Inquiry & Reflection for Better Learning
Will writes this week about some thinking inspired by a tweet from John Pederson: So when John Tweeted “Community building is the new professional development” it really resonated, because it suggests that unlike most so-called pd that schools offer, getting our heads and our practice around this is a process, not an event. It’s learning, […]
Read More Not “New,” “Good”I’m sitting at DIA about to board a flight to Philadelphia, headed to Educon. It should be a good conference, and much of it will be available online. I hope we all learn lots. And I hope you, wherever and whenever you are, come, too. Check out the wiki and join me and us. I […]
Read More Off to Educon. You Come, Too.I am sitting in the lobby of my hotel in San Antonio, waiting for the shuttle to take me back to the airport. For the first time since I arrived here, I am sitting at a full keyboard to write instead of frantically thumbing words into my iPhone keyboard. Here in the lobby, I have […]
Read More NCTE Brain DumpIn this podcast, recorded Friday, I talk a little bit about NotK12Online, the fine folks who will be helping me to put it together, some of my/our initial ideas, and the juicy paradox of the whole endeavour. I’ve got a great committee of folks assembled to do the beginning planning – but we’ll need plenty […]
Read More The Podcast: NotK12Online: A Scaffold We Hope You Won’t Need, But Hope You’ll Help Us Build AnywayGood morning from TIE. This morning, I’m in live blogging a session on data driven decision making facilitated by Chris O’Neal. Join me!
Read More TIE – Wednesday morningGood morning. I’m live-blogging today’s keynote presentation. The speaker is Jason Ohler. Join us!
Read More Good Morning from TIE!Good morning. I’m live blogging today from the CASL Kickoff to TIE 2008. Christopher Harris is the keynote speaker. Please join the conversation by asking questions and sharing comments.
Read More CASL Kickoff to TIE 2008Today’s podcast is a short reflection on my learning experiences today, as well as some seriously first draft thinking about information and knowledge. As always, I hope the conversation continues. Links The Colorado TIE Conference Tom Woodward The form – share your presence tools! Chatterous – TwitterChat Dave Cormier – “Rhizomatic Education: Community as Curriculum” […]
Read More The Podcast: Of Information & KnowledgeThe more I work as a professional developer and teacher of teachers, the more I am resolved that I will do my best to never create a resource for one situation that cannot be useful in another. There are too few of me and too many needs in my district to do otherwise. I think, […]
Read More Connective Writing: Multi-PurposingMary asked a question the other day that I thought was worth pulling into a main post. She : Bud (and others), how do you envision students using CoverItLive for anything related to citizen journalism? -Mary I : Mary, What a great question. I’ve got a longer post that I’d like to write about […]
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