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Teach.com – a resource for new and aspiring educators

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Teach.com is a comprehensive educational web resource dedicated to discovering, discussing and encouraging great teaching around the world. With America’s need for more great teachers, particularly science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) teachers, Teach.com provides current and aspiring teachers an easy-to-navigate map outlining the steps to become a teacher, including information on teacher salaries, teacher preparation and [...]

Why is it Important to be a Connected Educator?

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Tim Holt ask several folks to create a 1 minute video of why its important to be a connected educator for a project he is doing.  Here is what I shared with him.

Wax on…Wax off and other lessons learned

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  Men are anxious to improve their circumstances, but are unwilling to improve themselves; they therefore remain bound.” James Allen “Any change, even a change for the better, is always accompanied by drawbacks and discomforts.” Arnold Bennett “And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the [...]

Congratulations, winners!

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A hearty congratulations goes out to our three winners of the Connected Educator book drawing! Your comment was chosen via the random number generator and we’ll be sending you information about your prize shortly. I look forward to hearing any feedback you may have about the book and hearing how you’ll utilize your learning experience [...]

An interview, plus win a signed copy of The Connected Educator

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What a whirlwind month it’s been! My book was published and I’ve been traveling quite a bit. One of my favorite stops was for my presentation at the Solution Tree authorspeak2011 conference to kick off the release of my book: The Connected Educator – Learning and leading in a digital age. Learn all about the [...]

In Defense of Rigor

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One thing I have come to appreciate about the Voices from the Learning Revolution bloggers is they know how to stir the pot. Chris Preston’s latest post, Can Learning Be Engaging AND Rigorous? not only stirred up the stew but raised some steam. It all began with a Tweet. I tweeted Chris’ post out, and [...]

Connected Coaching in Connected Spaces: The Other New Leadership Skill

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[cross-posted] The back story The October 2011 edition of ASCD’s Educational Leadership recognizes coaching in education as “the new leadership skill” — and features more than a dozen articles by practitioners and leading experts, including Bob and Megan Tschannen-Moran, Jim Knight and Elizabeth City. All in all, it’s a great issue — a power-packed resource [...]

How to Get What You Want

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There is no past we can bring back by longing for it. There is only an eternal now that builds and creates out of the past something new and better. – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe This post is inspired by the anger, jealousy, weariness and frustration from educators I have seen and heard lately as [...]

My Teaching Channel Adventure: Connected Coaching, Social Media & Some Serendipity

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Have you heard of the Teaching Channel? Neither had I until a talented video producer gave me a call and asked if I would be willing to serve as a pedagogical expert in a short professional development video. My task: Coach a first-year social studies teacher through the process of integrating social media into her [...]

The Connected Educator

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Finally! The cover to our book: The Connected Educator: Learning and leading in a Digital Age which comes out early Oct. Lani and I hope you will consider reading  it and getting a copy for your faculty as well. Who should read this book? To all learners—educators, teachers, administrators, curriculum developers, parents, and students—who have [...]