Ontario educators Donna Frye and Mark W. Carbone have been spearheading the Ontario School and System Leaders Edtech MOOCommunity this spring. In April, the OSSEMOOC blog shared 30 guest posts, one each day, written by Ontario educators as they reflect on aspects of their own professional learning over the past month. The broad prompt for the posts was “What Did I Learn Today?” and today Donna and Mark continued to encourage us all to make our own professional learning more visible and more collaborative:
We all have a story to tell, and we learn from each other. Together we are stronger and wiser. Connected learning takes many forms: observing, reading, asking, reflecting, writing, speaking, audio, video and collaborating. Connected learning and leading is a participatory culture. It takes time, time to jump in, time to create new routines and time to build comfort. Courage is needed to put yourself “out there” and find your voice. It is worth the risk to gain insight, broader perspectives and recognize that “the smartest person in the room is the room”.
from 30 Days of Learning in Ontario: What Did We Learn Today? (posted today, May 1st)
The Posts
If you did not have an opportunity to follow the 30 Days of Learning in Ontario, I invite you to relive the experience by reading and commenting on the following posts from the past 30 days!
- Day 1: Your Voice in Connected Learning Professional Practice by Mark W. Carbone (@markwcarbone, +markwcarbone)
- Day 2: Keep It Short! by Cathy Beach (@beachcat11, +Cathy Beach)
- Day 3: What I Learned Today (at #OTRK12): Not having the answers feels good! by Brandon Grasley (@bgrasley)
- Day 4: The Power of Perseverance by Aviva Dunsiger (@avivaloca)
- Day 5: It’s the Little Things! by Heather Theijsmeijer (@HTheijsmeijer)
- Day 6: Wow what a great day of learning at the Ontario GAFE Summit by Jonathan So (@mrsoclassroom)
- Day 7: A Future Space for Teachers to Share by Louise Robitaille (@robitaille2011)
- Day 8: Feeling Off-Balance is Okay Julie Balen (@jacbalen)
- Day 9: The Power of Support in Sharing by Jaclyn Calder (@jaccalder)
- Day 10: Letting Learners Lead by Scott Monahan (@monahan_scott)
- Day 11: Living Out Loud by Emily Fitzpatrick (@ugdsb_missfitz)
- Day 12: Supporting Educators and Promoting New and Improved Learning for Our Students by Deborah McCallum (@bigideasinedu)
- Day 13: Our First Edcamp by Paul McGuire (@mcguirp)
- Day 14: Words That Resonate – Inspiration from Google Summit 2014 by Bea Meglio (@megliomedia)
- Day 15: Explicit Instruction vs. Inquiry Approach- Parent Edition | Media Madness by Lindy Henderson (@hendylou)
- Day 16: What CAN I Learn Today? #edCampSWO #edCampLDN by Andrew Forgrave (@aforgrave, +AndrewForgrave)
- Day 17: Using Twitter for Professional Learning by by Brandon Grasley (@bgrasley)
- Day 18: What Are We Trying To Do Here, Anyway? by Donna Fry (@fryed)
- Day 19: EdCampSWO: The Learning by Mrs. Lewis (@mrslewistweets)
- Day 20: Sharing My Learning at #OTRK12 by Heather Touzin (@heathertouzin)
- Day 21: Connected Learning with Grade 3s by Mark W. Carbone (@markwcarbone, +markwcarbone)
- Day 22: Modelling a Growth Mindset by Daniel Pinizzotto (@mrpinizzotto)
- Day 23: Leaping Ahead With Our Own Learning by Brenda Sherry (@brendasherry)
- Day 24: Learning About Feedback by Michelle Parrish (@mproom31)
- Day 25: Just Do Something! by Kellyann Power (@kellypower)
- Day 26: Modelling the Knowledge Building Circle by Heidi Siwak (@heidisiwak)
- Day 27: This Week in Ontario Edublogs by Doug Peterson (@dougpete)
- Day 28: Engaged Learners Need “Just Right” Feedback by Rita Givlin (@RitaGivlin)
- Day 29: The Value in Preaching to the Choir by Stacey Wallwin (@WallwinS)
- Day 30: Taking Chances by Denise Buttenaar (@butden)
As we advance into the month of May, the Ontario School and System Leaders Edtech MOOCommunity will move ahead to explore the topic of Digital Citizenship, and I look forward to following, and participating in, the conversations that ensue.
Join in by following @ossemooc on Twitter, by monitoring the #ossemooc tag, and keeping an eye on the OSSEMOOC blog.
The learning continues …