Archive forDecember 2nd, 2007

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Leader vs Learner…

December 2, 2007 | 1 Comment

As I have been working with teachers on trying to change the focus from teaching to learning, I have been trying to change the language I use to promote the point.
In conversations, I am trying to replace the word “teacher” with one of two terms, depending on the nature of the focus. [...]

Dec

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Leading in the future?

December 2, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Having been recently invited to join my district’s Leadership Development Program, I spent the better part of two days this week in the first module, which focused on developing “Professional Learning Communities”.
It was an interesting couple of days, with many opportunities to share and influence through conversations. I’ll add more at a later date as [...]

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The tool is irrelevant…

December 2, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Since my post on the new Livescribe e-paper system a couple of weeks ago, I have had many teachers and readers offer comment on the  new developments.  Some have expressed interest, wanting to order it for their learners.  Others, like Dan, saw the marketing video as being quite teacher-centered.
Doesn’t the scenario presented in the Livescribe [...]