A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 10, 2016

Since 2009 I have been a huge believer and advocate for connected learning and the formation of Personal Learning Networks (PLN’s). Now don't get me wrong, I still highly value face-to-face experiences, as there are some natural limits to learning exclusively in a social media vacuum. community that I facilitate.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 12, 2018

I started with coding about three years ago, with the Hour of Code tutorial by code.org,” says Kirsten Innes, information specialist at the school. My personal learning network is key to my success with integrating robots into our activities,” Innes says. “I started its robotic program on a smaller scale. “I

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A Principal's Reflections

JULY 22, 2013

Educators now have to attend mandate-driven workshops on the Common Core, teacher/principal evaluation, and student growth objectives. Now, I am not saying that these things are not important, but it is hard as a professional to develop a love for learning when one has to succumb to daylong trainings with absolutely no authenticity.

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A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 31, 2011

This shift in mindset can be directly attributed to what I have learned from innovative educators in the social media spaces that I now delve into on a routine basis. The knowledge that I have acquired from my Personal Learning Network (PLN) provided me with the ideas and strategies to utilize student cell phones as mobile learning devices.

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A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 4, 2016

Another successful strategy is to develop an informal walk-through schedule with your leadership team. Grow Professionally Attend at least one conference or workshop a year that is aligned to a major initiative or focus area in your school/district.

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

The conference, which more than 3,600 people attended in 2017 according to ICE, will hold more than 400 informative sessions and workshops. We are excited to have CDW•G create a modern learning environment for educators to experience what classrooms today can not only look like, but how they can better facilitate learning.

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The 21st Century Principal

FEBRUARY 17, 2013

But for me real satisfaction comes from making “connections” with other educators and growing my personal learning network. Making personal network connections to learn and interact with other educators is both personally and professionally satisfying, and this is best done when we do so as real people.

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Graphite Blog

JUNE 29, 2020

But with the coronavirus pandemic disrupting more traditional professional learning opportunities like in-person conferences and workshops, it's time for you to chart your own course. Fortunately, there are plenty of informal ways to learn and grow professionally on your own.

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 2, 2023

Secondly, develop an informal walk-through schedule with your leadership team, mandating at least five walks per day for each member, and track visits and improvement comments on a color-coded Google Doc. Co-observe During the first quarter of each year, I collaborated with members of my administrative team to co-observe lessons.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 21, 2015

How to create a vibrant, healthy Personal Learning Network. Screencasting was quite popular in these two classes as well as Summer PD workshop. Because there was too much information–how does a good teacher select the Perfect App? How to work tech tools into their unique student groups.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 2, 2012

Join me in Australia in February of 2013, where I''ll be doing a series of workshops, masterclasses, and consultancies in Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne, and Perth. The workshop activities will enable educators, as the "lead learners", to build educational resources for their students, themselves, and their institutions. The Educator 2.0

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The Daring Librarian

SEPTEMBER 30, 2012

to experience the Amazing Personal Learning Network (PLN) that we are.Free, Virtually, and Global! Attendance is free; sign up at Library 2012 to attend or to be kept informed." -- from the #Lib20102 site! So, don’t wait till the big expert comes to town with the most convenient workshop. I want YOU!

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Shake Up Learning

JANUARY 2, 2017

Join the Shake Up Learning Facebook group to connect with Kasey Bell, engage more deeply with Shake Up Learning content, ask questions, share your own lessons and ideas, and expand your personal learning network! It’s NOT About the App, It’s About the LEARNING (presentation). © Shake Up Learning 2017.

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mauilibrarian2 in Olinda

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

The document they produced is full of great information for schools going GAFE: Two Administrators, on GAFE at their school. Next week, we''ll be recommending Google+ Communities that we think our Hawaii (and other) teachers will enjoy as they build their PLN (Personal Learning Network). It was a full house!

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edWeb.net

APRIL 11, 2016

Since 2009 I have been a huge believer and advocate for connected learning and the formation of Personal Learning Networks (PLN’s). Now don’t get me wrong, I still highly value face-to-face experiences, as there are some natural limits to learning exclusively in a social media vacuum.

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My Island View

JANUARY 26, 2015

Today’s learners have become more directed and into the ownership of their learning. The classroom is no longer the only location where learning takes place. Educators who can share ideas and help others avoid problems make up an individual educator’s Personalized Learning Network.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

THE INFORMATION IN THIS BLOG POST IS NOT CURRENT - PLEASE GO TO HTTP://WWW.HACKYOUREDUCATION.COM Next week I''m going on the road to try out an idea. I want to see if I can make a difference by cultivating local conversations on education, and to learn some things in the process. There''s something of both in "Hack Your Education."

