Archive for the ‘Professional Development’ Category

Registration re-opened for 4Tvirtualcon.com, UM’s free virtual ed tech conference

Tuesday, May 24th, 2011

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Did you miss out on registration (it grew by about 300 people nearly overnight, and had to be closed)?

Wanna be part of Steve Dembo’s live session?

Head on over to 4Tvirtualcon.com and catch tonight’s and tomorrow’s sessions at no cost. Registration has reopened!

Enjoy (and stop by the Kindle session at 7:45pm Wednesday or the LMS session at 4:00 Wednesday to say hello)!

How Twitter is transforming a rural Iowa district … featuring SLM Advisory Board Member!

Friday, May 13th, 2011

We’re delighted that Shannon Miller is joining the School Library Monthly Library Advisory Board and congratulate her on this Converge article about how Twitter has connected her rural district of Van Meter with far-flung colleagues and collaborators. Read on!

Educational Leadership Study Guide

Saturday, March 19th, 2011

Does your school have small-group or whole-staff readings? Did you know that Educational Leadership has a monthly, free study guide that accompanies each issue?

I didn’t, but I think it could be a terrific way to get current articles in colleagues’ hands without overburdening the discussion leaders with a lot of prep time.

Check it out!