Always time for a little more PD... Logical and Critical Thinking

I loved seeing this on facebook this morning.  So often I say how much I love my work and this is a large part of why I love it!  I am passionate about what we do!

Today I was working with a colleague, Simon, who has just started participation in this MOOC!  It is crucial to the work we are doing so, why not, I thought... and I signed up too!

LOGICAL AND CRITICAL THINKING

THE UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND

There is always room for a little more PD.  I have just checked out the crowdsourced pdf supporting our journey and I am inspired...

Let the learning begin...

Module 2 - Becoming a connected educator #28daysofwriting Day 8

Woohoo - here I am arriving into Module 2! Better late than never....


"Coaches working with teachers and principals can support this need for emotional release. In my coaching work, I find that a solid chunk of time is always spent giving clients space to process emotions. Until they have had time to talk and sometimes cry, we can't get to the lesson planning, leadership team agenda, or data analysis. That's just the way it is. And yes, sometimes I feel like a therapist, and coaching is not therapy, but it's the reality of how things are in our schools and what educators need. My job as a coach is to meet people where they are and help them move forward. And the road forward is full of emotions, but there's no other way to go -- and a coach can develop skills to move someone down that road and not get stuck in it."

Healthy teams
Emotional Resilience
Systems change


http://www.edutopia.org/blog/instructional-coaching-transforming-schools-elena-aguilar


How to use Role-Play in Teaching and Training
By Mohan Kumar

http://gettingsmart.com/2012/01/personal-learning-networks-for-educators-10-tips/ 

A very enjoyable read by Mark Wagner!

"Learning to network - networking to learn."

• Connect
• Contribute
• Converse
• Request
• Blog
• Tweet
• Join Classroom 2.0
• Use Google+
• Be patient
• Be authentic

As I am reading this my mind keeps tracking back to October 2014 when Connecter Educator Month took NZ by storm.  What a truly MAGICAL time that was!

Personal Learning Networks for Educators

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6WVEFE-oZA#t=313

• Accessible
• Two way
• Aggregate Resources
• People - colleagues
• Active participation

Power Up! / Put the "Personal" in Your PLN  Doug Johnson

"I define a PLN as a self-created set of experts, colleagues, and resources—usually dependent on networked technology—that meet one's daily learning needs."

WOW - what a MAGICAL time that was!  Three hours spent catching up!  So many amazing connections and tweets have happened in amongst and around my online learning tonight! And a new word to add to the mix - learnaholic... Thanks to Becky Hare for adding that word to my repertoire.... 

Coaching Digital Learning Day 4 #28daysofwriting

I am finding it exceptionally challenging to make time in my week for this MOOC.  

Today I caught up with Jennie and we talked for ages.  She is on an exciting Science learning journey this year and part of her role is the time to read and reflect.  I reminisced about 2011 when I had a study leave year and read voraciously and studied at leisure.  I LOVE reading and LOVE new learning.  I NEED to find time in my day for it!

I wonder if I set aside 1/2 an jour a day if I could commit and make a dent in my reading pile???

How do you manage to keep up with your reading and learning commitments?

As I complete Unit 1 I have set up my Instructional Technology Coaching Action Plan and I am working through these reflections...

What is an Instructional Technology Coach?

How can an Instructional Technology Coach help me?

How do I contact my Instructional Technology Coach?

I am also reflecting again on the goals for this course and making sure I am committing... 


Goals for Participants
Understand the role of instructional technology coaches in guiding educators to integrate technology effectively;
Explore the potential of web-based tools to enhance your Professional Learning Network (PLN) and knowledge base as a coach, as well as facilitate connections with educators worldwide (Twitter, Zite, Pinterest, Flipboard, Facebook, Blogs);
Understand and apply frameworks, like the Technological Pedagogical And Content Knowledge (TPACK) framework and Substitution, Augmentation, Modification, and Redefinition (SAMR) as guides to the best intersection of curricular standards, sound pedagogy choices, and technology;
Explore strategies to support classroom teacher practices that enhance students’Collaborative work, Communication with multiple audiences, Critical thinking, andCreativity (Four C’s);
Deepen your understanding of the elements of Digital Citizenship to coach both educators and students toward digitally safe learning environments and habits;
Experience personalized application of your new learning and job-embedded practice;
Create an Instructional Technology Coaching Action Plan that serves as a scaffold for guiding your colleagues and others toward effective digital learning; and
Contribute to the learning of others who participate in the course.