Learning Forward TX

#sxsweud - great pres. on Effective and Engaging online professional learning by Harris County Dept of Ed. Good resources. Check them out.

#SXSWedu - UT Ctr for Student Success - Best Practices in Intervention and Acceleration - available as online course in Project Share

Don't forget - Tips, Tools & Techniques for Staff Developers - May 9-10, 2011 - Austin @ Region XIII http://tsdc.org/open_enrollment.html

Application deadline for Learning Forward Academy Class of 2013 is Feb. 28 http://www.learningforward.org/opportunities/academy.cfm

Pls revisit the Visioning document on TASA website. A Fieldbook is being developed for implementation. Powerful! Full of possibility!

Frm Dan Heath:in tough times, focus on the bright spots & shape the path. Good advice in current budget situation!

Open enrollment - Tips & Tools for Staff Developers Feb 8-9, Kilgore, TX / Mar 1-2, Ft. Worth / Apr 11-12, Houston - http://bit.ly/f7R4au

Please note the new Twitter name - TXSDC is now LF_Texas on Twitter. Learning Forward Texas.

definition of branding from Dr. Clark, former Dep. - Katy ISD: outward expression of desired identity & mental picture of service

Is this still education? - http://edupln.ning.com/video/has-education-changed-since

The term “professional development” means a comprehensive, sustained, and intensive approach to improving... http://bit.ly/69S8HH

True professional learning is much more than an exercise in knowledge ... It is a philosophy, a belief system... http://bit.ly/dqIerM

Tips, Tools, & Techniques For The Staff Developer - Austin, TX, April 12 & 13, https://ecampus.esc13.net/show_class_info.html?classid=17486

Interesting Point of View - RT @Aaron_Eyler Why Schools Are The Worst Models of Differentiation - http://bit.ly/duc98M

NYTimes: Wi-Fi Turns Rowdy Bus Into Rolling Study Hall http://s.nyt.com/u/BRc

Q&A with Chris Dede, Harvard Graduate School of Education, on the current state and promise of online teacher PD. http://bit.ly/2xTRdo

Attending PD with an open mind - better PD experience? http://bit.ly/cMAuUN #educationweek

Kushner discusses @TCEA - Digital Culture - best and most amazing tech innovation is still happening outside of the schools

Dr. Anita Givens discusses Open Source textbooks @TCEA - Here's what I'm thinking - Do we understand yet? http://bit.ly/8YrIHO

Key ingredients for school improvement include "Purposeful development of prof. capacity including PD & collab. work" http://bit.ly/aD431e