myPDtoday – Page 12 – Every day is a PD day

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…

Houston, I think We have a (Disengagement) Problem

July 14, 2015kellywchris2 Comments#saskedchat, #skblog15, action, blogging, connecting, growth, innovation, inspiration, professional development, risk, safety, school, sharing, support#change, #learning, collaboration, education, goals, security

Is the focus on engagement off the mark?

No, We Don’t Want You

July 12, 2015kellywchris#saskedchat, #skblog15, action, blogging, connecting, Future, growth, innovation, inspiration, Leadership, risk, risk taking, safety, security, sharing#change, education, future education, goal setting, goals, leaders, risk takiing, stories, storytelling

Dealing with rejection helps us to be able to say “Yes” to ourselves more and more.

But is it Effective?

July 8, 2015kellywchris#saskedchat, #skblog15, action, blogging, connecting, effectiveness, growth, inspiration, networking, professional developmentblog challenge, collaboration, strength, teachers, teaching

Do we sacrifice effectiveness on the altar of efficiency?

Come on, Share your Spark

July 7, 2015kellywchris#saskedchat, #skblog15, action, blogging, Blogroll, connecting, growth, inspiration, learning, professional development, Strength, Teachers#change, collaboration, insipiration, strength

What’s motivates you and gets you fired up?

It’s about being Curious

July 4, 2015kellywchris#saskedchat, #skblog15, blogging, connecting, Future, growth, Leadership, networking, sharing, Strength, Teachers, teaching#change, #twitter, blogging challenge, education, leading, strength, teachers

It’s about being curious and rediscovering wonder and awe and jumping in puddles!

And this is why…..

March 21, 2015kellywchris#saskedchat, connecting, Leadership, Teaching and Learning, Technology & Learning#change, #learning, #technology, 21st century skills, educational leadership, networking, networks, school change, teacher growth, teachers, teaching, technology and learning

I’ve seen this a few time over the past week or so. I realize that we’re two decades or more into the technology integration phase in education. I know that we need to integrate technology and that, by now, this shouldn’t even be a discussion. But it is. And it will continue to be for…

"relentlessly pursue supporting educators to develop creativity and innovation in the classroom through connections, resources, actions, focus, and effective professional development.”