Tag archives for Education transformation

And Maddest of All to See Education As It Is & Not As It Should Be

Posted by Shelly Terrell on Saturday, December 24th 2011 7 Comments

The way I tackle life comes from one of my favorite books, Miguel De Cervantes’ Don Quixote of La Mancha. Briefly, the protagonist of the story, an idealist, is told he is mad and responds, I have lived nearly fifty years, and I have seen life as it is. Pain, misery, hunger ... cruelty beyond belief. I have heard the singing from Read full article »

category: Effective Technology Integration, Global Issues in Education, Teacher Development Reflections, Thought-provoking

tags: 2012 goals, classroom design, Education reform, education rethink, Education transformation

11 of ’11 Projects Transforming Education

Posted by Shelly Terrell on Tuesday, December 13th 2011 4 Comments

Adam Simpson, an educator in Turkey, recently challenged bloggers to reflect on and post 11 of their best blog posts of 2011 (11 of 11). Reading several of the blogger's posts and different takes on it has spurred me to reflect on my past year blogging and collaborating with my passionate/personal learning network (PLN) who inspire me and support me Read full article »

category: Effective Technology Integration, Month in Review, PLNs, Teacher Development Reflections

tags: Edreform, education technology, Education transformation, free professional development, PLNs, Professional Development

Happy Birthday! #Edchat Turns 2!

Posted by Shelly Terrell on Tuesday, August 16th 2011 5 Comments

Part of the #Edchat Category #Edchat turns TWO this week! For the last 2 years #Edchat has been the birth of conversation for over 2000 educators weekly on how to improve education worldwide! #Edchat has created real change by igniting new projects, adding more educators to the conversation, inspiring over 400 educational chats, inspiring a new school, inspiring a free online conference Read full article »

category: #Edchat

tags: #Edchat, Edreform, Education reform, Education transformation, two

Two: The Power of Educators on Social Networks

Posted by Shelly Terrell on Friday, April 29th 2011 16 Comments

On April 8th I celebrated my two year Twitter birthday. 100s of members of my Personal/ Passionate Learning Network (PLN) joined me in the celebration online and face-to-face as I gave my Keynote, Wings & Webs: Education Transformation and Social Media, which I've included a shortened version below. This was one of 14 presentations I gave in the last 30 Read full article »

category: Conference Highlights, PLNs, Teacher Development Reflections, Thought-provoking

tags: Education reform, Education transformation, PELC 2011, social media and conferences, Twitter

Goal 30: What’s Your Passion? Pass it On! #30Goals

Posted by Shelly Terrell on Thursday, March 31st 2011 2 Comments

Goal 30 of The 30 Goals Challenge 2011 "Men are like trees: each one must put forth the leaf that is created in him." - Henry Ward Beecher Goal Short-term- Begin brainstorming and planning a project you will start this year that supports your passion. Long-term- Spread the word about this project and have others join! Please don't forget to let us know on Read full article »

category: 30 Goals

tags: #30Goals, 30 Goals, change in schools, Education reform, Education transformation, passion, The 30 Goals Challenge

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