Category: Reflection

Emergence of the Technology Coach

I’m a technology coach. Well, I’m not sure what my official title is. When I started at my school almost four years ago, my official title was Digital Learning Facilitator,… Read more »

Digital Citizenship in Elementary School

Digital citizenship is not about the tools, it’s about …? Yesterday, a few colleagues and I spent some time discussing teaching digital citizenship to elementary school students. Much of the conversation… Read more »

Blogging Journey

Invitation This post is motivated by a prompt, as part of a blogging club that started last week. As soon as I found out about the club, I signed up… Read more »

Worth a Second Look

I subscribe to a lot (too many) blogs in Feedly. My approach is to flick through, reading titles until something grabs my attention. Titles and headlines are very important for… Read more »

Learning2 Puts Learning First

Learning2 is not a technology conference; it is a learning conference infused with technology. Technology is the servant of learning, not the other way around. The conference started in 2007… Read more »

Top 5 Learning2 Quotes

There was a series of thought provoking and inspiring talks at Learning2 Europe 2016. In an effort to be present, I mostly recorded main ideas, next steps, things to think… Read more »

Analyzing the Learning2 PD Model

Learning 2 does a very good job of meeting the 6 elements that I’ve identified as crucial to effective professional development. Plan to participate in Learning2, be purposeful about what you participate in and how you do it, reflect after, create goals and next steps, and continue the conversation past the end of the conference.