A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 26, 2020

Difficult decisions have had to be made regarding grading, making funds available to get technology in the hands of disadvantaged kids, getting school work to kids where the digital divide could not be overcome, and figuring out how to provide professional learning support virtually. What matters above all is to keep moving forward.

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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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Edsurge

MARCH 18, 2019

When you start a virtual meeting, ask them how their weekend went. When you start a virtual meeting, ask them how their weekend went. DLNchat-ters offered ideas about how to better use tools for online discussions. Use active learning techniques. Use emojis, humor. Go the extra mile to be human.”.

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The Web20Classroom

MAY 12, 2014

One idea that I’ve been thinking a lot about lately is Flipped Faculty meetings. So we had to look at how to reclaim some of that time. If we take the traditional staff meeting, many times the information shared is just “for your information” or anything that could be posted to a blog or in an email. What else would you add?

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 19, 2020

You can either lurk and learn or develop your own Personal Learning Network (PLN) to farm the best ideas and strategies that are actually working in similar demographics. Make sure kids are safe Many educators have embraced live video platforms such as Zoom and Google Hangouts/Meets.

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A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 9, 2019

All educators can now form their own Personal Learning Network (PLN) to meet their diverse learning needs; acquire resources; access knowledge; receive feedback; connect with experts in the field of education as well as practitioners; and discuss proven strategies to improve teaching, learning, and leadership.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 23, 2017

Come by the PowerSchool booth 2918 to meet me in person. In today’s show, Peggy George discusses how to get the most out of ISTE 2017 even if you’re not at there: The #notatiste17 Google Group. How to share learning. How to deal with Fear of Missing Out (FOMO) if you can’t go. Listen Now.

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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. And if so, how? You can read the article HERE.

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A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 7, 2014

As a practitioner I am always looking to learn how to better assist educators at all grade levels. So I did what I have been doing for the past five years and that was submit a query to my Personal Learning Network (PLN) using Twitter and Google+. I had a few in my toolbox, but needed more.

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Digital Promise

NOVEMBER 21, 2014

Many connected educators tout the value they’ve found in developing a Personal Learning Network, or a “PLN.” From the start, Dawn wanted to make sure this was a community that encouraged conversations about teaching and learning , not just about tablets and apps. That’s everything.

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EdTechTeam

APRIL 23, 2020

Even teachers who are often alone “behind the classroom door” can have access to their grade level teams, subject area departments, and a global network of peers and experts. When we’re ready to move to an audio or video call, we typically use Google Meet for its tight integration with Calendar.

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Digital Promise

MARCH 27, 2019

Head to the DLP Strategy Menu to take a tour of this new tool, or see below for step-by-step guide on how to get started. This is just one element of the Dynamic Learning Project, now available for all schools! Click here to learn how to join for the 2019-2020 school year. 3 Steps: How to Use the Strategy Menu.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 25, 2016

Time after time, they took responsibility for their own learning. They worked together as a Personal Learning Network. Sure, I was there to answer questions, but often, another classmate jumped in with solutions and how they made things work. Some of the problems students faced down: How to use twitter.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 5, 2017

This three-week course (July 10-July 30) digs into the digital ideas and tools used by innovative teachers to extend and enrich student learning. That’s three weeks, five hours a week, plus a one-hour weekend virtual meeting each week. Complete one weekly project using what you learned and add it to your digital portfolio.

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A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 27, 2017

I spent a great deal of time writing numerous detailed memos on everything from technology tools to improve assessment, developing a Personal Learning Network (PLN), and embracing innovative ideas. When everyone sees how the change(s) actually improve teaching, learning, and leadership the path to sustainability is started.

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Edsurge

APRIL 6, 2020

Pacansky-Brock stresses how valuable it can also be to take an online professional development course, as I did previously through the Digital Pedagogy Lab. I’m going to share my book recommendations, along with the specific needs I have found them to best meet in my own teaching.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 30, 2017

This three-week course (July 10-July 30) digs into the digital ideas and tools used by innovative teachers to extend and enrich student learning. Complete one weekly project using what you learned and add it to your digital portfolio. Your Personal Learning Network. Activities include: Introduction.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 23, 2021

Classmates will become the core of your ongoing Personal Learning Network. Students join a Google Classroom-based class and meet weekly with instructor to discuss class activities and assignments. Classmates will become the core of your ongoing Professional Learning Network. Building Digital Citizens.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 8, 2016

This three-week course (July 11-July 31) is a follow-on to the introductory class, Tech-infused Teacher , digging into the digital ideas and tools used by innovative teachers to extend and enrich student learning. That’s three weeks, five hours a week, plus a one-hour weekend virtual meeting each week. Your Personal Learning Network.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Ray’s story is a reminder that we are not merely teaching content: we are teaching young humans how to be better. Social and emotional learning is learning about life and how to function as a member of society. Edmodo Assignments, too, can be used for in-person and online group work. You can play the “This or That?”

