Over 4600 educators joined the The 30 Goals Challenge for Educators since January 2010. The 2011 journey for The 30 Goals Challenge for Educators begins officially tomorrow, February 1st! Watch the video or listen to the podcast for more details. The reflection will mostly be through video blogging on The 30 Goals Youtube Playlist, podcasting, and supporting each other on various social networks/mobile apps, such as Facebook, Twitter, and 43 Things. You will also read very short related posts in this blog and at Lisa Dabb’s (@TeachingwthSoul) Teaching With Soul blog. Lisa will be helping support the various social media forums. I’m glad to have her expertise and experience in this area, especially since she had accomplished so much by mentoring new teachers in the #NTChat and through The Educator’s PLN Ning Teacher Mentorship group. All these social networks are free. Eye on Education will be publishing The 30 Goals Challenge for Educators book that will be available for purchase. Keep an eye out! I’m super excited to be working with this publisher who has published books by other educators I admire like Larry Ferlazzo and Angela Maiers.
Exciting News!!! If you join the challenge at least once a week by posting on any of the social networks your reflection of one of the goals then your name will be placed in a raffle to win an autographed copy of the book. I also have a special surprise to announce near the end of the challenge!
What is The 30 Goals Challenge?
For the next 30 days a community of educators will aim to accomplish 30 short-term goals related to education. We support each other through various social networks. This year we will go above just blogging! We are incorporating blogging, video blogging (vlogging, vodcast), podcasting, a mobile app (43 Things), microblogging (Twitter), Facebook, and a radio show. You choose which of these free forums you participate in and how much you participate! Feel free to lurk as well!
How Do You Participate!
Choose to participate in any of these free ways! Remember if you participate once a week with a reflection about one of the goals for that week you will be entered in a raffle to win an autographed copy of the book that comes out in the fall of 2011!
- add a comment below
- add a video blog as a response on The 30 Goals Youtube Playlist
- just record it off your webcam and tell us your thoughts! We’ll add these to the Facebook group and the Twitter feed!
- like and add updates to the 30 Goals Facebook group
- add a comment or link through Twitter using #30goals as the hashtag
- Got a smartphone?
- Download the free 43 Things app and add the 30 Goals as one of your items! This cool web/mobile app allows you to blog about your progress easily
- Subscribe to the podcast through iTunes! Scroll down the page to see the button!
- Subscribe to the Youtube Channel then click your Youtube icon, go to more, and the most updated videos will be listed under Subscriptions!
- Download the free 43 Things app and add the 30 Goals as one of your items! This cool web/mobile app allows you to blog about your progress easily
Challenge:
Join the movement and spread the word!
Don’t forget to leave a comment that you accomplished this goal by either posting your own video reflection on Youtube, using the hashtag #30Goals, posting on the 30 Goals Facebook group, adding a post to 43 Things web/mobile app, or simply adding a video or text comment below!
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Great energy, Shelly.
Lookin forward to seeing where your positive direction takes this.
Brad,
Thanks so much! I’m really excited to see how much support from our online community can spur us to action and motivate us as educators.
Shelley,
I just discovered this today! Count me in as I think the idea is amwesome.
Must share this quote from Peter Senge that Eric Sheninger shared in his great blog post reflection on Educon http://esheninger.blogspot.com/2011/01/road-less-traveled.html
“You cannot force commitment, what you can do…You nudge a little here, inspire a little there, and provide a role model. Your primary influence is the environment you create.”
Peter Senge
Looking forward to seeing how this develops!
John
@joevans
I love this John! Thanks! This will be tomorrow’s quote
I am excited to try this and participate in this social movement.
Welcome aboard Henry! It should be a great adventure! Last year was truly amazing! It literally changed my life and know it did a few others. One educator told me today that The 30 Goals helped him to pursue his passion and now he has a job doing what he loves. This was less than a year of the challenge so I’m so amazed at the feedback from last year!
