Curation – Professional Learning Project – Part 2

Stacia Johnson and I have been learning independently and working together to formulate an understanding and practical knowledge of curation and curation platforms.  I ended my last post with these thoughts.

What are my next steps?  How will I engage myself in my inquiry?  

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Open to Learning

This is one of two posts I’ve been meaning to write since I attended ASCD13 in Chicago over my spring break.

After I attended the ASCD Conference in Chicago, where I learned so much, I went home to my parents’ place for a different kind of lesson.…

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Learning to Lead by Being Falafel

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My permanent residence is in my head.  Often I am a wee bit philosophical.  Talking about my thinking helps me to create space and relevance for it in my daily actions.  Currently, I’m trying to cultivate more positive thoughts so that my actions reflect that positivity.  …

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Why is this called an iMovie project?

“Why is this an iMovie project?” 

This question came from one of the students in the class where I am working.  A puzzling question to me, the teacher, because I thought we had talked about our learning journey.

I, too, had been thinking about this learning journey; where are we really heading?…

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Productive Learning is a Process

As part of my learning to integrate technology into the literacy classroom, I’m considering the goals for myself and the students.  And as always asking many questions.  Using Will Richardson’s questions from his recent article in Educational Leadership as a springboard, I considered my own:

What do students need to know to be successful in the future?…

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Left? Right? Which BRAIN is learning?

Brain Building in Progress

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Generally speaking, I’m usually good at learning the technical aspects of something.  Learning the steps to making a great layup in basketball for example is easy, I can even put them together and do a technically near perfect attempt.  …

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Pink Shirt Day

My first big project for the school with iMovie.  I’d love feedback and comments.  The girls would love to hear them too!  It’s also posted on our school Facebook Page, here.

As for learning iMovie, I think I have the basics but am definitely interested in getting a little bit more creative.…

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Adventure School

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“We are the stories we tell.” – Darren Kuropatwa

“The truth about stories is that’s all we are.” – Thomas King

The job I had before I got back into teaching elementary school was with a Japanese Company called FIA in a program called Adventure School. …

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Curation: Professional Learning Project

Along with Stacia Johnson @staciajo33, we are exploring our love of information in new and exciting ways.  You can see her journey and insights on her blog.

I’ve always been a gatherer of information.  I’ve always enjoyed sharing what I know, sometimes randomly and sometimes purposefully.  …

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