by Donna Miller Fry (@fryed)
Yesterday I had the opportunity to share with educators around the world in a conversation about what personalized professional learning should look like. What do you think? What do you want your professional learning to look like? Check out http://ossemooc.wordpress.com/ for more personalized professional learning opportunities. Streamed live on Jan 21, 2014 The Google Doc […]
It’s that time of year when almost any outdoor activity during the work week requires an additional accessory – a headlamp. Last night, when I paused for my beagle to grab a drink at the water’s edge, we could see a ribbon of light on the horizon as the sun faded for the day. I […]
Recently I had a second opportunity to listen to the Director of Education for the Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board, John Malloy, speak at a conference (#NOELonline). Below are my notes (with personal annotations) from his presentation. What are our beliefs as educators? Photomatt28 via Compfight cc We have beliefs around what classrooms should look like […]
What assumptions do we make about the life trajectories of the students in our classrooms? Over the past three days I have been very fortunate to have the opportunity to share in learning with the Northern Ontario Education Leaders at their fall conference #NOELONLINE. The pre-conference address was given by the Director of the Bruce […]
“Start With Why” by Simon Sinek suggests that great leadership begins with asking the question, “Why do we do this?” as a focal point for our actions. Understanding our purpose, our philosophy, is fundamental for educational leaders. I have written about the importance of this in the past (You Need to Know What You Stand […]
Whenever someone is presenting on the value of Twitter for teachers and educators, and there is a shout out for “tell us who you are and why you love Twitter for education”, there is always a flurry of people talking about how they love twitter for connecting with other educators, for conversation and for sharing […]
Teamwork is powerful. Working with others to achieve a common goal is such an invigorating experience. In education, it’s what we do for kids. Collaborative inquiry into how best to help students learn brings meaning to our profession. Back when my son was building his cycling career and he got his first really big win, […]
I enjoy reading Hattie’s work (Visible Learning and Visible Learning for Teachers), but in all the quality time I have spent with Hattie’s writing, I have only really thought about how it applied to children/students. My first day in #etMOOC changed all that. I have been encouraging educators I work with to engage in the […]
Learning is messy. Learning is not linear. Learning happens everywhere. Jackie Gerstein has shared her ideas on deep learning here, and this quick video captures the flavour of how unpredictable learning can be: Learning is Messy from James Michie on Vimeo. “Learning is about ideas. Learning is about sharing. Learning is about connections.” It is […]
How do you get more pleasure in your life? According to cognitive psychologist Paul Bloom, the answer is to study more (I don’t think even Dan Pink came up with this one as a motivator!). Seriously, to appreciate and truly derive pleasure from so many things in life, you need to understand them, says Bloom […]
