Final Week

Think back to your investigations of Twitter or other PLNs.  In this weeks post, report on your experiences and give us your final thoughts...what are you taking away from this summers study?  What were your "keeper" moments?   (we are pretty flexible...if you want to talk about something, else feel free to do so...as long it pertains to our topic:)

Chapter 5: Empower Your Students

This week the IDOE question asks you how you empower your students in the classroom.   http://elearningbookclub.blogspot.com/2014/07/thrive-week-6-empower-your-students.html

If you are not posting on the IDOE book club, you can choose to answer this question in addition to our discussion question this week.

Our discussion question this week comes from page 93.

How do you embody one or both of the following quotes:

• Although the tools will come and go, how you model lifelong learning will stay with your students long after they leave your classroom.

• Standing still in these times is not an option.  Your teaching must change and respond to the evolving world around you.

We have one more week to finish up.  Next week, you will be asked to report on your twitter/PLN experiences and to comment on what you are taking away from this summers study. ( I will go ahead and post this question later this week so that you can go ahead and finish if you want - so please start thinking about your answer).

Chapter 4: Listen to Yourself

The IDOE discussion this week asks about whether you listen to yourself or are bombarded with the “noise” that surrounds you. Take a look at http://elearningbookclub.blogspot.com/2014/07/thrive-week-5-listen-to-yourself.html and post if you are interested.

Our discussion this week focuses on page 69.  Tell us about a time when you have gone through the 3 steps listed on page 69 in order to overcome resistance. What was the product? Was it successful? How did you feel at the end of the process/project??