Professional Learning Communities Wrap Up

If you’re like me, you don’t have a lot time to spend, well, on anything that isn’t important. You take care of your kids and other family members. You go to work. You come home and take care of the kids and family again. Then, when you have a minute to yourself, you try to [...]

Read Full Post »

Teaching Educators How to Play

We’ve been talking about developing Learning Communities for Educators.  Perhaps in order to effectively engage in a learning community and learn from each other we need to re-learn “how to play.” I want to make the argument that more teachers need to learn how to play and see  the importance of “play” in learning and [...]

Read Full Post »

Want to Hang Out with 20,000 Educators?

When I first joined Classroom 2.0, Lee Anne Morris welcomed me to “MySpace for Educators.” That’s not a bad place to start understanding the Classroom 2.0 community. You can create a customized profile, add pictures and music, share thoughts in blog posts and discussions, and connect with friends and colleagues. Unlike MySpace, this community is [...]

Read Full Post »

It takes a Village

Years ago I taught math for my local high school. The math teachers on my wing would gather in the hall between classes to discuss what worked and, more often, what didn’t. This was especially helpful when we had new textbooks or were implementing new strategies. We learned from each other.
I missed the opportunity to collaborate, [...]

Read Full Post »