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A connected educator: Believes in sharing and collaboration Uses technology and its connection to other educators to learn and teach Practices and models lifelong learning, which is often a concept professed to students as a goal of education Uses the tools of technology to personalize his or her professional development Is a relevant educator, willing to explore, question, elaborate, and advance ideas through connections with other educators If not comfortable with new technology, still shows a willingness to explore its use Views failure as part of the process of learning May put creation over content, and relevance over doctrine.

The real commonality of connected educators is their use of technology to collaborate in the pursuit of lifelong learning.

we are in an educational transition that requires change.

Reading and Writing

students need to be technical readers. They need to learn how to comprehend complex text and be able to write it too.

“You ought to run some of these businesses and see how good your analysis was.

somebody has talent and good people skills and drive, I think you can stretch them and put them in a job that they’re not quite ready for, so they grow into it.

t’s really about opportunity. I’m taking these lessons in how people treated me as a young professional and use those l

1. Remember to use both sides of your brain: instruction and management.

4. Always be professionals in conversations, emails, social media, and personal appearance.

6. Be a goal-setter personally, professionally and collaboratively.