A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

Each September I am excited like most educators to get back to business doing everything I can to help students succeed. Don''t get me wrong, the summer months are invaluable to me as I spend my time immersed in the flow of information that my social networks provide, developing action plans, analyzing data, and hiring staff.

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 25, 2011

I was also adamant that social media had no place in an educational setting, but most of you who read this blog know about my radical change of mind in regards to this. To put it bluntly, no educational organizations in NJ would have even thought of approaching me to talk about the innovative use of technology at my school.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JULY 25, 2012

Labs projects, designed to provide spaces for great conversations around education. Learning 2.0 ( [link] ) August 20 - 24, 2012 Just announced! Learning 2.0 is a unique chance to participate in a global conversation on rethinking teaching and learning in the age of the Internet. They are part of my Web 2.0 can be found

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TeachThought - Learn better.

MARCH 27, 2015

The Changing Role Of The Teacher In Personalized Learning Environment. Candidatein Higher Education at The University of Virginia, Curry School of Education. Today’s students are studying and learning differently – a change confirmed by the widespread adoption of digital studying. by Amy Moynihan , Ph.D.

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Learning with 'e's

JANUARY 29, 2012

During my talk, I discussed a number of possible scenarios that might result when wholesale adoption of digital technologies occurs in education and training. I'm immensely gratified to think that so many more people outside the auditorium at Learning Technologies are now downloading and viewing these ideas.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

AUGUST 10, 2012

It is organized in conjunction with Connected Educator Month , and the conference is based on a highly inclusive model for participation and designed to encourage peer professional development--which means we want you to come and learn from each other! as well as a special educational start-up "pitchfire" event.

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Learning with 'e's

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

Some would say formal distance education was established much earlier in the Americas. Arguably, the concept of distance education via correspondence may have its roots in earlier attempts at remote instruction when the Apostle Paul sent out letters (or epistles) via courier to the early Christian church from his prison cell in Rome.

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Gaggle Speaks

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

Unless you’ve been living in a box at the bottom of the ocean since 2006, you should know about Twitter, the social network that lets users read and send “tweets” no more than 140 characters long. But what you might not know is that Twitter is used by over 500 million people worldwide and is a terrific resource for educators and parents.

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 4, 2015

As a result, the job of schools and educators has become exponentially more difficult as a natural disconnect results when students enter their school buildings. Bring your own device (BYOD) : Many students now possess a powerful learning tool in the form of mobile technology.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 31, 2011

Like the Library 2.011 and GlobalEdCon conferences, I''m planning on holding a (free) worldwide virtual Future of Education: Learning 2.0 So, here''s my tentative Learning 2.0 I''ve purposely left out the library and global education categories because of the other two conference. conference January 23 - 27, 2012.

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