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professional learning community is simply another item to check off the list, rather than a powerful framework for redefining school in the twenty-first century. Schedules, agendas, tasks, and assignments are not necessarily bad things, but they are not sufficient for building vibrant professional learning community.
- Russ Goerend on 10 Oct 09
  
  What can we do to avoid these pitfalls?
  
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passionate
- Russ Goerend on 10 Oct 09
  
  I think this is so important. We're all educators because we are pursuing our passions. The best PLC meeting I've been in all year is when I really saw those passions come out of people.
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">I think this is so important. We're all educators because we are pursuing our passions. The best PLC meeting I've been in all year is when I really saw those passions come out of people.</div>
  
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First Steps Toward Becoming a 21st Century Educator | always learning - 0 views

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The development of a personal learning network (or PLN) is absolutely essential for any successful 21st century educator.
- Russ Goerend on 07 Oct 09
  
  The point of a PLN is that we are not alone. We're not the only ones trying to do what we're trying to do -- to be wordy. There is no reason to reinvent the wheel every time we want to try something we see as new.
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The point of a PLN is that we are not alone. We're not the only ones trying to do what we're trying to do -- to be wordy. There is no reason to reinvent the wheel every time we want to try something we see as new.</div>
  
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Once you’ve set it up, your RSS reader will aggregate all of the new posts on those fantastic blogs in one place – like an e-mail inbox for websites and blogs. Instead of scrambling around trying to find all the best new posts, just sit back and let them come to you!
- Russ Goerend on 07 Oct 09
  
  My favorite digital tool is Google Reader. Blog posts are so much more fleshed out and thoughtful than Twitter posts, and comments on blog posts can start a real discussion, instead of a simplified one like on Twitter. Don't get me wrong, I get a lot out of my Twitter network, but Google Reader is great.
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">My favorite digital tool is Google Reader. Blog posts are so much more fleshed out and thoughtful than Twitter posts, and comments on blog posts can start a real discussion, instead of a simplified one like on Twitter. Don't get me wrong, I get a lot out of my Twitter network, but Google Reader is great.</div>
  
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In order to really bring your network together, you will need to share your own thoughts and learnings with your PLN.
- Russ Goerend on 07 Oct 09
  
  I agree with this fully. 21st Century Learning involves creating and sharing like has never been possible before. We need to be reflecting and sharing those reflections. For transparency's sake, my blog is www.tagmirror.org
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">I agree with this fully. 21st Century Learning involves creating and sharing like has never been possible before. We need to be reflecting and sharing those reflections. For transparency's sake, my blog is <a href="http://www.tagmirror.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.tagmirror.org</a></div>
  
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Twitter is a powerful tool for sharing quick snippets of your thinking, for connecting with others, and for widening your information consumption a little bit at a time.
- Russ Goerend on 07 Oct 09
  
  Great description of Twitter.
  
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Russ Goerend on 07 Oct 09

Reading material for our CSIP. Preferably reading material that isn't printed out :) A good first step for our CSIP would be to get back involved with Diigo. This could be a bookmark that we could work on "making ours" by highlighting and sticky noting it.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Reading material for our CSIP. Preferably reading material that isn't printed out :) A good first step for our CSIP would be to get back involved with Diigo. This could be a bookmark that we could work on "making ours" by highlighting and sticky noting it.</div>

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Research finds that chatspeak has no impact on children's spelling ability - 0 views

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Tuttle SVC: 10 Reasons you should care about the Common Core State Standards Initiative... - 0 views

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Grading for Learning « Straight Talk from an HSD 1J Board Member - 0 views

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These guidelines were written in the Spring of 2000
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not in comparison to each other.
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Russ Goerend on 27 Sep 09

We should really pick this apart as a group.

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ASCD Inservice: Dethroning the Sacred Gods of Grading - 0 views

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Individualized Assessment on an iPod Touch Using Google Docs - via gWhiz MLA ... - 0 views

www.speedofcreativity.org/...sing-google-docs-via-gwhiz-mla ipodtouch assessment

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