I was listening to a webinar last week discussing the benefit of effective teachers in the classroom and was blown away by what was being shared. The average effect of one teacher on a single student is modest. All else the same, a student with one excellent teacher for one year between fourth and eighth […]
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One of the first things I hear from educators as a reason why they shouldn’t jump into the social media stream is because they don’t have families/staff on Twitter. Social media can be very dividing. Justin Tarte and I were just discussing how there is still such a mentality of “block it & lock” it…as
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October is a big month to celebrate education. Not only are we leading the charge for National Principals Month, but NASSP is also involved in promoting the importance of connected leading and learning during Connected Educators Month I thought in that spirit I would list the top five reasons I think being a connected educator has changed not
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Our challenge this week was to discuss our philosophy of education…I’m going to cheat, 🙂 and offer up this quote and these two posts that I think directly reflect my opinions of what I think a school should look like. What can you do in 16 days? If… What do you think?
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My word. It’s the first day of summer and I haven’t paused to take a breath. #TEPSA13 was great. Fast paced and full of sharing. Wish there were more admin’s on Twitter so they could have shared about their sessions. When you’re missing that techno component now, I feel like I miss out so much
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Here’s the prezi shared in Thursday’s session. Links are below! [prezi id= ‘http://prezi.com/l5wpgbmhykta/being-a-connected-educator/#‘ ] Principal of Change Connected Principals Matt Gomez Techlandia Twitter chats iVengers Education is My Life Connectingly, Amber
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Back in October’s #edcampdallas, we had the great fortune of meeting Todd Nesloney (@TechNinjaTodd), who had driven down from Waller, Texas. He & his ninja counter part Stacy, (@TechNinjaStacey) were so enthusiatic and engaged throughoutthe day, they decided to go back and host their own #edcampWaller. It was a resounding success. Much like Matt Gomez
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How many times have you heard someone say that they don’t have time to be a ”connected educator”? It is the go to rationale for many. Eric Sheninger spoke at #ASCD13 on the keys to initiating sustainable change and something he said that resonated with me was “I don’t find the time to learn and get better.
One of the key reasons I was so excited to come to ASCD was the opportunity to see and hear Maya Angelou speak. I genuinely considered this a bucket list moment. From the moment she stepped out and opened her talk with scripture and a sing, I was hooked. This feisty, almost 85 year old
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I am puh-retty excited about going to ASCD tomorrow!! I’ve been to ASCD before, but I went with my techno team in sunny FL a few years ago. It was a memorable experience for many reasons (it may be smart to make sure your secretary has actually REGISTERED you for the conference…) but this time