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Educator Innovator

DECEMBER 13, 2016

” We had a plan, but part of that plan was what I call “co-learning” — we knew that the learners in this course were also educators, and we knew that they would come up with ideas that the course planners had not thought of. He’s as prolific as an educator of educators as he is a teacher. The kids were so excited.

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MSEDTechie

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

Saving time by emailing information ahead of time, creating videos, and online courses to disperse information. Online communities are a perfect way to expand learning and your personal learning network Gamification relates to applying game thinking to a non-game context.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 5, 2022

Click the course titles for more information. The 21 st Century teacher blends technology with teaching to build a collaborative, differentiated, and shared learning environment. Classmates will become the core of your ongoing Personal Learning Network. email askatechteacher@gmail.com for more information).

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MindShift

JULY 10, 2017

But when teachers don’t claim to have all the knowledge, it forces students to find answers, discover new pieces of information they will need , and to effectively use the internet as a powerful learning tool. The resources to extend their learning this way are at their fingertips. “I They’re told go to this workshop.

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A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 21, 2014

Through social media a Personal Learning Network (PLN) provides a great antidote to the age-old time excuse. You can now learn anywhere, with anyone, at anytime you want for free. While online consider making some time to learn and then apply a new skill while earning a digital badge to acknowledge your informal learning.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JANUARY 24, 2011

Learn about the latest research and what works for K-12 online learning. link] MATH FUTURE SERIES: HOWTOSMILE.ORG - SCIENCE AND MATH INFORMAL LEARNING EDUCATORS ( Math 2.0 How do you create and build your own personal reputation in an authentic way? What is the value of a personal learning network?

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EdTechSandyK

DECEMBER 15, 2009

New Tools, New Schools , Solomon and Schrum (2007) write on page 103: "Lave (1998) suggests that most learning occurs naturally through activities, contexts, and cultures, but schools too often abstract learning, ''unsituate'' it, and teach concepts removed from natural contexts and applications." In Web 2.0:

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 24, 2020

Classmates will become the core of your ongoing Personal Learning Network. Educators participate in this three-week hands-on quasi-writer’s workshop as they learn to use widely-available digital tools to help their students develop their inner writer. email askatechteacher@gmail.com for more information).

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 8, 2020

Click this link ; scroll down to MTI 557 and click for more information and to sign up. In this class, you’ll learn what topics to introduce, how to unpack them, and how to make them authentic to student lives. Classmates will become the core of the teacher’s ongoing Personal Learning Network. INTASC 1, 8.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 28, 2019

Classmates will become the core of your ongoing Personal Learning Network. Educators participate in this hands-on quasi-writer’s workshop as they learn to use widely-available digital tools to help students develop their inner writer. email askatechteacher@gmail.com for more information). Certificate.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 23, 2018

Classmates will become the core of your ongoing Personal Learning Network. Educators participate in this three-week hands-on quasi-writer’s workshop as they learn to use widely-available digital tools to help their students develop their inner writer. email askatechteacher@gmail.com for more information).

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

Classmates will become the core of your ongoing Personal Learning Network. Educators participate in this hands-on quasi-writer’s workshop as they learn to use widely-available digital tools to help students develop their inner writer. email askatechteacher@gmail.com for more information). Certificate.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

Classmates will become the core of your ongoing Personal Learning Network. Educators participate in this three-week hands-on quasi-writer’s workshop as they learn to use widely-available digital tools to help their students develop their inner writer. email askatechteacher@gmail.com for more information).

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 11, 2019

For more information or to sign up, click here. Classmates will become the core of your ongoing Personal Learning Network. Educators participate in this three-week hands-on quasi-writer’s workshop as they learn to use widely-available digital tools to help their students develop their inner writer.

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Neo LMS

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Sometimes it’s best to plan full PD days, with training courses and practical workshops and everyone in a single location. The most important thing to have is a centralized hub for all activities, including online courses, discussion forums, webinars, and the ability to schedule events such as workshops.

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 4, 2015

It is not that our students are actually learning differently per se, but the environment in which they are learning is dramatically different. The engaging aspects of technology today and ubiquitous access to information provide constant engagement to learners of all ages.

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Shake Up Learning

DECEMBER 27, 2016

But until then, subscribe to our email list to let the latest information and become a VIP Member of the Google Teacher Tribe! You can start the itty bittys off with something simple like Code-a-Pillar from Fisher Price where you learn basic commands just by rearranging the parts of the caterpillar. googleteachertribe.com.

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