Reflections on Learning
Over the past few years at Garnet Valley, we have really made professional learning a priority (see Designing Teacher Centered Prof Learning 1 & 2). This past few months have really ramped up for our Elementary and Middle School English … Continued
The Why- Revisiting a Text In preparation for a grad class focused on using technology to support writing & literacy across the content areas I am facilitating, I recently reread Mary Ehrenworth’s Looking to Write: Children Writing Through the Visual … Continued
“Research shows that teachers-not books, not technology, not buildings, and not even class size-are the single most powerful driver of student performance.” AJ Juliani, Inquiry and Innovation in the Classroom. In a recent L.E.A.P. meeting during which we were discussing how … Continued
“Good professional learning matters. A lot.” Dr. Kristen Swanson, Founder of the Edcamp Movement and Chair of the Edcamp Foundation Board Since I just spent the last few days with a number of amazing educators at the Learning Forward #LearnFwd15 … Continued
With the holiday seasons approaching here in the U.S., it is common to ramp up the conversation around reflecting and around ‘giving thanks’. I am turning 40 this year, so the ‘reflecting’ piece has been a constant. As chance would … Continued
Or an apt sub-title, Why I Started to Blog/Write Again… In a nutshell, for me, it is about two concepts: perspective and modeling. This November will be the two year mark for a post I wrote titled Waking Up Rip … Continued
“The camera is an instrument that teaches people how to see without a camera.”-Dorothea Lange What is Literacy? Contrary to the once commonly held belief that teaching reading and writing is solely the responsibility of elementary teachers and secondary English … Continued
Reflections on Edscape, Learning, and #ISuddenlyHadAFeelingItWasAllConnected On waking, he found himself on the green knoll whence he had first seen the old man of the glen. He rubbed his eyes—it was a bright sunny morning. The birds were hopping and … Continued
As Thanksgiving approaches, so does the Fall round of Parent-Teacher Conferences. Over the past thirteen years as a teacher in both a middle and high school, I have had a wide range of experiences with parent meetings and parent conferences. … Continued
“And gladly wolde he lerne and gladly teche.”- From Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales Chaucer, in a simple phrase used to describe his Clerk, set the foundation for describing the qualities of an Outstanding Educator. It can be … Continued