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With good reason, much is made of learner agency but the concept of teacher agency is important too. If we hope to build a profession in which we are all self-navigating life-long learners, we must acknowledge the role that teacher agency plays. 

"Teaching, if you let it, will take over your life. Too many of us can think of times when family were put into second place behind our teaching commitments, not to mention our health, diet and sleep. Despite all the talk of wellbeing, a culture of 'look how hard I work' pervades our profession. Not surprising when this is often encouraged and rewarded. In this UKEdChat we will discuss the merits and pitfalls of navigating this difficult balance and, together, find some solutions."

An interesting take on the nature vs. nurture debate as it relates to "giftedness." It adds support to the rationale for personalizing learning so that all students can reach their potential.

There is a debate taking place in the world of education. It is not a new debate but recently it has gathered new energy and the boundary between polite discussion of opposing views and hostility has been stretched. The debate is that between those who are advocates of inquiry based learning and those who believe direct instruction produces the best outcomes. - This article explore how the debate has gone wrong and fails to serve the needs of learners.

Thoughtful post by George Couros on leading in a context of change. Moving forward -- key ideas knowing the distinction between learning about v. learning with technology. 

Misuse of standardised testing

good resources for teaching with technology

Great list of resources! Brian Housand, in my book however, has it backward. "Starting with the technology" is a big no-no. This leads to technology as a "replacement" vs. a "transformation." Starting with the objective and then using technology effectively to reach that goal while engaging students in 21st Century learning skills is key.

I'm going to use this with my students to teach fact-checking vs. "seems legit" culture that pervades Twitter, Facebook, and other social media.

spatial inequality, climate change

"I thought it was appropriate to ask the question to my PLN (or what I perceive as my PLN) via Twitter. I asked if anyone had a definition for a PLN, or if they knew the difference between a personal learning network and personal learning environment (PLE). I received varied responses, and the majority of these are pasted below."

A cute logic game where users must help a bear get honey. Play full screen at http://static.mathplayground.com/logicgames/bear_vs_bee.swf http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Educational+Games