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7 Great NonProfits Changing the Face of Professional Learning

Tom Murray

As mentioned in my previous post 16 Great NonProfits Working to Support EdTech in Schools , prior to my role as the Director of Innovation for Future Ready Schools, I spent 14 years in a public school in Pennsylvania as an elementary and middle school teacher, middle school and elementary principal, and district level technology director.

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Michelle Luhtala Wins AASL Social Media Superstars Award

edWeb.net

edWeb is so excited to congratulate Michelle Luhtala, department chair at New Canaan High School Library in Connecticut, for being selected as a 2017 AASL Social Media Superstars winner ! I’m the founder of edWeb.net and had just started our social network for educators. Time well spent. Thank you to both of you.

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260: Who does the library belong to?

The Thinking Stick

We also discuss the way librarians and educators can learn from one another through social media. If you are curious to learn more about what a ‘future-ready’ library is all about, Karina has stellar advice to share. You can connect with Karina Q. Did you love this week’s episode?

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Book review – Learning Transformed: 8 Keys to Designing Tomorrow’s Schools, Today

Dangerously Irrelevant

The learning experience must be redesigned and made personal. Learning spaces must become learner-centered. Professional learning must be relevant, engaging, ongoing, and made personal. Technology must be leveraged and used as an accelerant for student learning. It’s hard to argue with any of these.

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Strategies for Closing the Digital Equity Gap

edWeb.net

Professional Learning. When we think about professional learning in this new era of education, it is not a linear process. Schools need to create a sense of urgency by supporting the professional learning of their teachers and coaches. About the Presenters. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING. Howard, Ph.D.

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Curation Situations: Let us count the ways

NeverEndingSearch

When my colleagues and I wrote our Social Media Curation Library Technology Report for ALA, we struggled with a definition. But it’s also about telling a story, organizing resources for sense-making, interpreting, presenting choices, palettes and dashboards. Facilitates Professional Learning.

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NCDLCN Voices from the Field: The Secret to Coaching

The PL2C Blog

Without professional development, educators become stuck in a rut, not knowing what best practices are and how to implement change in their school. This network has given me best practices, protocols, a professional learning network, and has changed the culture of both schools in which I have worked.

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