Teachnology Adventures @ Cohort 21
These posts are related to my “Action Plan” associated with the Cohort21.
Written by Marcie Lewis
Throughout my teacher training program and various professional development opportunities, I have written and rewritten my philosophy of education multiple times. It usually resulted in a number of pages of educational jargon with examples of how I have demonstrated these beliefs in practice. In preparation for the Cohort 21 final meeting I noticed that we … Continue reading “Philosophy of Education: 140 characters”
Written by Marcie Lewis
Reflecting and refining our action plans today has allowed me to see some of the small steps or victories that have been happening as I try to encourage the sharing of best practices and innovative strategies in my division. Some of the small victories that have happened over the past few weeks include: • having … Continue reading “Moving Forward: Action Plan Next Steps”
Written by Marcie Lewis
Upon the suggestion of Garth to examine some of the obstacles when developing a collaborative culture I began to look at the work by Andy Hargreaves around collaboration and contrive collegiality. Although this work was originally published in 1990 it is still very relevant today and I think that it speaks to the notion that … Continue reading “Collaboration and Contrived Collegiality”
Written by Marcie Lewis
The faculty members at every school are made up of a wide variety of professions each with different strengths, passions, and areas of personal professional interest. This is one factor which makes our schools rich learning environments and allows schools to offer programs that appeal to a wide variety of students. Knowledge is traditionally dispersed … Continue reading “Knowledge Management”
Written by Marcie Lewis
I was digging around tonight looking for some information on “best practices for sharing best practices or innovative practices” (as much as the term “best practice” doesn’t completely sit right with me). One of the great things about this topic is that it isn’t a problem solely faced by the educational industry so there are … Continue reading “Action Plan: Digging In”
Written by Marcie Lewis
Over the past few years the most common comment that I have heard about why teachers aren’t using more technology or why they are not comfortable using technology, is because they don’t have the time. I think that a lot of people automatically assume that in order to incorporate technology into their classroom it is … Continue reading “Action Plan: Initial Thoughts”