A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 17, 2021

At the individual level, intrinsic motivation drives educators to actively seek opportunities that support their diverse learning interests and needs. Social media has played a considerable role in this area over the years, demonstrating the power of Personal Learning Networks (PLNs) with learning anytime, anywhere, and with anyone.

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 8, 2013

They desperately sought time during the school day to engage in professional growth opportunities, learn how to integrate Web 2.0 tools, and develop their own Personal Learning Networks (PLN’s). Jerry provided examples of how he has integrated specific concepts and insights learned from each book.

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A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 23, 2010

This is a common medium to discover best practices, examples of innovation, and learn from professional experiences of both novice and veteran educators. This tool is a great way to curate information to satisfy even the most finicky of learning needs. Personal Learning Network Professional Development Social Media Web 2.0'

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 5, 2019

I have also been blessed to observe great examples that members of my Personal Learning Network (PLN) make available on social media. Artifacts such as assessments, lesson plans, unit plans, projects, and examples of student work can easily be converted to a sharable link using Google Docs.

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A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 22, 2024

Take lesson planning, for example. Then, attend and implement strategies gleaned from professional learning. You can also leverage professional learning communities (PLCs), personal learning networks (PLNs), or other growth opportunities. There is a great deal on the plates of teachers and administrators.

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Neo LMS

OCTOBER 17, 2019

For example, if schools want teachers to manage their time better, they should try to reduce the admin work before creating online courses on time management. building a personal learning network online. Online learning is not about absorbing information in front of a screen. Provide opportunities to practice.

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Neo LMS

MARCH 9, 2021

For example, an English teacher might stumble upon this meta-analysis that looked at 41 summer reading programs across 35 studies and found that lower-income students from kindergarten to eighth grade benefit the most from these programs. Read more: Top learning myths to leave behind in 2020. Your personal learning network (PLN)?

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The Web20Classroom

JULY 5, 2010

Also, last Spring I got several other members of my PLN to give me the reason why their PLN is important to them and why they find theirs valuable to their professional learning. So those are just a few examples of why a PLN. What are your reasons? Why is your PLN valuable to you? Leave some comments below.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

All of these examples are at the core of essential skill sets that most schools "want" students to possess, but many schools do a poor job of creating a culture that integrates them across the curriculum. View this post as a call to action.

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A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 30, 2014

From my point of view educators become quickly attached to one specific social media tool as their go to source for his/her Personal Learning Network (PLN). Take Twitter for example. Now anyone who knows me knows that I absolutely love Twitter as a professional learning and networking tool.

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A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 16, 2013

As she explained the project to me I immediately asked her if she could email it to me so I could not only share it, but also gather some feedback for her from my Personal Learning Network (PLN). A person should be willing to do a job he/she hates to provide for their family. So what do you think of this project?

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A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 4, 2016

Suggestions for improvement should always contain clear, practical examples and strategies that a teacher can begin to implement immediately. Either provide an example that you have created or co-create an assessment together. This is leading by example at it’s best. There is no perfect lesson. Timely feedback is also essential.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 9, 2014

The teachers are very new to web tools, developing Personal Learning Networks (PLNs) and are currently teaching full time. Their presentations should include screenshots, links, and examples. These are some examples of their eportfolios. Challenge: Have your students reflect on their learning for the semester.

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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. For example, there is a much larger global conversation going on about recycling and reducing our use of certain materials. Some of them prefer to seek classroom collaborations directly.

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A Principal's Reflections

JULY 14, 2010

As I became active on Twitter members of my PLN (Personal Learning Network) began to suggest that I start a blog. I want to brag about my students and staff while providing examples of innovation. I often marveled at the creative thought and passion that so many educators put into their writing.

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The Web20Classroom

MAY 12, 2014

Then face-to-face time is spent going deeper with that understanding, creating something or looking at how the learning can be applied. The post on The Flip Side Of Professional Development really captures how to make this work and gives several examples. Professional Development is more than just flipping the traditional models.

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A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 18, 2012

As I became active on Twitter members of my Personal Learning Network (PLN) began to suggest that I start a blog. I want to brag about my students and staff while providing examples of innovation. There might not be a better conduit for learning from practitioners or medium for public relations than blogs.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 12, 2018

My personal learning network is key to my success with integrating robots into our activities,” Innes says. “I With my example of the bilingual students learning their spelling sight words, we start with a simple lesson — learning the words,” says Innes. The students were learning about Jackson Pollock.

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A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

21st Century Educators must be able to adapt, communicate, take risks, model, continually learn, collaborate, exhibit vision, and lead. Tools for Learning Twitter : Improve instruction through global collaboration (sharing resources, best practices, lesson ideas, acquire knowledge, networking, tracking conferences, etc.),

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A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 20, 2019

Motivated and inspired I then began to seek out research and more examples of successful implementation that aligned with our goals while addressing specific challenges. The content they shared included policies, procedures, pedagogical techniques, and professional development, but more importantly, tangible improvement results.

