This makes sense when you think about it. We operate under the idea that success leads to happiness and we teach it to our kids–if you work harder you’ll be successful and THEN you’ll be happy.…
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(No Ratings Yet)Loading...Last week I had the opportunity to take part in a presentation for all the prod reps in our district. The presentation ended with a focus on creating a personal professional development plan. When asked if we already had a professional development plan, I smugly raised my hand.…
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Coursera
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It has finally arrived. The new university. The first update in 500 years. And it looks really good for learning. You get the best lectures and the best materials and the best classmates in the world, for free.…
(No Ratings Yet)Loading...High school science classes are yearlong, in-depth courses over one topic, such as biology, physics, anatomy, etc. The opportunity exists to RUN with it; dig deep with PBL and ignite passion in kids about topics they never knew they might be interested in or care about.…
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I spent time this weekend reading part of a report titled Next Generation of Community Revitalization, published by The Bridgespan Group. The report profiled initiatives that are bringing together many different partners in “collective efforts” aimed at solving complex problems.…
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This photo was posted this morning at Learning2Gether:The Podcast. In the article Vance Stephens (shown in photo with me) describes the session we co-moderated yesterday in the Learning2Gether portal.
Vance says of the session: “Dan talked about how he conceives channeling knowledge into action through a 4-part strategy he articulated through mindmaps and other visuals.…
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My 6th graders and I are jumping into Skype for the first time and going global thanks to our school librarian, Susan Anderson and Tricia Scott, tech specialist at central office. Thanks to both of you for your help this week.…
(No Ratings Yet)Loading...Often I learn to understand what I’ve been doing by seeing how others present similar ideas. Over the past few years I’ve followed many people who share ideas in a variety of blogs, web sites, videos, social media sites, etc. I’ve pointed to many on my own blog and web site and even collect some of the links in my web library.…
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Evening fun. Enjoyed the artistic process of sorting through pictures and building my daily 365 project series. Added March 26 to April 5. …
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