A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 21, 2014

First and foremost, make the time to learn, grown, and get better as opposed to finding the time. There is nothing more important to an educator, outside of working with kids, than professional learning. Through social media a Personal Learning Network (PLN) provides a great antidote to the age-old time excuse.

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A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 30, 2019

The other is ensuring what has been learned leads to improvements in teaching, learning, and leadership. For the purposes of this post, let’s put aside more traditional pathways that are either provided to educators or ones that are sought out, such as conferences and workshops. Just let me know!

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A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 19, 2021

These stem from a variety of factors, including isolation, excessive time on social media, watching parents struggle financially, and the impact of the virus on the health of family members. Uncontrolled or unchecked emotions lead to negative impacts on learning. Do you need to conference with the teacher?

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 19, 2020

You can either lurk and learn or develop your own Personal Learning Network (PLN) to farm the best ideas and strategies that are actually working in similar demographics. When using social media, think about the platforms being used and mix it up by mashing together text, hyperlinks, images, and video.

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A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 8, 2020

For the most part, this consisted of attending mandatory district “PD” days, professional learning communities (PLC)’s or approved off-site experiences such as conferences, workshops, or webinars. In March of 2009, I began to use Twitter, and it was at this time that I began to create a Personal Learning Network (PLN).

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The Web20Classroom

JUNE 26, 2010

Conferences are great ways to make lasting connections with people.to grow your personal learning network. Before the conference I had the chance to fly out to Colorado a few days early and spend time with people I had never met. Yeah, you might not really know that person sitting next to you. What do you think?

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Digital Promise

MARCH 26, 2019

Go to conferences. Attending conferences, while expensive, can help you stay on the cutting edge of edtech. The International Society of Technology in Education (ISTE), for example, has a fantastic conference every summer that highlights the newest edtech products from around the globe. Ask around via social media.

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A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

21st Century Leadership Shift Happens (must see video for any educator unfamiliar with the tends and impacts associated with technology and social media. 21st Century Educators must be able to adapt, communicate, take risks, model, continually learn, collaborate, exhibit vision, and lead. What did I miss?

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 18, 2017

And although they’re an impressive group, representing over 250 organizations, they’re doing what you should be doing: forming a Personal Learning Network (PLN) that benefits both themselves and the wider education community. It’s a great way to promote a learning culture at work while expanding your own network.

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A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 4, 2016

With the evolution of social media yet another responsibility was added to my plate in the form of digital leadership. This adds a whole new level of credibility to the post-conference. To compliment traditional means of professional learning, work to create or further develop a Personal Learning Network (PLN).

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The Web20Classroom

JULY 28, 2010

What I really enjoyed was there were so many people there that I knew because of social media. Members of my PLN (Personal Learning Network), PLC (Professional Learning Community), colleagues, whatever you want to call them, (I call them all friends) were there sharing their learning with not only the new teachers, but with me as well.

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A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 8, 2013

However, the mounting pressure from ridiculous mandates as a result of the current education reform movement and massive budget cuts across the country, have made it a challenge to learn through traditional pathways. Without funding, many districts no longer allow leaders to travel to national/state conferences or even attend local workshops.

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A Principal's Reflections

JULY 21, 2014

As social media embracement was not even a blip on the radar at this time, these teacher leaders were quite skeptical about the alleged benefits I described. Undeterred, I continued to talk about the concept of a Personal Learning Network (PLN) and what it had done for my professional growth.

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The 21st Century Principal

FEBRUARY 19, 2013

“Social media has offered us a platform where we can learn from and with the smartest people we ‘meet’ from around the world, whenever we need to or are ready to go.” Scott McLeod & Chris Lehman The School Leader’s Guide to Social Media Personal Learning Networks existed long before there was an Internet.

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Ditch That Textbook

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

I am at one of the biggest tech conferences in the United States, all by myself, and I have no one to eat lunch with, recap a great session, or explore the exhibition hall with. “I I am here to learn and I will just […]. I can do this. I GOT THIS!”, I think to myself.

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Neo LMS

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

This should remain a possibility once it’s safe to gather more people in one conference room again. Plan for short online learning sessions during the school week, or bundle a number of them during school breaks. Some swear by their PLNs (Personal Learning Networks) or CoPs (Communities of Practice). Divide and conquer.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 28, 2023

With built-in student differentiation and support, every student gets a personalized learning experience designed for their unique needs. Teaching Writing in Small Groups A Teacher's Guide to Reading Conferences. Jennifer's Podcast: To the Classroom Conversations with Researchers and Educators. Book and the 2.0

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Teacher Reboot Camp

JUNE 23, 2016

If you need some inspiration, try going on an epic conference selfie adventure and check out my #NotAtISTE ignite below. All teachers who feel they are on a mission to provide meaningful learning are rockstars in my book. I am excited to meet you and hope to spot you at one of these events. I will be presenting on engaging parents.

