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Comment on Professional Development: I don’t suck by Leon Lenchner

Leon Lenchner — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:58:25 +0000

How wonderful that were able to make this PD so relevant for your colleagues. Providing teachers with the tools for creating a PLN can be so enabling. GIving these teachers the tools to connect, share and learn with other educators will inform their teaching and learning practices.

No top down stuff here! Give teachers a chance to create and control their own digital footprint and they will be able to model and do the same for their students…

Great meeting you at the TEDxNYEd…

Comment on Professional Development: I don’t suck by geek.teacher » Blog Archive » Four weeks of PD: A retrospective

geek.teacher » Blog Archive » Four weeks of PD: A retrospective — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 02:28:38 +0000

[...] school basic concepts behind building a Personal Learning Network and the tools they need to do it. I previously wrote about my first sessions here, under the lofty opinion that I, and I quote, “don’t [...]

Comment on Why middle schoolers rule: they hate cancer! by kim

kim — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 03:37:56 +0000

Love this post and love middle schoolers!

Comment on Storytelling and (tangentially) Social Studies by Geoff Sheehy

Geoff Sheehy — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 19:14:39 +0000

I too share that leaning towards nonfiction audio books. Perhaps it is because they use story but in a sense are as captivating and relevant as what one would hear on a good talk radio station?
Geoff Sheehy´s last blog ..Hooked: How John Adams became my favorite founder

Comment on Professional Development: I don’t suck by Ann

Ann — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 23:12:53 +0000

Sounds like you did a great job and that the teachers were engaged in the session. I love your slides and your humorous approach to learning!
Ann´s last blog ..Day 34 – Accidents

Comment on Professional Development: I don’t suck by Mark Carls

Mark Carls — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 23:10:59 +0000

Great blog post and congrats on the two days that ‘didn’t suck’. I’m still on a education high from Educon as well. Great to hear that your teachers are into learning more about Personal Learning Networks out there. Couldn’t agree more with @plugusin and I think I remember that tweet in real time! When teachers are out of the room, they need time to own what you want them to learn and then support them along the way. Love the two missions you set out and the positive extra credit. Thanks for sharing.

Comment on Blowing it up (or: How I changed my class because of EduCon) by Dan

Dan — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 00:54:32 +0000

@Terry: A class of 33 eighth graders would be pretty different a lot more space-constrained than my 11 6th graders in a huge old FCS classroom. Look forward to hearing how it goes for you.

Comment on Blowing it up (or: How I changed my class because of EduCon) by Doug Butchy

Doug Butchy — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 15:59:28 +0000

Dan, this is awesome! I am totally trying this today in my class!
Doug Butchy´s last blog ..Elementary Program Changes Successful

Comment on Blowing it up (or: How I changed my class because of EduCon) by Terry

Terry — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 14:22:18 +0000

I enjoyed your post very much! I’m inspired to try making changes like this in my own class, allowing for more student ownership of the classroom. However, I am wondering how this will work with my class of 33 eighth graders? What grade do you teach? If I try this I’ll follow-up with my results.

Comment on Blowing it up (or: How I changed my class because of EduCon) by Andrea Hernandez

Andrea Hernandez — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 01:55:05 +0000

I really enjoyed your post and the comments. I didn’t blow up my classroom per se, today. I don’t really have a classroom to blow up….however, I noticed myself being different in my interactions with students, and I know it was the after-effects of educon. It is hard to explain, but it felt good and right and a bit different than usual. Yay, Educon!
Andrea Hernandez´s last blog ..Thinking Creatively: Inventing the Possible