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"We put together an infographic that describes some leadership qualities that can be developed and put in your own "skills" filing cabinet."

Instead of painstakingly building local majorities, they attempted 2 compel entire populations. http://t.co/bWjeteFQYK #scalefail @sewilkie

"Administrators across the United States are recognizing that the education system needs fundamental changes to keep pace with an increasingly complex global society. Yet, the deeper we get into the process of change, the more confused we can become. We need some sense of what to expect and what direction to take. Seeing the patterns of change can be difficult; stakeholders in a system tend to see change primarily from their own perspective. Often teachers may not understand what is seen by administrators and parents, nor do administrators or parents see change from a teacher's perspective, or from each other's. To give stakeholders an aerial view of the shifts occurring in educational systems, the matrix "A Continuum of Systemic Change" defines six developmental stages and six key elements of change (see fig. 1). A composite of experiences in systemic change from across the United States and at all levels of education, the matrix provides stakeholders with a common vantage point for communicating and making decisions about change."

Alan November #tech_k12 Leadership Workshop Collaborative Notes: http://tinyurl.com/techK12 Diigo Group: http://groups.diigo.com/group/tech_k12_november

In this podcast, Alan interviews Silvia Tolisano, 21st Century Learning Specialist, along with other administrators, teachers and students at Martin J. Gottlieb School. Here, students are being encouraged to take more of a leadership role in their learning as they take part in a variety of jobs inspired by Alan November's article, Students as Contributors"

"if responding personally to text isn't leading students to deeper understanding, then where should teachers turn to help students improve their comprehension? We should turn to the text itself. Enter close reading."

In the spirit of the 2012 Olympics, classes have chosen different countries to research and represent them. We have decided to display class happenings through class blogs. Please Enjoy.

24.3 Why cognitive tools? The history of educational communications and technology includes numerous examples :of failed innovations and unfulfilled promises. Cognitive tools could become yet another casualty in the difficult struggle to improve teaching and learning unless it has a strong foundation of theory and practical principles to support it.