Currently, I am attending the TESOL Greece conference and presenting on Personal Learning Networks (PLNs). I have learned so much from my PLN that I have decided a personal challenge for me for 2010 is to persuade other educators to engage in a PLN. I passionately believe this would change the face of education.
Passion, a funny creature…..
Perhaps, you will understand what passion does to you? It makes you do crazy things like poor your heart and soul into ambitious tasks. I love what I am doing and I may only persuade less than 10 teachers this year to gain a PLN, but in my mind that is 10 more who will persuade maybe another 10 more. I believe in starting movements even if they are small in nature, because a ripple can have an enormous impact. I have been fortunate that many of you have helped transform my ripples into incredible endeavors. First, over 1200 educators followed the 30 Goals Challenge and shared your experiences. Then I received over 60 video clip entries in less than a week on this PLN video project that is continuously evolving. I will continue to make more videos so please do not feel your entry will not be included. If you send one, I will make it part of the project. Perhaps, a video series that we can each decide to share with our schools?
Updates
My presentation is Sunday, therefore, I found I have run out of time. Please, forgive me for not including posts for the Cool Sites series and What Did They Tweet series. In the future, I will plan better. However, please enjoy upcoming guest posts and visit their blogs. I will be back again next week and catch up on replying to your comments. You may want to also visit the We Connect wiki and contribute to its growth. In this wiki, I will be posting the PLN videos and will include a few changes to make it look more like the collaborative effort this is. I need more entries in every subject. Feel free to include your posts on these subjects.
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I dont know where you find the time or how you do it but you are an inspiration to us all. ‘I connect so I can grow and learn as a teacher’
thank you
I’m sure you’ll inspire a great number of teachers to join a PLN. If you are able to do so via the Internet, you’ll achieve much more in person. Good luck!!!!
I don’t know how you find time either, Shelly. But it clearly shows your passion for learning and makes it all the more contagious for others, too.
Learning without passion is rote and temporal.
Learning with passion is memorable and lasts forever.
Thanks!
brilliant sweet.
Awesome video Shelly! I would love to post it on my blog with credit to you, of course, if you don’t mind!
Doug
I had to do a double take before I realized that it really was me on your post
Thank you for including us in this effort Shelly. Thank you for letting us help to create those ripples of change. I have a feeling that those ripples will be larger than you can imagine. The video is fabulous and shows the power of the PLN to collaborate and work together. I agree, I think that PLN’s are going to be a major changing force in education.
Hi Shelly,
Thought the idea and video was great. A really creative way to encourage people to have a PLN.
Thanks,
Valéria
Hi Shelly!
I’m Candan, and My son Can and I also joined this project. Thank you for including us in this great project… Unfortunately, I can’t watch the video. Can you help me, I am looking forward to watching it!!!
Love,
Candan
Sorry it took me so long to get to this. Student Created Assessments have been presented all week.
The video is amazing! I’m lucky to be a part of such a great community of educators. Thanks to you for being one of the leaders of PLNs and I look forward to growing as an educator with you and all of the great people I share with on a daily basis.
Kudos again and I’ll tweet with you later.