When I get an idea or concept in my head, I seem to see it show up in all sorts of interesting places. This story takes a few turns so be patient. The whole idea of community and creating community in our classrooms has been a very important theme in both my current class as well as the work I do in Prairie South.  In reading Here Comes Everybody, Clay Shirky...

A conversation with all 5 members, we haven’t done that for a while.  Rob, Heather, Rick, Alec and I talked about PLP, 1 to 1 computing, and PD. Some other links: Isabel Allende’s TED talk Powerful Learning Practice IT summit TLt 2010 Educon: Field Guide for Change Agents (blog post from Rodd...

I’ve been fortunate enough the last two years to work as a Powerful Learning Practices Community Leader. I’ve played the role of utility man or 6th man depending on your sport of choice. It’s been enjoyable and has been a great personal learning experience both from a community building standpoint as well as simply connecting with passionate...

Last month I posted my first effort of picture of the day set to music. I had some wonderful suggestions on how to improve it and so I implemented the most common suggestion of fading in and out each track. I switched to Final Cut Express since I have more control and can use multiple tracks. I have to admit I still feel like a novice in that program even though...

I’ve probably used the term social learning more than just about anyone I know in the past 3 years. Many believe that all learning is social. While I don’t if I completely buy that theory, I do believe that our schools in general have downplayed the value of learning with one another both in physical classrooms and in “third places“. As...