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Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

Social media: platforms like Twitter help teachers build their personal learning network and share teaching tips and tricks. Discussions can be synchronous (via video conference) or asynchronous (via an online forum). Some of them prefer to seek classroom collaborations directly.

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The Web20Classroom

JANUARY 30, 2013

I''ve had the pleasure of spending time at the Florida Educational Technology Conference, better known as FETC. Held in Orlando, educators from across Florida and the world really, are here talking educational technology and learning together. Today was filled with lots of sessions and even a presentation from yours truly.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Translated, it means that the video-based social media platform is biting into the search engine’s popularity. That makes it second only to YouTube in social media popularity. Wilt speculates it’s personal learning pursuits, not those related to school, that have them turning to TikTok.

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Waterford

MARCH 11, 2021

This can be tremendously beneficial—for instance, when scheduling online learning or virtual parent-teacher conferences when in-person learning isn’t possible. Be active: Prioritize active digital activities, like online learning games or interactive lessons, over passive activities, like watching a video.

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A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 8, 2017

We had a vibrant conversation on the topic of Digital Leadership with a focus on school culture, embracing change, strategic use of social media, the Model Schools Conference , and innovation. You can view the Google Hangout video HERE.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 23, 2017

Listen to Terry Freedman talk about how to get the most out of education conferences and ISTE. LIVE webinars and am an organizer for the K12 Online Conference and EdCamp Phoenix. Be sure to share what you learn; no matter how or where, give credit. VICKI: The ISTE Conference is here. Twitter handle: @pgeorge.

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Ed Tech from the Ground Up

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

That’s the question my startup co-founder and I asked ourselves when we reconnected at an apps conference for speech language pathologists in 2012. At the conference lunch break, my co-founder Beth Lawrence and I pondered the idea of building an app ourselves.That discussion launched our journey. How hard can it be to create an app?

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 30, 2016

The concept of a Personal Learning Network (PLN) has been around for a couple of years now. Carve out a little time each day (15 – 30 minutes) and use one of many available free tools to learn. I swore I would never be on social media as I didn’t have the time for it and that it would not help me professionally.

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 3, 2010

On a crisp, sunny Saturday morning in October, approximately 400 passionate educators congregated at New Milford High School for the Tri-State Educational Technology Conference (TSETC). The keynote then began and the conference was officially underway. Matt Ray provided updates on the conference and posted them to his blog.

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User Generated Education

JANUARY 22, 2023

I still am an early adopter of technologies in that I believe many can benefit students in their learning. As many in education know, commentary about ChatGPT is appearing on the news, social media, and the internet. I get frustrated when I see conference presentations about 50 educational technologies in 50 minutes.

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The Web20Classroom

MAY 11, 2012

NETS Aligned Tools tags: web2.0 resources literacy A Teacher’s Field Guide to Parents | Ecology of Education tags: parents favorite Why Do We Connect? YouTube tags: videos Trapped on an Escalator - YouTube tags: videos Posted from Diigo. YouTube tags: videos Trapped on an Escalator - YouTube tags: videos Posted from Diigo.

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User Generated Education

JULY 2, 2017

Articles, resources on social media, and conference presentations on these topics are proliferating at a rate that most educators are now familiar with maker education. I do conference presentations where I have educators and librarians make paper circuits and Gami-bots. ” Mitch Resnick in [link].

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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.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 17, 2015

The social media network can be Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or just about anything, although the sheer numbers of educators on Twitter is astounding and becomes quite useful. When you go to conferences, meet other educators. Step 2: Build Your Personal Learning Network (PLN). You learn about them and join in.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 18, 2020

Much like how social media giants Facebook and Twitter are utilizing our digital footprints to better understand consumer behavior, teachers are also turning to data analytics to learn more about their students. These devices double as both a whiteboard and a screen. Data Analytics. 3D Printing.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

When it comes to personalized learning in the classroom, no single thing has been as powerful as Genius Hour for my students. What happened, however, was a side effect I could have never envisioned: This form of personalized learning turned a team of 120 individual eighth graders into a community.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JULY 25, 2012

We have three great world-wide virtual conferences coming up in the next few months. Learning 2.0 ( [link] ) August 20 - 24, 2012 Just announced! This conference has a short lead time (right around the corner!), Learning 2.0 Learning 2.0 They are part of my Web 2.0 A full strand list is available ? can be found ?

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

AUGUST 10, 2012

The Learning 2.0 virtual conference is just around the corner (August 20 - 24 [link] ). Learning 2.0 is a free conference and is held online, in multiple time zones, over the course of five days. It is a unique chance to participate in a global conversation on rethinking teaching and learning in the age of the Internet.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

Steven Anderson, Lisa Schmucki, and Shaelynn Farnsworth discuss the value of a personal learning network. Steven Anderson published a book with Tom Whitby in 2104, The Relevant Educator: How Connectedness Empowers Learning. How can we help more educators cultivate and grow a personal learning network?

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