PLPs and literacy
Incorporating student choice into reading This screencast, from Crossett Brook Middle School, in Waterbury, Vermont, describes an action research project based
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Author: Life LeGeros
How schools can conduct a community conversation
A case study in engaging your community I attended an event last week that was of huge personal and professional importance:
Read moreWhat I Learned From My PLP
Modeling a PLP as an adult learner As a new year dawns, are you thinking about self improvement? A Personal Learning
Read moreDefining innovation in Vermont education
What do we mean when we talk about innovation in Vermont education? Recently, the #vted Twitter chat focused on innovation, and
Read moreWhat makes for good goal-setting in a PLP?
Life’s four guidelines for goal-setting In my experience as a teacher and administrator, I noticed a pattern to goal-setting in
Read moreThe Lost Art of Educational Keynoting
Two weeks ago I attended the annual conference of the Association of Middle Level Educators (AMLE). I have been working
Read moreR is for REAL Reflection
Getting real about student reflection Ah, reflection. It may bring to mind an introspective moment, perhaps gazing into the still
Read moreJ is for Just-in-time Learning
Just-in-time learning in its best form is “Just for me” learning. When you learn something because you yearn to understand
Read moreC is for Citizenship (digital of course!)
Approaching student digital citizenship from many levels Our students live in technology-rich worlds, regardless of how much technology they are
Read moreGood Stories and Hard Truths: Summer Reading
As I look at what I am reading and want to read this summer, it’s kind of all over the
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