Goal 1: Me Manifesto #30Goals
I must admit … I’m SO EXCITED! Last year, when I discovered Shelly Terrell, her website “Teacher Reboot Camp,” and her #30Goals initiative, I felt like that was exactly what I needed to REBOOT. So … here we go again … #30Goals in 2012! My Manifesto I believe that all students deserve the [...]
5 Favorite Blog “Posts” This Month – July
This listing is my top 5 blog posts for the month of July (maybe bleeding over into the beginning week of August). My goal is to share what I have learned from others in my Professional Learning Network … those that make up my professional development online.
#RSCON3 – Reflection Part 2
It’s been almost 24 hours since the closing session, and I am still amazed at all that I have learned. So, I think this reflection is going to focus on the technology that I witnessed this weekend. A couple of months ago, a dear colleague of mine asked me to help her create, write, and [...]
#RSCON3 – Reflection Part 1
#RSCON3 was so powerful that 1 reflection post will not be enough. So here is the 1st of many. 
100 Tools in 100 Minutes
Today, I had an awesome opportunity to co-train other mentors in the value of technology. My co-trainer, Christie, and I gathered 100 sites to provide others with a survey of the Internet. As our director checked on our progress, we admitted that she was “enabling our addiction.” (We weren’t very productive simply because we “played” [...]
7 Favorite Blogs This Month
As I was considering what to write about, I began reading some blogs of my favorite educators. As a new blogger, I have found wisdom and a value in writing from reading other posts. In honor of their inspiration this year, I thought I would promote their writing. 1. Justin Tarte’s Life of an Educator [...]
Goal 28: Teach Digital Citizenship
Goal 28: Teach Digital Citizenship As our world continues to unite through the various medias available – MySpace, FaceBook, Twitter, Skype, Edublogs, etc. – we have an even greater moral obligation to teach our students appropriate social norms. These common courtesies that we expect in our students should not be assumed. We need to teach them [...]
Goal 27: Establish a Web Presence
Goal 27: Establish a Web Presence “In the Web 2.0 world, self-directed learners must be adept at building and sustaining networks.” ~ Will Richardson In this day of a global community, establishing a web presence will allow us to leave digital footprints that have positive messages. Think of all the politicians, professional athletes, musicians, business [...]
Goal 26: Support a Movement
Goal 26: Support a Movement “We must remember that one determined person can make a significant difference, and that a small group of determined people can change the course of history.” ~ Sonia Johnson Tonight, I was training new teachers in an “orientation to our district” course that is usually taught to newly hired teachers [...]
Goal #24 … Support Character Development
Goal 24: Support Character Development “The unfinished character of human beings and the transformational character of reality necessitate that education be an ongoing activity.” ~Paulo Freire How often have you seen people serving others with kindness? I am reminded of the insurance commercial that shows people doing kind things for others simply because they witnessed [...]
