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Using my school as an example….I beleive the only outcomes we need for any lesson are these factors that my school has agreed upon: Learning is the primary focus of our school and we recognize learning as a life-long adventure. We value meaningful learning where students construct enduring understanding by developing and applying knowledge, skills, and attitudes. Increased understanding is evidenced by students who: - Explain its relevance - Describe how it connects to or conflicts with prior learning - Communicate it effectively to others - Generalize and apply it effectively to new situations - Reflect critically on their own and other’s learning - Ask questions to extend learning - Create meaningful solutions

What’s important with a PLN is not “what it does for me” but rather how I can use it to change things in education, society, or the world. Learning networks give us potential for action. For many educators, these networks function on a gift-economy basis. We’re involved in a type of social contract where we share freely with others and, in turn, we receive freely from them. Once the sharing stops, the network collapses.

Facebook friends are the Pesos of friend currency – the numbers look big but are largely useless

What can you do with and for those people in your PLN? Mobilize for a cause? Run an open course? Create something of significance (an image, a video)