July 2015 – myPDtoday

But I Can’t “Just Do It!”

July 30, 2015kellywchris#saskedchat, #skblog15, blogging, connecting, effectiveness, Future, growth, innovation, inspiration, Leadership, risk#change, collaboration, education, educational leadership, future education, goal setting, leaders, support

Change is difficult and it requires preparation and support throughout the process. “Get on the train or….” doesn’t really fit.

#saskedchat July 30, 2015 – #tlap

July 30, 2015kellywchris#saskedchat, #tlap, connecting, growth, innovation, inspiration, Leadership, learning, networking, pirate, professional development, risk, risk taking, school, security, sharing#change, education, expectations, teach like a pirate

It was another amazing #saskedchat tonight. Dave Burgess dropped by at the start of the chat to get things going. @MrALongstaff and @brettReis then took over and guided the #saskedchat ship through a great chat focused on Teach Like a Pirate. The participants had some great ideas and suggestions for building relationships with students in…

What Can One Do?

July 22, 2015kellywchris#saskedchat, #skblog15, action, blogging, connecting, effectiveness, growth, innovation, multipliers, networking, professional development, risk#change, collaboration, future education, goal setting, Power, risk-taking

How can one person make a difference? What can educators do to make a difference?

How do you connect to the world?

July 19, 2015kellywchris#saskedchat, #skblog15, action, blogging, connecting, Future, growth, inspiration, Leadership, PLN, risk, social justice, twitter#change, future education, global society

Connecting students with the world is important but it can be somewhat daunting. The one thing we can’t do is continue to be quiet and avoid talking about these events.

Let’s Talk about the Learning … not the grading

July 17, 2015kellywchris#saskedchat, #skblog15, action, blogging, connecting, growth, innovation, inspiration, networking, professional development, risk, risk taking#change, #learning, assessment, collaboration, evaluation

Let’s talk about learning and change the story being told about schools.

5 Ways to Empower Educators

July 15, 2015kellywchris#saskedchat, #skblog15, blogging, connecting, effectiveness, growth, innovation, inspiration, Leadership, professional development, risk takingeducation, empowerment, future education, support, teacher growth

Ever feel totally empowered? Like you could do anything? I know that when I feel this way, I sure can get a lot done, more than I thought was possible when I began. When I’m not empowered? I’m disengaged from the task or problem that I’m working on. Now this happens for a number of…