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• Mumbai Workshop – 2

  
  Educational Origami — Authority: 118
  Mumbai is dirty! There are piles of refuse and waste littering the streets, the waterways are black and their banks littered with plastic. Its Hot, sweaty, smelly and crowded. There seems to be no plan in how the city has developed. Mumbai is a city of contrast, with extremes from “wow!! to whoa!?”. From poverty ...
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• Mumbai Workshop – 1

  
  Educational Origami — Authority: 118
  My time in Mumbai has been frantic. Over Friday, Saturday and Sunday, I ran 12 one and half hour long sessions on the ITGS syllabus and assessments. It was intensive, demanding and immensely beneficial. I frequently refer to Dale’s learning cone in my presentations and consider it as I teach, but this workshop ...
  8 hours ago

• NCTE 2009

  
  The Reading Zone — Authority: 416
  Today was uplifting, inspiring, and outstanding. I regret that I did not go to all four days of NCTE and I definitely plan to go back the next time the convention is in the area. If you have not gone to NCTE you need to get there- it is unreal! (I do, however, regret having to get up at 4:30am to get into Philly by ...
  9 hours ago

• The Collaborative Aftermath ...

  
  (SM)eech — Authority: 112
  Logo by Matt Fuller On November 7th, 2009, I had the opportunity to work with a local team of "Tech Facilitators" to develop an experience for teachers who are working in school districts that feed into New Trier High School that focused on "Collaboration".  We affectionately named it, " Collabocon ".  ...
  12 hours ago

• The Lords of Discipline: A Journey of Self Discovery and Shared Experiences (Guest Profile, Troy Evans)

  
  Procurement Insights — Authority: 131
  Appearing for the first time as a Guest Host on the December 4th PI Window on Business Show is Jim Bouchard. Jim’s “Think Like a Black Belt” mindset and resulting journey parallels in principle that of the protagonist from Pat Conroy’s 1980 novel “The Lords of Discipline” Will McLean, in that it has ...
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• AASL Reflections: Opening Keynote

  
  Informania — Authority: 100
  Earlier this month, I was among one of over 2800 school librarians attending the AASL Conference in Charlotte, NC. From the moment I picked up my nametag and conference information until the moment I left the closing celebration, I was totally captivated by the experience. It has taken weeks to try and sort out all ...
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• The Lords of Discipline: A Journey of Self Discovery and Shared Experiences (Guest Profile, Neil Ducoff)

  
  Procurement Insights — Authority: 131
  As reported in my November 20th post, Jim Bouchard will be appearing for the first time as a Guest Host on the December 4th PI Window on Business Show. Joining Jim to offer their unique perspectives on life and the discipline it takes to succeed are three equally inspirational individuals whose understanding and ...
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• NCSTA: Day 2 of Teaching and Learning

  
  Keeping Kids First — Authority: 100
  Today was the second full day of teaching and learning at the 4oth annual North Carolina Science Teachers’ Association, and what a day it was! I want to share some about what I learned, and even some about I shared in my sessions. Dr. Joseph Levine gave a fascinating keynote this morning titled “What’s Up ...
  2 days ago

• Response to Paul (on PD must be better)

  
  Learning is Change. — Authority: 104
  This post is in response to a comment on my last post which went something like this: As I read your list I went back and forth agreeing with you. Do you ever question if it is not how we do PD but the audience that we have hired and put into the “seats?” Do you think we could stop “doing PD” if we ...
  2 days ago

• Not-live Blogging – Alfie Kohn, at QPAT Convention 2009

  
  Leading From The Heart — Authority: 110
      Apparently there has been a provincial teacher’s association convention in Quebec every year since sometime in the 1800s. I did not know this.   It is interesting that Alfie Kohn is speaking tonight to teachers of a system who are fed up with grades. More on that later, he’s taking the podium.   ...
  3 days ago

• Notes from “Integrating New Literacies into Classroom Practice and the Resulting Impact on Site Leadership”

  
  Digital Writing, Digital Teaching — Authority: 110
  Notes from “Integrating New Literacies into Classroom Practice and the Resulting Impact on Site Leadership” NWP 2009 Annual Meeting This session invited four teacher consultants/tech liaisons to discuss their personal experiences with technology and the ways in which these experiences led to changes in their ...
  3 days ago

• Not-live blogging: Understanding the Teen Brain or ‘Teen Whispering’

  
  Leading From The Heart — Authority: 110
    This could also be subtitled ‘my journey from negative to positive head space through frustration to futility and emergent adaptation and integration’. This will make more sense as you read through these notes. It’s a long post. But I came to some aha moments throughout and definitely at the end in terms of ...
  3 days ago

• Sweet Searching with Google

  
  Thumann Resources — Authority: 112
  There are so many search tools available in Google that this past August when I presented at the Google Teacher Academy in Boulder, Colorado, I named my presentation “Google Search: At A Mile A Minute”. I spoke as fast as I could and showed as much as I could in the 30 minutes I was allotted. But, I have to ...
  3 days ago

• The Lords of Discipline: A Journey of Self Discovery and Shared Experiences (Guest Profile, Mark Altman)

  
  Procurement Insights — Authority: 131
  Appearing for the first time as a Guest Host on the December 4th PI Window on Business Show is Jim Bouchard, whose “Think Like a Black Belt” mindset and 20 year quest for what he refers to as “the keys to personal and professional success,” has made him a much sought after speaker and successful author. ...
  3 days ago

• EDMPASS Meeting Next Week

  
  SQLServerPedia — Authority: 147
  Next Wednesday night, November 25th, I will be taking part in a panel discussion hosted by the Edmonton PASS Chapter. Yeah, Edmonton. Alberta. Canada. America’s Hat. Just slightly West and North of Moose Jaw. But still south of Nunavut. Bonus points if you have even heard of that place. All that is my way of saying ...
  3 days ago

• Looking for Corporate Funding?

  
  Philanthropy Front and Center-San Francisco — Authority: 125
  You may first want to learn more aboutcorporate funding for nonprofits and we have several opportunitiesavailable. Our seminar “ Securing Corporate Partnerships ” isfor grantseekers who want to explore various corporate/nonprofitpartnership models and provides our most in-depth learning experience.  ...
  3 days ago

• Buyers Meeting Point: A Community of Purpose for Purchasing Professionals

  
  Procurement Insights — Authority: 131
  When I recently spoke with Buyers Meeting Point “BPM” founder Cindy Allen-Murphy about the exciting things that are happening around her web services site for purchasing professionals, I could not help but look beyond the innovative tools and expanding resources to see the emergence of a true “community of ...
  3 days ago

• UCEA Week 01: I gave a bad presentation yesterday

  
  Dangerously Irrelevant — Authority: 550
  I gave a bad presentation yesterday. It wasn’t bad because I had poor content or delivery. It was a bad presentation because I didn’t sufficiently account for the needs and understandings of my audience. Let me explain… I’m in Anaheim, California for the annual conference of the University Council for ...
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• Online workshop – Institutional Copyright Policies

  
  [ArLiSNAP] — Authority: 116
  Via ACRL College Libraries listserv. Note that this course is being taught by the legal counsel for RISD, so expect some discussion of copyright policy as it pertains to artwork and art-centric institutions. It is offered by the Center for Intellectual Property and can be taken as a stand-alone course or towards CIP ...
  3 days ago

• What is a working wall?

  
  Literacy Resources — Authority: 110
  We talk a lot about working walls and model them on our talk for writing training so it is fantastic to get some feedback from teachers about what they are doing in their classrooms. A working wall is a temporary display for any or all curriculum areas that shows the build up or progress towards an outcome. It ...
  4 days ago

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