I love integrating technology, but am having a hard time finding a community. I am excited to be a part of this. But, I am a little nervous.
Don’t worry Jaime! We have all been there “tech newbies”! We will support you along the way and if you have any questions please feel free to ask.
Thanks for running the challenge again Shelly.
Last year I was a lurker, so this year I have decided to be a more active participant. Count me in.
Hi Sindy!
Sooooo glad you aren’t lurking this year
Excited to join you Shelly on this fabulous journey! I look forward to our awesome collaboration and connecting to so many other educators world wide! A Toast to The 30 Goals!!
Dear Shell!
What an insightful project! Reading the 30 Goal Challenge has been highly inspirational for me. It’ll be a pleasure for me to record my reflections on the matter.
Hugs from Argentina!
Marisa (@Mtranslator)
Hi Marisa!
I really enjoyed you participating last year and can’t wait to someday meet you in person! Almost in the UK! Oh well maybe if I can hopefully tour Argentina
Excited to be part of this too! We all need some external motivation and being part of this team is the nudging I needed! Let’s do it!
Hi Anna!
Yes! I agree that the educators completing this goal will help us with the nudging. I’ll be nudging ya!
I’m eager to join in but need clarification – if all the challenges are related to using technology in the classroom then I’m in trouble… Are the challenges written up anywhere? Thanks!
Hi Naomi!
Welcome to the challenge! Each goal can be accomplished without technology. However, we will share ways you can integrate technology to support each goal. Each goal is announced on the day. Find all the goals listed here as we go on the journey, http://teacherbootcamp.edublogs.org/30-goals-2011/
This is a great idea and the collaboration will undoubtedly help motivate and energize teachers. I look forward to participating.
Hi Matt!
Welcome to the challenge!
I’m jumping in Shelly and Lisa. Looking forward to the journey!
Lisa
Lisa,
Having you here is going to be so much fun! Rosco is super excited!
I am excited to be part of this challenge! I am looking forward to working with you!
Bet
Hi Bet!
Welcome to the challenge!
I’m in, Shelly and Lisa. I also signed up for the 43 things group. Looking forward to it. -PC
Hi Philip!
I love 43 Things and hope you find it useful! So glad you are joining! It’s going to be a blast!
I’m so excited to join you again this year Shelly! Also super excited about the new use of the web 2.0 tools. Way to take a good thing and make it even better. Thank you for all you do to teach and motivate others!
And to Lisa…I’m looking forward to the things you will bring to the 30 Goals challenge this year!
Hi Marti!
Check out the Goal 1′s video! There’s a surprise at the end for ya! Glad to have you along again!
Would love to be part of this movement. Please include me. Terri Reh
Welcome Terri to the challenge!
Sure! I will try anything! The Homework Dog made me do it…nipping at my ankle!!!
LOL! Love her nipping! Don’t worry Kela we’ll take care of ya!
This is a cool way to engage me! Glad I found this January 31 still in Hawaii. Going to find the app to put on my phone to stay connected.
I am a new teacher, but super excited about learning new ways to not only motivate myself, but also my kids! I love reading about different ways to enhance planning and teaching with technology, so I can’t wait for this adventure to begin!
I did not participate in the 30 goal challenge last year because I did not start tweeting until mid Feb. of 2010. Since that time I have interacted with many of the educators who tweet and blog. Several are listed in my blog as blogs I follow. I am excited to get to be starting the challenge on day one and plan to make it te start of my day! Thanks Shelly. This is great. I love your blog and your obvious passion for teaching. -Evelyn
I’m thrilled to be a part of this! I’ve been a lurker for a long time and am looking forward to learning how to add my own voice and encouraging others to add theirs.
I am so happy to do this! This year my goal is to participate actively with my pln, not just be an observer. This is right on the agenda! I am so excited about this challenge! I will catch up! thanks for the inspiration
Dorothy Fox
Taking this Challenge will get me out of my comfort zone. Blogging, putting in writing, has seemed scary and overwhelming. Thanks for offering this again