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ISB21: A New Team for a New Year
Always Learning | August 17th 2008 by superkimbo
Last year when I arrived at the International School Bangkok, I stepped into a fabulous new learning space we now call The Learning Hub: Not only does it look amazing, but the concept of our Hub is to combine digital and traditional literacy into on read more
Friday FAIL - PR Fail and PR Win
Observations of Public Relations | August 15th 2008 by Luke Armour
To pay homage to the twisted twins PR Fail and PR Wins set up by Jonathan Hopkins and Brendan Cooper (a new overseas FH colleague) respectively, I’m turning this week’s Friday Frivolity into Friday FAIL. Actually, it’s also just an read more
Summer PD: Learn Cutting-Edge Educational Jargon
I Want to Teach Forever | August 14th 2008 by Mr. D
Have you started inservice or professional development at your campus yet? This is the time of year when school districts start setting the agenda for the new school year, championing exciting new concepts that are guaranteed to work better than the read more
Down New Mexico Way
Collections 2.0 | August 13th 2008 by Steven Harris
Well, I’ve taken a new job at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque. Starting next month, I’ll be Director of Collections and Acquisitions Services. That will probably mean that I will not be making many posts here as I get read read more
Break the Instant Gratification Addiction
The breakroom | August 11th 2008 by building b
We are a nation in need of an instant gratification detox. I’ve had my suspicions. I guess between live feeds from the Big Brother house, news streaming the growing number of drug-test failing Olympic athletes, and our obsession with an read more
Client Service and The Blog
Client Service Insights...(CSI/Season 2) | August 10th 2008 by Leo Bottary
It was not long after this Business Week cover appeared on newsstands in the Spring of 2005 that I began reading blogs. As I had mentioned previously, I was growing increasingly uncomfortable with my lack of knowledge of the blogosphere and social me read more
Mining for Information -- Chemistry of a Service Provider
Librarians as Knowledge Managers | August 9th 2008 by Hyderabadiz Team
"Take one qualified information professional, mix into a new sector and add some limited resources. Hopefully you can get a decent information service from the results..." @ Posted by The Solo Librarian read more
Dear Bas - Conversations with the Project Shrink
Better Projects | August 8th 2008 by craig brown
Bas de Baar, the Project Shrink, and I are convesing on project management, and in particular professional development. The conversations is across both our blogs. You can go back to the beginning, or just start reading here. Your o read more
Only 8 Spots Left 4 Sydney PD Session :)
A Teacher's Toolbox | August 8th 2008
Hi All, As you know Dr Jim of FuturePD fame and I will be running some workshops in Sydney next week. We’ve chosen the theme of, ‘Authentic Integration of ICT in the Classroom’ as it is something we are both very passionate about. read more
Free Audio Book - ‘The World is Flat’
A Teacher's Toolbox | August 8th 2008
Thomas Friedman is currently giving away copies of his book, ‘The World is Flat‘ as an audio file on his website until August 11, 2008. I believe that this is an excellent opportunity for all teachers to at least familiarise themselves wi read more
Project Management Link-Fest August 7th, 2008
Raven's Brain | August 7th 2008 by Raven
The Project Management Link-fest - a list of links focused on project management and related business topics, hand picked by yours truly! The last link-fest I posted was at the old site, this will be the very first project management link-fest at the read more
Professional Development Can Keep You Ahead of the Curve
JobsinStockholm.com Blog | August 7th 2008 by Adrianne
Author Byline: Mary White, M.A., SPHRAuthor Website: http://www.mobiletechwebsite.comIndividuals who are dedicated to enjoying maximum career success and job satisfaction understand the importance of participating in professional development and con read more
Does Online Education = On Campus Education?
BullsEyeResumes.com | August 7th 2008 by BullsEyeResumes
For me? The answer is Yes. Online education = on campus education experience!I was debating with a colleague about online versus on-campus education. Many of us who have experienced both, realize there are pros and cons for each approach and that it read more
Meet me at the WebJunction!
Collections 2.0 | August 5th 2008 by Steven Harris
WebJunction is an interesting site that promises to be a useful way to share professional information. They’ve been around for a while, but they just launched a new look. It functions rather like a portal for librarians and information professi read more
Project Out Of Control? All Your Projects Failing?
