Splashing!

Thanks to Bill, our 6th grade history teacher, I had that extra cup of coffee this morning - straight from BTG! That began the theme of the day - BEDLAM! Bedlam in the good sense of the word - creative energy all over the place! Blogs were the 'fire' of the day - or rather the spark that ignited tons of questions, observations, and opportunities to interact with colleagues. We all learned a bit more and I firmly believe that these will impact our learning much more than we can predict. I also spent time discussing forums for an upcoming presentation by our Dean of Faculty. Again, this provides learners with a place to pause and reflect on the subject matter. Teachers can tap into the thought process of these learners, encouraging deeper reflection or commenting on new ideas. We need to pause and reflect. I need to pause and reflect. What are the best practices? How do we best encourage learning and ownership of this extraordinary adventure?

I am glad it is Friday - as I walk the dog along the lake, I will reflect back on this week and school. With a clarifying pause, I will have my coffee on Monday morning ready to harness that energy called learning.

Jumpin' In

I'm jumping in!! I've spent weeks - maybe months - encouraging others with their blogging adventures. Perhaps it has been years... It's time to share the stories, enthusiasm, successes and challenges! Be it bedlam - with a cup of coffee in hand, one can do anything! Tomorrow morning I'm meeting with a 6th grade teacher to spend some time in ancient Egyptian blogs - he offered coffee or tea for meeting! Students are posting and commenting. The magic of Egypt will be alive for a few weeks and shared with parents and grandparents around the world. What an audience!



That's the point - we want learning to go beyond the walls! My comment on the SAASLibrary Weblog http://saaslibrary.wordpress.com/ sums it up for me and what I envision for every learner.



Each opportunity for people to access information with ease keeps us all moving forward! Imagine an email inbox without those headings…..Has anyone seen….
Remember the first ‘open concept schools’? Extended day schools? Year long schools? Now all of those ideas are no longer boundaried by ’school’ - it is all everyday learning - no limits!



Jumping in....splashing around!

Pushing 'publish'......