportunities for them.

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 5, 2019

I have also been blessed to observe great examples that members of my Personal Learning Network (PLN) make available on social media. It begins with a focus on improving teaching, learning, and leadership followed by utilizing an array of digital assets at every educator’s disposal to share and amplify.

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SpeechTechie

SEPTEMBER 10, 2011

The first is on a topic close to my heart, Personal Learning Networks. This workshop will help you develop your Personal Learning Network (PLN) through social web tools that will open up a world of educational ideas to you and your colleagues. Hope some of you can make it!

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 19, 2020

The 21st century lesson blends technology with teaching to build a collaborative, differentiated, and shared learning environment. Classmates will become the core of your ongoing Personal Learning Network. At the completion of this course, you will be able to: Use blogs, Twitter, and virtual meetings to collaborate.

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Neo LMS

OCTOBER 17, 2019

How to power through a difficult parent-teacher meeting comes to mind, but there are many challenges that teachers learn how to handle in time. It can help schools create an active learning environment that is sustainable, collaborative, coherent, focused on specific subjects, and that allows for educators to learn throughout the year.

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EdTechSandyK

OCTOBER 12, 2009

The Personal Learning Network (PLN) that I''ve built on Twitter over the past couple of months has become an amazing resource for learning about what''s going on in the educational technology world. One thing I''ve learned about using the web and Web 2.0 The list that follows is a result of that reflection.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 5, 2016

The 21 st Century lesson blends technology with teaching to build a collaborative, differentiated, and shared learning environment. Classmates will become the core of the teacher’s ongoing Personal Learning Network. Rely on a Personal Learning Network. LOVING all I’m learning!!

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 6, 2019

The 21st century lesson blends technology with teaching to build a collaborative, differentiated, and shared learning environment. Classmates will become the core of your ongoing Personal Learning Network. At the completion of this course, you will be able to: Use blogs, Twitter, and Google Hangouts to collaborate.

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Nik Peachey

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

Well this is my first blog posting for quite a while, but I'm hoping to have a lot more coming up very soon. This is just a quick posting to share a session on building your own Personal Learning Network, that I did for teachers in British Council Bilbao recently (25th September 2010). Revolution: Part 2 The Web 2.0

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A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 1, 2012

Image by Silvia Rosenthal Tolisano- www.langwitches.org/blog based on image (CC) by Alec Couros- /educationaltechnology.ca/couros/79 This makes the learning process meaningful, relevant, applicable, and convenient. Possibly even more powerful is the ability to learn from actual practitioners doing the same job as you.

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 23, 2012

Through connected learning and sharing, I have become better equipped to lead change at New Milford High School and to begin to transform the teaching and learning process. All one has to do is read this blog to experience what I am talking about. technology. technology.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 8, 2019

At the completion of this course, you will be able to: Use blogs, Twitter, and virtual meetings to collaborate. Learn to use tech collaboratively, purposefully, and as good digital citizens. Develop the core of a Personal Learning Network. Accounts for online tools like a blog, Twitter, various web-based tools.

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NeverEndingSearch

AUGUST 2, 2019

It occurs to me that so many of my best ideas come from the blogs of others. As often as not, those blogs live outside of the school library world. In no particular order, here’s a very personal selection of blogs/bloggers I couldn’t live without. Cult of Pedagogy is far more than a blog.

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A Principal's Reflections

JULY 29, 2013

As many readers of my blog know, the big changes in my career came when I discovered the value of social media as a leader and learner. Becoming connected and developing my own Personal Learning Network (PLN) freed me from the purgatory that the traditional system of education had created. It is a rush like no other.

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Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

Most importantly, true growth is about learning from people that don’t belong to the same culture as us — a truly eye-opening experience for students and teachers alike. Social media: platforms like Twitter help teachers build their personal learning network and share teaching tips and tricks.

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A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 8, 2013

However, the mounting pressure from ridiculous mandates as a result of the current education reform movement and massive budget cuts across the country, have made it a challenge to learn through traditional pathways. These are not the meaningful, rich, and relevant learning opportunities that leaders of today’s schools deserve or yearn for.

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The Innovative Educator

JUNE 26, 2016

Blogs are a great choice for summer reading because not only are they current, but they also invite you to connect with others and join the conversation that is of interest to you. EdTech: Focus K-12 makes choosing those blogs easy with their 2016 honor roll featuring the 50 top K-12 ed tech blogs. I want more »

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The 21st Century Principal

FEBRUARY 25, 2013

One interesting ability of blogging is the ability to see which posts have gotten the most views over time. There is obviously a great deal that can be learned from this kind of data. What''s interesting to me is that a post I did over two years ago is still the most popular post on this blog. That''s it.

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The Innovative Educator

JANUARY 8, 2014

Guest post by Connor Wood Author’s note: Lisa Nielsen offered me the chance to do this guest post after I requested an interview from her for my blog Trismegistus Nab-tu-we. My blog is devoted to writing, politics, and philosophy of education. She was impressed with my blog and asked me if I would share information about my work.

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 8, 2013

They desperately sought time during the school day to engage in professional growth opportunities, learn how to integrate Web 2.0 tools, and develop their own Personal Learning Networks (PLN’s). This learning portfolio clearly articulated how they integrated what was learned during this time into professional practice.

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Neo LMS

MARCH 9, 2021

Research can’t make up for the invaluable practical experience, but we shouldn’t dismiss the evidence offered by reliable studies that aim to improve teaching and learning. Learning myths such as “we only use half our brain” persist because they sound good on paper. Read more: Top learning myths to leave behind in 2020.

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Class Tech Integrate

JUNE 20, 2018

This post is week 2 of 8 in the 8 Weeks of Summer Blog Challenge for educators from HotLunchTray.com. The most important/impactful professional learning I have ever participated in was developing my own Personal Learning Network (PLN) through Twitter. Find out more about this challenge by clicking here.

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The Innovative Educator

DECEMBER 25, 2013

What a nice gift this holiday season to find that Common Sense Media''s Graphite blog listed this The Innovative Educator as one of the 11 to follow in 2014. This blog was in great company with several members of my personal learning network being named as well. Here is the rest of the list: 1.

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A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 6, 2019

I was honored to have been interviewed for Educational Leadership, ASCD's flagship magazine, on the power of Twitter as part of a Personal Learning Network (PLN). As you will see, the true power of connected learning is what you glean from the people you engage with. You can read the article HERE.

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Learning with 'e's

AUGUST 15, 2015

For the many people who have participated to date, it has been an exercise in creative thinking, and an experience of extending social connections within their personal learning networks. The challenge was simple - you shared an image with a friend (or three) and challenged them to write a short, learning related blog about it.

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EdTechTeacher

MARCH 6, 2015

Eric Sheninger, Senior Fellow and Thought Leader on Digital Leadership with the International Center for Leadership in Education (ICLE) and Scholastic Achievement Partners (SAP) , kicked off the 2015 Leading Future Learning conference with his keynote on Digital Leadership. They want to be engaged in learning.

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