Mar

10

Designing a Great Professional Learning Community and Fostering Collegiality

March 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment

A new group has been formed at my school seeking to define the best practices in terms of fostering a professional learning amongst colleagues on campus.  Our goals are influenced by research by Judith Warren Little (1981), whose definition of collegiality encompasses four specific behaviors:
(I)  Adults talk about best practice frequently
(II)  Adults in schools observe [...]

Nov

14

Classroom 2.0 LIVE Chicago Event

November 14, 2008 | 1 Comment

Just this past weekend, I was able to attend the Classroom 2.0 LIVE Chicago gathering in the Kenwood neighborhood of Chicago (just a few blocks from President-elect Obama’s home!). It was a very organic gathering of ed techies and educators (and an NPR reporter as well). We discussed wikis, google apps, twitter and [...]