This has been a year of tremendous growth and learning for me personally, as I learn to let “teacher” come alive in my life. I want to express heartfelt gratitude to all the wonderful teachers in my life that have lit my path with their own learning. My wish is that each of you [...]
Archive for December, 2006
Ed Tech New Year’s Message
Posted in Educational Technology, Executive Coaching, Inspiration, K-12 Education, Leadership, Leadership Development, Learning, Student Leadership, Teachers, Transformation on December 31, 2006 | 2 Comments »
The “Facts” about Internet Sexual Abuse and Schools
Posted in Ed Tech Planning, Educational Technology, Internet Safety, K-12 Education, Leadership, Learning, Student Leadership, Teachers, Transformation, Web 2.0 on December 27, 2006 | 19 Comments »
Do any of these scenarios sound familiar?
A teacher is turned down when he wants to have students do podcasts as part of his curriculum. The Director of Technology claims it’s because the teacher can’t guarantee the safety of the students.
A very technology saavy and creative art teacher wants to provide an innovative project where kids [...]
A Special Holiday Season Ed Tech Story
Posted in Educational Technology, Executive Coaching, Inspiration, K-12 Education, Leadership, Leadership Development, Learning, Student Leadership, Teachers on December 25, 2006 | 2 Comments »
So, you finally got away from the family for a few minutes and you’re checking to see if anything is up out here in Cyberspace. I’ve been looking around and the old haunts are pretty quiet. I guess that is as it should be.
If you have a few moments, here is a bit of a [...]
A Teacher’s Story (Conclusion)
Posted in Ed Tech Planning, Educational Technology, Executive Coaching, Inspiration, K-12 Education, Leadership, Leadership Development, Learning, Student Leadership, Teachers, Transformation on December 20, 2006 | 9 Comments »
It’s late in the afternoon of an off-site professional development day. The staff of the elementaty school has shared among themselves an event in their careers that has had an impact on them. One of the teachers has asked to share the story of a teacher in his group with the rest of the staff. [...]
A Teacher’s Story
Posted in Ed Tech Planning, Educational Technology, Inspiration, K-12 Education, Leadership, Leadership Development, Learning, Student Leadership, Teachers, Transformation on December 19, 2006 | 1 Comment »
I had been asked to work with an elementary school staff at an off-site retreat. It was unusual for a public school staff to have a day where they could get out of the building, get a chance to recharge their batteries, and reflect on their profession as individuals and as a buiding team; but [...]
2006 Edublog Awards Winner: Best Newcomer
Posted in Educational Technology, K-12 Education, Leadership, Leadership Development, Learning on December 17, 2006 | 6 Comments »
Thanks to all of you who been so supportive of the startup of Ed Tech Journeys. I am honored and extremely excited about winning the 2006 Edublog Award for Best Newcomer. I am proud to share this award with Paz Pena, a talented blogger from Chile.
I thought long and hard before adding [...]
I Don’t Have the Time or the Money
Posted in Ed Tech Planning, Educational Technology, Executive Coaching, K-12 Education, Leadership, Leadership Development, Learning, Student Leadership, Web 2.0 on December 14, 2006 | 2 Comments »
I began the session by asking each member of the audience to list the greatest obstacles to achieving their technology vision. The three items that were cited most often were:
1) Teacher reluctance 2) Lack of time 3) Lack of money
I recall a Director of Technology working for a district with a $100 million dollar [...]
Renewing Our Commitment to Planning
Posted in Ed Tech Planning, Educational Technology, Executive Coaching, K-12 Education, Leadership, Leadership Development, Learning, Student Leadership, Web 2.0 on December 11, 2006 | 2 Comments »
Technology planning has entered a new era. In the early years plans were focused on setting up the infrastructures necessary to move us from labs of stand alone Apple IIe’s to building-wide networks. The first wave of technology plans emphasized building out the network (wiring), providing computers in classrooms and labs (deployment), developing high level [...]
2006 Edublog Awards Nominee: Best Newcomer
Posted in Ed Tech Planning, Educational Technology, Executive Coaching, K-12 Education, Leadership, Leadership Development, Learning, Student Leadership, Web 2.0 on December 9, 2006 | 1 Comment »
I want to thank you all for being so supportive of Ed Tech Journeys. Josie Fraser notified me that Ed Tech Journeys is a finalist for the 2006 Edublog Award for Best Newcomer. I am excited and honored to be considered for this award. The readership of Ed Tech Journeys has grown phenominally since I [...]
Accountability Part 3: Inward Reflection
Posted in Ed Tech Planning, Educational Technology, Executive Coaching, K-12 Education, Leadership, Leadership Development, Learning, Student Leadership, Web 2.0 on December 7, 2006 | 2 Comments »
So, what is the Director of Technology from our two previous posts to do? How will she deal with the high school principal, the major obstacle to her achieving the district’s technology vision?
If we are committed to a purpose worth doing, in this case changing teaching and learning with technology, then rationalizing why it [...]
