This post is part of a series on sixteen “Habits of Mind” put forth by Arthur L. Costa and Bena Kallick as being “necessary for success in school, work, and life” (Costa & Kallick, 2010, p. 212). Remaining Open to Continuous Learning: Learn from experiences! Having humility and pride when…
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EdcampNJ Two Weeks Later
EdcampNJ on December 1 kicked off one of the the busiest periods of the school year so far for me, so I haven’t had much time to sit and collect my thoughts on it until now. Much of what I’ve said before about Edcamps still applies; it was great to flatten…
EdcampNJ Is Almost Here!
Just a quickie post to further publicize an upcoming Edcamp event with which I am involved – EdcampNJ! If you’re not familiar with Edcamp/ “unconference” events, here’s how I described the event this past summer: Most of you who read blogs by educators are at least passingly familiar with Edcamp, the…
Edcamp Leadership: Nuts & Bolts
Previously, I wrote about my first experience running a session at Edcamp Leadership. I wasn’t just a participant, however; I was also on the organizational team. This post will focus more on my reflections from the standpoint of an event organizer. Organization We were doubtlessly helped by the fact that…
Edcamp Leadership: Flipping the Faculty Meeting
Edcamp Leadership marked my entrance into the world of Edcamps this month, both as an attendee and an organizer. I have known most of the key players in the Edcamp Foundation for many years through traveling in the same educational circles in social media, so knowing the kinds of educators…