Wikipedia defines communication as “a process by which we assign and convey meaning in an attempt to create shared understanding.” John Mayer tells us to “say what we need to say,” but Twitter limits tweets to 140 characters. I belong to both the NECC2008 Ning and Classroom 2.0 and I post to forums in both [...]

I was first introduced to the term PLC a couple of years ago. One of my colleagues set up PLC’s for the teachers in our area to use to network with each other, but the idea just did not take off. Once in a while after a training session there is a flurry of activity, [...]

Since returning from NECC I have become addicted to reading blogs. I came across a post that Darren Draper wrote about a year ago called Why Every Teacher Should Blog. I could not have come across this post at a better time! I came back from NECC feeling like I could change the world. What [...]