For January...
What is one professional practice that you hope to explore, start anew, resurrect, or conversely move on from?
I look forward to learning with you in 2015.
Thank you to all the amazing members of #blogamonth who contributed posts and comments each month both on the topics list below and of their own design. This is an amazingly diverse and talented community, and we are going to give it another go in 2015.
For January... What is one professional practice that you hope to explore, start anew, resurrect, or conversely move on from? I look forward to learning with you in 2015.
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Our theme for this month is based on gratitude and giving thanks. Our hope is that this would offer our PLN the opportunity to both share resources that may foster our community’s growth and allow us individually the opportunity to take the time to acknowledge and be thankful for the positive influences in our lives.
Please use any of the guiding prompts/questions below or your own thoughts on this topic to help you with your November blogging. What is a resource you used/have used and are thankful for the impact it has made on you and/or your practice? Who has helped you grow as a teacher? What are you grateful for learning about yourself the past year? What challenges have you been faced with, and what did you learn as a result? How can we say thank you more often? Motivation and momentum The start of the school year always brings a lot of motivation for students and teachers - it is a fresh start and everyone is hoping it will do well. But at the first sign of a bump in the road, we start to lose confidence...
How will you continue to motivate students/faculty as the year progresses? How can you keep th start of the year momentum up even when everyone starts to get tired from the hard work required of them? Share your blog post with us by posting it to the Blog A Month hashtag: #blogamonth Check out other posts and leave comments for your fellow bloggers by following the Hashtag and retweeting posts. First Week of SchoolTeachers, How will you make the first week of school meaningful to your students?
Administrators, How will you make the first week of school meaningful to your faculty? What have you done / what will you do with the #1st5days? Post the link to your August post to the #blogamonth hashtag. Follow the hashtag and comment o posts to support and encourage other edubloggers! Ready to look ahead to the school year? It's only a few weeks away! Don't panic. Summer isn't over yet, but if you start thinking ahead now, you will have more time to gather your thoughts. For the July #BlogaMonth topic, set your goals for the school year. Set "BIG HAIRY AUDACIOUS GOALS" and watch as you meet them throughout the year.
Some links to get you thinking: @CybraryMan1's catalogue Try This Tomorrow - Start of The Year Goals Focus, Focus, Focus by @lookforsun Summer Learning Hi Everyone!
Feel like you have fallen off the wagon with blogging? Get back on now that it is summer! No excuses because our community here at BlogaMonth wants to encourage you to keep it the great work and keep sharing your learning! Get inspired! The June #blogamonth topic is inspired by Jessica Johnson's (@principalj) recent post Plans to "Sharpen the Saw" this Summer. Optional June Topics: 1. What books are on your summer reading list? While you are reading, identify a key idea that grips you or gets you thinking. Write a post to share your thinking! 2. What conferences are you planning on attending? What is your takeaway from this conference? Write a post to share your learning? 3. How are you going to sharpen the saw? Elaborate on how you plan to grow this summer. end of the year ReflectionReflection is a vital element of growth. At the close of another busy school year and in the season of busyness that comes with the end of school, what are your reflections on the year?
Optional May BlogAMonth Topic Ideas:
Professional DevelopmentOur optional topic for April centers on Professional Development
Use one or more of the following statements to complete your April post.
The Power of VideoOur optional topic for March centers on the learning power of educational video.
Great movies challenge our thinking, speak to our emotions, and take us to distant worlds both historical and fantastic. Integrating the power of videos into your classroom, professional development, and/or school culture offers even greater potential impact as there is the opportunity to reflect, discuss, and critique the quality and message of the video. Suggest one to two of your favorite videos (Ted Talks, YouTube Clips, Vimeos, Movie Clips…etc) that you have used in your school setting, and share how you used it. Explain how incorporating this visual into your presentation or lesson has helped you to achieve your goals. Creating a culture Our optional topic for February centers around school cultures. Here are some questions to get you thinking! What is the current culture of your school? Do you want to see it change? What do you do to contribute to the culture/ culture change in your school? How do we change the culture of a school? How do you foster a community of growth and learning at your school? How do you create a culture in your own classroom? How do you see the culture shifting at your school or district? Below are videos, articles and links to get you thinking! The Secrets to Creating a Postive School Culture by Eric Sheninger @NMHS_Principal Building a Culture of Learning by Maureen Devlin @lookforsun ASCD Resources and Definitions |