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Unplug’d 2011: The Change We Need

By Andrew, on August 15th, 2011

It is clear that many significant and long-lasting effects will result from Unplug’d 2011: Canadian Education Summit 2011.

Chapter 1: The Change We Need

However, one of the early and tangible products to emerge from Unplug’d 2011 will be a multiple-format publication, “Why ________ Matters.”   Comprised of a series of short essays written by unplug’d delegates, the . . . → Read More: Unplug’d 2011: The Change We Need

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Unplug’d 2011: Unplugging to Connect

By Andrew, on August 12th, 2011

by Andrew Forgrave and Kim Crawford

Central to Unplug’d was the notion of leaving the Internet behind. Various thoughts on connecting, unplugging, and focusing attention have started to emerge.

What did it feel like to unplug?

Close to The Edge by aforgrave, on Flickr (CC)

Kim: I didn’t have far to go from ‘plugged’ to . . . → Read More: Unplug’d 2011: Unplugging to Connect

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Conversations about Unplug’d: Canadian Education Summit 2011

By Andrew, on August 11th, 2011

Unplugd 2011

by Andrew Forgrave and Kim Crawford

This past weekend, 37 connected educators from across Canada gathered in Toronto for the Unplug’d: Canadian Education Summit 2011. While we shared a few initial hours getting to meet one-another face-to-face within the relative comforts of the Toronto Westin Harbour Castle hotel, after a few hours . . . → Read More: Conversations about Unplug’d: Canadian Education Summit 2011

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The Future is Already Here

By Andrew, on September 24th, 2009

The Future is Already Here … it’s just not very evenly distributed. – William Gibson Attribution Listen to the NPR Interview Nov 30, 1999

Ontario educator Doug Peterson (@dougpete on Twitter) sent out a tweet yesterday morning which immediately caught my attention, “Just blogged: Great opportunity for Ontario Teachers. Yesterday, the Ministry of Education announced . . . → Read More: The Future is Already Here

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Response to "Why Everyone Needs a Great PLN"

By Andrew, on September 10th, 2009

Mary Beth Hertz (@mbteach on Twitter, Philly Teacher on blogger.com) is a highly valued member of my PLN (Professional/Personal Learning Network). I met Mary Beth in Washington, DC at the annual ISTE EdTech conference — NECC09, and we have continued to maintain a valuable ongoing dialogue in the months since that time. As a . . . → Read More: Response to "Why Everyone Needs a Great PLN"

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I Need My Teachers to Learn

By Andrew, on September 1st, 2009

Kevin Honeycutt‘s recent video I Need My Teachers to Learn came through my Twitterstream this evening.*

* courtesy of @mguhlin, who in turn was forwarding a link to Richard Byrne’s site Free Technology for Teachers, who himself references Wesley Fryer’s Moving at the Speed of Creativity blog. Wes heard of it from Rae Niles. I haven’t chased the thread further back, . . . → Read More: I Need My Teachers to Learn

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Collaborating and Leading to Promote a Shared Vision

By Andrew, on August 27th, 2009

Establishing a vision to work towards is an important component of implementing and achieving positive movement forward. Without a vision, it can be all to easy to spend a lot of time doing a lot of things that don’t colletively contribute to anything. Without a shared vision, it can be truly difficult to “get all . . . → Read More: Collaborating and Leading to Promote a Shared Vision

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