With the myriad of social media tools, teachers must be very careful with the one(s) that they invest themselves in, and especially what they ask their students to invest in as well. This past week Diigo was hacked and its services were down. Many of us are already using Diigo, and I’ve been using it…
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Well, it’s almost lunch, and we’ve already accomplished so much (just check my Twitter Feed!). I’ve gotten to know a lot about the people that I’ll be learning with throughout the rest of this year. I’m sensing that there is a little bit of Vygotsky’s ZPD anxiety around blogging, what it is and how to…
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I just got the Google Calendar invite to attend the first Face2Face session for Cohort 21, and it got me thinking about the value of location to this experience. Physical location for our first meeting is at the Upper School of The York School. Just to be able to see the many other teachers from the…
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This is the first of many blog postings that will explore and reflect on the great work that my peers in Cohort 21 are doing. We’ve been trying to send the message of why this experience is so different from past professional development opportunities (HERE), and how this will benefit schools who send teachers –…
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