See on Scoop.it – Educational Discourse Two educators offer insights on making the leap from teacher to technology integrator. Kelly Christopherson‘s insight: As the demands on teachers grow, coaching is becoming more important. An efffective coach can make the difference between success and giving up for some teachers. See on www.edtechmagazine.com
See on Scoop.it – Educational Discourse The shift to digital holds great promise for students and teachers but it will be challenging and confusing for leaders. As the toolset improves, it will become somewhat easier to create high performing platform-centric districts and networks. See on gettingsmart.com
Dean Shareski’s post “Why Teachers aren’t making “the Shifts”” examines reasons for teachers not making progress in changing their practices with the changes that are taking place around them. They aren’t staying current. Dean’s post is a great read and really covers much of what needs to be said. As well, there are some…
See on Scoop.it – Educational Discourse By Howard Mavity Safety professionals do a fine job of determining the “root causes” or “contributing factors” of incidents in order to prevent the next accident. Executives might … Kelly Christopherson‘s insight: In a profession which relies on the person’s decision-making ability, teaching and teacher development rarely discusses the…
See on Scoop.it – Educational Discourse By Jack and Suzy WelchHiring? What a great problem to have. It can only mean your organization is growing, which is terrific, or that you’ve got an existing position you can now fill with an Kelly Christopherson‘s insight: The 4 E’s and a P are important especially in education.…
See on Scoop.it – Educational Discourse Getting young children to take an hours’ nap after lunch could them with their learning by boosting brain power, a study suggests. Kelly Christopherson‘s insight: We all know that a nap can do wonders for you. Well, maybe we need to revisit the idea in schools! See on www.bbc.co.uk
Over the past few weeks I’ve been transitioning from being a full time administrator to being a full time dad. This past spring, I did a great deal of reflection and re-evaluated what I was doing as an educator and leader. After much searching, done while driving across the three prairie provinces for interviews, I…
See on Scoop.it – Educational Discourse Check out a roundup of Mashable’s favorite new and updated apps from the week for iOS and Android. Kelly Christopherson‘s insight: Some interesting apps. My fav is Evernote. This should be the goto app for anyone who works, has children, travels, has friends, surfs the web, goes out,… you…
See on Scoop.it – Educational Discourse Bill Gates invests in program to help teachers discover and share education … GeekWire Gates is pretty keen on using technology and data to improve education for our children. See on www.geekwire.com
See on Scoop.it – Educational Discourse I’m now enjoying the most exciting times of my career because I see that the dream of developing lifelong learners can be a reality. Kelly Christopherson‘s insight: Lifelong learning is important for all – how are we creating this in our students? See on www.edudemic.com