Raven's Brain | August 3rd 2008 by Raven
Well, you're in luck! Two of the better PM bloggers have posts to help with failing and/or out of control projects. Read on!Craig Brown provides some ideas for tackling a troubled project in OutOf Control. He notes 3 options when taking over a trou read more
Book reviews on Interesting PM, Leadership and Business Texts
Raven's Brain | August 2nd 2008 by Raven
I've been updating my Shelfari Online Library with books I have/plan to read. Here are several reviews that sparked my interest enough to add the books to my "I plan on reading" list:From Eric D. Brown:Book Review: The Strategic Project LeaderBook Re read more
Call for Papers
Collections 2.0 | August 1st 2008 by Steven Harris
Call for Papers from the folks at Collection Management: …………………………………….. The first issue of the quarterly peer-review journal Collection Management under the Editors read more
50 Cheap Mini-Lessons for Teachers: #31-40
I Want to Teach Forever | July 31st 2008 by Mr. D
Thank you to everyone who's been reading and responding to my list thus far. Since I posted mini-lessons #21-30 so late last night, I am rebounding to post the penultimate ten a little earlier today.Share your good ideas with other teachers. I beli read more
Take control of your own learning
Mobile Musings | July 31st 2008
Over the last year or so, I have been working on methods to differentiate professional development that I facilitate. Some things have worked better than others, and I'm refining my methods.A lot of the impetus is on the participants, and I encourage read more
50 Cheap Mini-Lessons for Teachers: #21-30
I Want to Teach Forever | July 30th 2008 by Mr. D
Sorry about the late night post, but I had a long day of [insert poor excuses here] that I just couldn't get away from! I can see by the comments, emails and links I've received in the last two days that this list is resonating with people. I'm ver read more
PowerTeaching Kindergarten Student Engagement. WOW!
The Reading Staff Teacher | July 30th 2008 by diana
Introduction to Power Teaching Power Teaching is a grass roots, education reform movement begun in 1999 by three Yucaipa, California educators: Chris Biffle, philosophy professor at Crafton Hills College, Jay Vanderfin, 3rd grade teacher at Men read more
Coaching Scenarios: “Balancing a Busy Lifestyle”
Life Coaching Institute Blog | July 29th 2008
John started his business a few months ago and has been extremely busy since. He approaches with the following question: “I’m so busy at the moment. How do I start to get more balance in my life again?” As the coach, what can you su read more
50 Cheap Mini-Lessons for Teachers: #11-20
I Want to Teach Forever | July 29th 2008 by Mr. D
Yesterday I started revealing a list of 50 Cheap Mini-Lessons for Teachers. I'm by no means the first person to say most (if not all) of these things, but they bare repeating. You might not agree with everything on these lists, but I hope that you' read more
Six Reasons to Sit on a Federal Contract Review Panel
Daria Steigman's Blog | July 28th 2008 by Daria Steigman
I recently reviewed proposals for a federal agency. It was a worthwhile use of my time for six key reasons: I got to see examples of well-constructed proposals and some that were not so good. In the process, I picked up some tips I can apply if an read more
Podcasts For The Road - Old and New
Free Technology For Teachers | July 28th 2008 by Richard
I'm headed out on a road trip to Ohio this week. My brother-in-law is taking a new position teaching organic chemistry at Cedarville University. Since it's summer and I love road trips, I volunteered to help with the move. Before I go I'm loading up read more
Professional Development Opportunity - Sydney
A Teacher's Toolbox | July 28th 2008
Dear All, Here is the flyer for a professional development workshop Dr Jim and I are running in Sydney in a couple of weeks. Feel free to print out the pdf version of this flyer from here and present it at your staff meeting. The Flyer Dr Jim Mul read more
Math & Website Design: Reflections and Best Practices
I Want to Teach Forever | July 27th 2008 by Mr. D
ReflectionsIf you read my last post, about my final week of summer school, you might have noticed that we didn't get a whole lot done over the course of the week. I briefly mentioned some "complications" that made my straightforward plans into a fia read more
Upcoming WebJunction Seminars…07.25.08
The Proverbial Lone Wolf Librarian Weblog | July 25th 2008 by John Lang
I appreciate the working being done at WebJunction. Here is a list of upcoming library or library-related webinars: Read more at the WebJunction Blog. Managing and Motivating Your Board (Rural Webinar) When: Thursday July 31st, 2008 - 01:00 PM Cul read more
Great Stress Management Techniques section from Mind Tools
Raven's Brain | July 23rd 2008 by Raven
Originally published at Raven's Brain v1.0: Great Stress Management Techniques section from Mind ToolsI was checking out the Project Planning and Leadship Sections at the Mind Tools website (http://www.mindtools.com) and stumbled onto their section d read more
Personal Growth: Don't Let A Fear Of Failure Derail You
Raven's Brain | July 23rd 2008 by Raven
Originally published at Raven's Brain v1.0: Great Personal Growth Article: Don't Let A Fear Of Failure Derail YouI just read Jane Herman's article at the WITI website from 2004 "Don't Let A Fear Of Failure Derail You" and thought it would make a nice read more
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