This was cross-posted from my personal blog at ajjuliani.com. I love how teachers and thought leaders have been sharing resources and ideas on blogs the past ten years. It has taken the field of education from a “closed door” mentality to a vibrant community of sharers, collaborators, and connectors. This has been helped by the social steroids of Twitter and Facebook. Yet, as I continu... »
Summer is coming…quicker than we think. As a teacher I always love summer, because it is a time to decompress, reflect on the year, and plan ahead for the new year. My summer last year was different than any other because I was active on Twitter. I learned more during that summer off, than in any training or professional development sessions combined (that is not hyperbole). I love Twitter f... »
Familiarity doesn’t breed contempt then, but more like contentment. ~Dan and Chip Heath For years, psychologists have been exploring the “mere exposure” principle which states that people have preferences (often emotional ones) for things that they’ve seen or heard before. Consider your favorite song on the radio. (You know, the one that sounds JUST LIKE all your other favorite songs? Yes, that on... »
Dr. Stefani Hite spent a decade in marketing as an award-winning art director before changing careers to become an educator. Since entering the classroom in the early 90’s, Hite has taught levels ranging from Kindergarten through graduate school, been a curriculum director, teacher supervisor, and deputy head of an international school in the UK. Hite now runs Tigris Education Solutions, a private... »
Danielle Krueger is a second grade teacher in Fairfax, Virginia. This is her first year as a classroom teacher. She graduated from Penn State in 2011 where she co-founded an organization (H.E.A.L. – Help Every Angel Live) that raises money for Penn State’s Dance Marathon I am one of 8 second grade teachers at my school. I am the only first year teacher, but there are three new teachers to the grad... »
Bill Selak is an elementary music teacher and an adjunct faculty member at Azusa Pacific University and University of La Verne. For the first time in the history of teaching higher ed, another instructor is teaching the same material as I am. At our last faculty meeting, I shared most of my resources via Google Drive. To my surprise, someone actually looked at them, loved some ideas, and said, ... »
This is the second post in our February series “Best and Next Practices“. AJ Juliani is a co-founder of Education Is My Life and is a K-12 Technology Staff Developer currently running a 1:1 initiative. The Problem: We too often fail to give our teachers choice during “in service” time. Consequently, this time is frowned upon by many teachers and seen as waste. Teachers beli... »
Vicki Davis @coolcatteacher is co-founder of the award winning Flat Classroom projects and co-author of Flattening Classrooms, Engaging Minds. Her second book Collaborative Writing in the Cloud (with Common Core) will be out in the Fall. How do engineers design a car? How do fashion designers design clothing? How do teachers design global collaborative projects, MOOC’s, and blended learning opport... »
Jimmy Casas is in his 19th year of administrative leadership. He currently serves as principal at Bettendorf High School in Bettendorf, Iowa. Most recently, Jimmy was named the 2012 Iowa Secondary Principal of the Year and was selected as one of three finalists for NASSP 2012 National Secondary Principal of the Year. I recently had a phone conversation with @djschon, Director of Professional Learn... »
A.J. Juliani is a co-founder of Education Is My Life. He currently is a K-12 Technology Staff Developer overseeing a 1:1 initiative. There is a movement happening in education right now. Maybe you’ve heard about it, maybe you haven’t yet. It comes in various shapes and forms but the end result is the same: students learning what they want to learn. Yes, I said it, so let me repeat: Students are le... »
