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Professional Learning: A Connected Approach 18 Jul 2013 | 10:15 pm
Vincent Day is the Director of Technology Engagement & Professional Learning Coordinator at Springside Chestnut Hill Academy in Philadelphia, PA. Professional Growth I’ve spent a great deal of time ...
Informal Professional Development: A Red-Headed Stepchild 15 Jul 2013 | 07:37 pm
Kristen Swanson is the Senior Ed Tech Leader at BrightBytes, EdCamp Founder, and the author of two books: Professional Learning in the Digital Age and Teaching the Common Core: Speaking and Listening ...
Join the 20% Time MOOC Today! 8 Jul 2013 | 09:39 pm
Join us this July for our 20% Time MOOC. In the past year we have seen a boom in 20% projects and Genius Hour projects happening in the K-12 classroom. Amazing educators have pushed this movement for...
Building a Team to Learn From 3 Jul 2013 | 09:02 pm
We’ve got a “Dream Team”! This past fall I was on a mission. Anthony Gabriele, Steve Mogg, and I had recently started Education Is My Life as a group blog to cover a wide variety of educational persp...
Take on the Common Core with Innovation & Student Centered Instruction 3 Jul 2013 | 06:54 pm
As the 2012-2013 school year winds down, I thought it appropriate to (as is this month’s focus) take some time to reflect on the work done and celebrate the accomplishments of our teachers and student...
At #ISTE13 I Learned We Have a Huge Responsibility 1 Jul 2013 | 08:52 pm
As I took the time to walk around the San Antonio Convention Center on Tuesday it dawned on me. It was no longer “ok” to go to a great conference like ISTE, meet amazing educators, have uplifting conv...
Whose Banner Are You Carrying? 1 Jul 2013 | 03:32 pm
Sometimes life has a funny way of delivering what I call “reminder letters” as a way to not only encourage us to take time to self-reflect, but to also remind us that we are all responsible for carryi...
Why #ISTE13 Will Be a Tipping Point for Education 21 Jun 2013 | 01:43 am
“The tipping point is that magic moment when an idea, trend, or social behavior crosses a threshold, tips, and spreads like wildfire.” ― Malcolm Gladwell, The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make...
Blog, Blog, Blog 14 Jun 2013 | 05:02 pm
I look back without fondness on EDUC 512: WebQuest, blogs, wiki, and other web 2.0 innovations. They seemed like tools that looked cool, but things that you would never actually use in the classroom. ...
Genius Hour Mini-Documentary 12 Jun 2013 | 10:35 pm
Last year I ran 20% time with my 11th grade English classes. Over the summer I took on a new role as a K-12 Technology Staff Developer for our district. We rolled out a 1:1 initiative and my job has b...