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A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 21, 2011

I developed a simple instruction sheet and disseminated it to all of my parents because many people still don’t really know what Twitter is or how it can be used for professional communications. This sheet explains how to sign up, activate updates on their cell phones, and the types of information that will be sent out.

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Graphite Blog

OCTOBER 12, 2015

Use the travel time to reflect together and brainstorm how to apply sessions to your classroom. Your Global Personal Learning Network (PLN) Why? If your students are learning about Canadian geography, you can find a teacher in Toronto to provide authentic resources. We are supportive when the teaching gets tough.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 7, 2016

Being present and on time for my job as well as at meetings and events really sends a positive message. Money Matters – My dad was all over me even as a young adult about creating a personal budget in order to manage my finances. I learned more about money management and budgeting from him than I did any course I ever took.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 31, 2016

How are educators collecting and using data to tailor and improve instruction and practices? Take this piece from New Mexico, which offers suggestions for how to best onboard students in relation to online assessments. Share more hopes and strategies for the new year, and widen personal learning networks.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

SEPTEMBER 3, 2017

If a child enters school not already knowing colors, shapes, letters, and how to write his or her name (plus a whole host of other self-regulation, emotional, and interpersonal skills), she or he will behind before the first day of school even begins. Am I willing and capable of meeting the current expectations of the job?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 21, 2015

Some of the problems students faced down: How to use twitter. How to use GHO. How to make a tagxedo interactive. How to work tech tools into their unique student groups. How to create screencasts and screenshots. How to create professional blogs. How to embed materials into digital portfolios.

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 30, 2012

The fear of not being able to meet national and state standards, as well as mandates, leaves no time in the minds of many educators to either work technology into lessons, the will to do so, or the desire to learn how to. Current reform efforts placing an obscene emphasis on standardized tests are expounding the situation.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 28, 2019

Common learning goals and objectives A set of common goals, along with a designated meeting time for focused effort, helps each participant get the most out of a PLC. By setting measurable objectives, educators can use meetings to work together, track progress, and achieve shared teaching goals.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 3, 2024

because teaching is no longer an isolated profession; it’s a dynamic and interconnected field requiring teachers to work collaboratively and build expansive professional and personal learning networks. ” (p. Brouwer & Korthagen, 2005; Ferrari, Cachia, & Punie, 2009; Zhu et al.,

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A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 11, 2011

Consider meeting with your administrative team and teacher leaders prior to the start of the school year to identify issues where excuses routinely arise. Engage your staff in a brainstorming session during the first faculty meeting in order to develop a collective vision on how to transform the school for the betterment of all students.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 13, 2017

Shortly after I received the award, it seemed like everyone wanted to visit my classroom and sit in a room with me to understand how I was getting my kids to learn. I had been working alone behind closed doors for so long that I didn’t know how to share the work in a meaningful way.

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The Web20Classroom

MARCH 12, 2013

(Then you can create snazzy graphs to impress them at the next meeting!) This post sums it up nicely how to set that up, even providing directions on how the form can automatically send email feedback to the teacher. Then check out this Ning tutorial for more information on how to sign up and get started.

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The Innovative Educator

NOVEMBER 6, 2016

Innovative educators know how to move technology from being viewed as a weapon of mass distraction to being used as a tool of engagement, but this isn’t intuitive for everyone. Tech is a powerful teaching and learning tool that has the ability to transform education. Not sure how to begin?

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The 21st Century Principal

APRIL 27, 2011

The iPad increases the level of my connectivity to my school staff and members in my Personal Learning Network. The iPad’s size allows me to take it easily into meetings and other events where a laptop isn’t practical and my Droid phone is too hard to manipulate. The iPad increases my level of access to the cloud.

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My Paperless Classroom

SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

What it is Why you should go The unconference model is a powerful way for educators to meet and discuss the issues, ideas, and tools most important to them. The people I met at Edcamp have become the active foundation of my Personal Learning network. This works because the participants set the agenda when they show up.

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My Paperless Classroom

SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

What it is Why you should go The unconference model is a powerful way for educators to meet and discuss the issues, ideas, and tools most important to them. The people I met at Edcamp have become the active foundation of my Personal Learning network. This works because the participants set the agenda when they show up.

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My Paperless Classroom

SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

You have to be connected to connect I believe in running a connected classroom, so I have a learning environment where if I don''t inspire students to use the internet for "good" they will use it to meet their own goals. All of this is possible because I am teaching them how to use their toys for work.

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