This afternoon, for homework, I was reading an article by Peter Senge: Senge, P. (1995). Robert Greenleaf’s legacy: A new foundation for twenty-first century institutions. In L. C. Spears (Ed.), Reflections on leadership (pp. 217-241). New York, NY: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Senge argues that leadership includes answering “how do you build the capacity [...]
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I know many of you use the “two page selected list” that I do every year. I’m really late getting it out this year because my schools are signing up for so many videoconferences, it’s keeping me busy! I don’t have to advertise as much anymore. Still, I finally got it done! I could not [...]
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Ok, I’m seriously 20 days late in finding this nifty activity, but I’m working on catching up! Steve Dembo over at Teach42 is running a 30 Days to Being a Better Blogger series and it started on November 1, 2008. So far this evening I’ve worked on my about page, my sidebar, and my blogroll, [...]
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I was intrigued by Will Richardson’s post from this week – “the less you share, the less power you have.” I’d like to state it more positively – the more you share, the more power you have. I’m thinking in particular of Monster Match and its spin offs and the spin offs from the spin [...]
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At Elevate 2008 I met Tracy Poelzer from British Columbia. She has done MysteryQuest this fall within their district, and she’s developed a rubric for MysteryQuest! Check it out here on Rubistar. If you’re doing a MysteryQuest spin-off, you may want to link to it. Be courteous and give her credit!
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Did you notice that COSI Columbus has created a new Weather Watch program? It sounds like it’s jam packed with great hands-on activities, perfect for your weather unit. I’m hoping to see one soon and blog about it. This is from the same provider that does Gadget Works. Here’s the description: Weather Watch, our newest [...]
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I need two more partners for our EcoConversations project. We’ll take classes in the US if we can’t get Canada or UK partners. Description: Students connect internationally to discuss current environmental issues and their impact locally. Students present their research and the local perspectives and then discuss the issues with the partner class. Please check [...]
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I have a session of Kid2Kid Videoconference Connections finishing up this week and next. The participants have been reflecting on the preparation for their collaborative project. Here are some comments from Shellie Jaques, Watervliet North Elementary, who is doing a project called “Gobbling Up Descriptive Writing.” It’s a spin off of Monster Match, using turkeys, [...]
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Roxanne inspired me to do a Wordle on my blog. So here it is. (click to see it bigger) I picked the one where the Read Around the Planet words were close together. It’s funny that New is so big for all the updates of content providers. Glad to see that ASK and Veterans made [...]
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We have a panel of veterans coming in on November 11 from 9:00-10:00. We’ll be using the interview format, with each class getting an opportunity to ask questions of the veterans. I need some more interactive classes! If you can join us, please sign up online here, and then email me to let me know [...]
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