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01 Nov 09

15 Free Guides That Really Teach You USEFUL Stuff

Think of this as your personal help desk for all of the things you always wanted to do with your laptop.

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18 Jun 09

Langwitches » Defensive Teacher Attitude- Just the Way it is?

Sylvia Tolisano's post about defensiveness and how to combat it.

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  • I have said, “We must be explicit about what we want students to know, understand and be able to do.”


    What some heard was, “You are not doing a good job.”


    I have said, “We will be more effective [if] we collaborate and work together to figure out how to best meet the needs of our students.”


    What some heard was, “You are not doing a good job.”


    I have said, “The responsibilities of public education have changed; we can learn together how to be successful in this new environment.”


    What some heard was, “You are not doing a good job.”


    I have said, “I believe in the ability of teachers to reach and teach ALL children.”


    What some heard was, “You are not doing a good job.”

    • Ouch. But I think we've all been in this spot before when working with teachers and introducing change. We enter a room and immediately people feel their competence is in question. Starting from there, how do you build? - on 2009-06-12
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12 Dec 08

ed4wb » Blog Archive » Insulat-Ed

Will Farren's post using excerpts from Shirky's book to demonstrate how change is possible.

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21 Aug 08

Drape's Takes: Sometimes Low-Tech Trumps High-Tech

Great use of an old trick to network people together and force them to be part of the solution.

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02 Jul 08

Jakesonline Wiki

Jakes' presentation on how to effectively provide for professional development within a school district.

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Generation YES Blog » Blog Archive » 6 degrees of professional development

Great article from Sylvia Martinez about the elements that make up professional growth and how they combine and affect one another.

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