We crossed this bridge in Connecticut on Sunday night, landing once again at the Trinity Conference Center for our annual retreat. This is where my year ends and begins.
What will your legacy be?
This was the question that greeted me upon arrival my very first year, and it’s the one I return to now.
I’m wrestling with [...]
Been thinking on the question I posed at the end of this post.
I’m beginning to wonder if some of the more critical “21st Century Skills” that we need to foster in our kids and in ourselves include the ability to assess and effectively respond to the stress created by some of these realities….what would [...]
Lots of kids in my world closing their Facebook accounts in recent weeks. I find this interesting, and I’ve been asking a lot of questions from different populations of former Facebook users. Their responses have been enlightening. Here is what I’ve been told……
In fact, many of them don’t love it. They just know they are [...]
I bought some new books to devour this week.
And I’ve added a new blog to my reader, too. I’m thinking….I like the way Claudia thinks.
You can follow her on Twitter too.
Over the last month, several educators (including quite a few in my own network) have launched new communities in Ning. I’m looking forward to joining the conversations that will unfold as others join and connections begin to build. Hope you will add to our learning!
Jenny Luca and Jackie Gerstein have launched Students 2.0 and are [...]
Students 2.0 is a new network for young people that will be facilitated in large measure by young people, with a bit of support from some older people who try to remain young at heart ; ).
From the ning:
Students 2.0 is a network for learners to connect independently with other students and with mentors [...]
This week, several people in my professional learning network have asked me to stream my demo lessons and share more photos of the work that I do inside of schools. Explaining why I can’t do that in 140 characters or less on Twitter is something of a challenge, so for what it’s worth, I’m sharing [...]
Hey–there is an interesting conversation taking place over here. I jumped in because the issues raised here are particularly relevant to the work that I….and a whole lot of other people I know…..do. A theme has been emerging from my own learning over the last few years, and Bass digs into it in ways that [...]
Last week, I had the opportunity to facilitate the first session of WNYLIT, a new forum for literacy leaders in our area, hosted at the Carrier Center in Angola, New York by the fine folks at Erie 2 BOCES (thanks Theresa)! Twenty literacy coaches, administrators, and teachers came together to explore the benefits and challenges [...]
Jennifer started a timely conversation. I hope you’ll join in……..