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The Web20Classroom

MAY 14, 2012

Blogs are a great example. Here is one I did a while back asking for my Personal Learning Network (PLN) to give me ideas on what their PLN means to them? You can find Voicethread examples for all grade levels and curriculum areas. There are lots of tools that you can use to help kids collaborate and reflect.

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 25, 2011

It was at this time that I saw the error in my ways and began to leverage the power of a Personal Learning Network (PLN) to effectively integrate an array of tools that I had never knew existed. Even though I have highlighted examples specific to technology, there have also been changes focused on curriculum and programming.

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The Web20Classroom

MAY 17, 2012

In 2009, Beth Still started the ISTE Newbie Project to serve as an example of how people who are connected to one another on Twitter can work together to do great things. For three years in a row she tapped into her personal learning network to raise money to send three different Newbies to ISTE.

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A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 15, 2014

Just like the examples above, it is our work and commitment to making a difference in the life of a child that is our main motivational force. The more I learned in digital spaces the more I began to take risks to improve the culture at NMHS. My Personal Learning Network (PLN) became, and still is, my most valued professional resource.

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Nik Peachey

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

This is just a quick posting to share a session on building your own Personal Learning Network, that I did for teachers in British Council Bilbao recently (25th September 2010). link] I'm on Facebook too and am in the process of creating a page for people interested in learning technology in ELT.

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Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 18, 2015

Writing my blog has also become a vehicle to share my work with other educators and build an invaluable personal learning network. For example, Chapter 1 covers topics ranging from the benefits of blogging to choosing a perfect niche to what readers want from a blog. I know many teachers are curious about blogging.

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The Web20Classroom

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

Frequent Reflection -Learning happens throughout the process and not necessarily at the end of a unit. Portfolios and process journals, for example, provide a reflective space for students capture their learning. In Authentic-Based Classrooms regular reflection is a must.

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A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 21, 2016

We can learn many lessons from the past about change and disruptive leadership as certain organizations have embraced innovative ideas while changing the way in which they learn. Let’s take a walk down memory lane to see firsthand some powerful examples of disruptive innovation in action. Let’s look at another example.

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The Web20Classroom

JANUARY 18, 2012

Using Blogs As A Part Of Your Personal Learning Network -Blogs are a great way to keep your finger on the pulse in your area or in education in general. This site has sample permission forms, and examples of how blogs are used in the classroom. Find out how by reading this post.

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Edsurge

APRIL 6, 2020

Pacansky-Brock stresses how valuable it can also be to take an online professional development course, as I did previously through the Digital Pedagogy Lab.

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The Innovative Educator

APRIL 6, 2014

Guest post by Connor Wood I had never heard of a Personal Learning Network (PLN) before Lisa Nielsen asked me to write about mine. Jerry and Lisa, for example, both recommended I get in touch with Nikhil Goyal. Allowing me to contribute this guest post is an example of that. Personal Learning Network'

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The Web20Classroom

JANUARY 12, 2010

Here''s Twelve Examples tags : leadership , favorite Google Tools for Teachers (NCTE 2009) tags : Google , favorite Wiki Skills on Flickr - Photo Sharing!

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Educational Technology Guy

FEBRUARY 27, 2015

Edutopia has a great article by Vicki Davis entitled "A Guidebook for Social Media in the Classroom" that goes over these concerns, myths about social media in education and some great tips and examples for using social media. It''s a must read.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

OCTOBER 4, 2015

Provide them with examples of heroes who achieved greatness by failing many times. Provide students with examples of people their age accomplishing the incredible with social media or their. Let’s provide moments where we laugh, explore, and discover with our students so they see the value of enjoying learning!

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Teacher Reboot Camp

OCTOBER 4, 2015

Provide them with examples of heroes who achieved greatness by failing many times. Provide students with examples of people their age accomplishing the incredible with social media or their. Let’s provide moments where we laugh, explore, and discover with our students so they see the value of enjoying learning!

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 12, 2016

An Informational Guide to Young Children’s Outdoor Play Spaces [PDF] by the Consortium for Health, Intervention, Learning and Development (CHILD) – This guide is based on the 7 C’s identified by a five-year study of outdoor play spaces at child care centers in Vancouver. Classroom Environment Board by What Have I Learned.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 7, 2016

Their example and actions were always impacted to teach me to be a better student and person. I have seen the most impact in this area by taking control of my learning through the formation of a Personal Learning Network (PLN). Everything we do in education is for our students. I could go on and on.

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