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From Educon to Data – My Reflections
For those that listen to me, I often say that my trip to Philadelphia last summer for PLP Bootcamp was the transformative experience of my professional career. It was after that experience that I began to write this blog, became … Continue reading
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Educon 2.2 – End of Day 2
I’m sitting in the back of @bhsprincipal’s car, driving north on I95 thinking about the last 24 hours at Educon. Like yesterday’s post, what follows are some basic take-aways from that time. I am still struck by Chris Lehmann’s talk … Continue reading
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New Tools, Same Conversation.
Will Richardson has written about this a lot, but I can’t help but notice the lack of conversation taking place about the transformative power of connective technologies. For the past two days I have been attending and presenting at New … Continue reading
Posted in 21 Century Technologies, Uncategorized, Vision
Tagged 21st_century_technology, connectivity, conversation, passion_based_groups, shift, Vision, web2.0
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Modularized Curriculum
I’ve been away too long and have missed writing in my blog. I have been wanting to write this post for several weeks… Disrupting Class, the revolutionary book by Clayton Christensen and Michael Horn, has been one of the “hot” … Continue reading
Posted in Professional Development, Uncategorized, Vision
Tagged clayton_christensen, disruptive_innovation, education, horn, michael_horn
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Is Standardizing Curriculum a Good Thing?
Last weekend, my nephew Ryan slept over our house. He and my son, Ben are very good friends despite a two-year difference in age. Ryan is a 6th grader, Ben a 4th. On Sunday morning, they were talking about the … Continue reading
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Chasing Data
I have spent the good part of the past 6 years of my professional life analyzing assessment data. NWEAs, NECAPs (NH’s state assessment), school-based assessments, surveys, etc. I have studied proficiencies, RIT scores, grade reports and AYP calculations. I have … Continue reading
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Shared Space
As I begin to read Leading for Learning by Phillip Schlechty, I am finding myself thinking of and writing more notes in the margins than actually reading. I was stopped in my tracks when I read Schlechty’s argument for transformation, … Continue reading
Passion-based Professional Development
Yesterday, I participated in ninety minutes of professional development. I learned about: Implementing Web2.0 tools into classrooms Developing capacity in teachers Educating and informing parents about the power of Web2.0 Overcoming initial obstacles to change Strategies to engage a variety … Continue reading
My New Favorite Professor
I graduated from Colby College in 1994 with a B.A. in Biology and a minor in education. I graduated with a certificate to teach Biology to students in grade 7-12 in the state of Maine. I had a great experience … Continue reading
Posted in 21 Century Technologies, Higher Ed, Uncategorized
Tagged colby, higher_ed, personization
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