FETC 2023 broke some new ground this year! After 40 years in Florida FETC hosted a packed exhibit hall and breakout rooms filled with professional development opportunities in New Orleans. It’s a busy season for education conferences, with TCEA and TASA just weeks away, and FETC kicked it off with leading educators, technologists, and solution…
Success is a journey, not a destination. The doing is often more important than the outcome. ~Arthur Ashe There has been a lot of talk about process over product in education for a while. It really seemed to gain traction during the pandemic when school (and work) were forced to go remote. Many school districts…
Do you know who is listening? We all have stories — we either click on something that sparks our curiosity, or we search for something we need to learn more about. Or – we chat about a topic at an adult party on a Friday evening. All of a sudden, we start seeing ads for…
K12 pioneer, My eCoach, to merge with K12Leaders creating the largest community and professional development platform for K12 educators, staff, and administrators. Andover, MA— January 23rd, 2023 — Barbara Bray, Owner/Founder of My eCoach and Michael Bronder, CEO of K12Leaders, today announced the acquisition and merger of My eCoach into K12Leaders (https://K12leaders.com) for undisclosed terms….
Each and every year since 2012, I set out to challenge myself and my readers to a set of bold predictions around the ed tech space. Yes, I usually sprinkle in some pop culture and politics (Oprah running from president in 2020 didn’t happen..maybe the Rock in 2028?) But mostly these center around innovation in…
“The world is encountering change. And we’re encouraged to take it seriously. Therefore, let’s prepare children to discover, strengthen, and utilize their PERSONAL POWER through the POWER OF WORDS.” Bruce Cabell Instilling the power of resiliency for children’s health and well-being is critical. Lacking strength to persist through everyday challenges in the social, emotional, mental, and…
Introduction If a tech savvy educator or coach searches online, there will be myriad results for how to provide a school or district with quick on-the-spot tech professional development. These results will appear with a variety of names including, but not limited to, the following: These terms may appear with hashtags…. or not, depending on…
Innovative tools are often discussed within teacher circles. While most are tangible and focused on academics, tools of the heart and mind are required for teachers to be successful leaders and healers as well. Teachers are expected to achieve their full potential. However, not easy when obstacles keep them chained and stagnant. Thus, to help…
This article was originally published by Walter McKenzie on his blog Thinking Out Loud, https://waltuh.wordpress.com/2022/12/27/good-fences/ May the new year bring you boundaries that provide caring and clarity. Not what you were thinking? Think again! 2022 was a showcase in the implications for not having and enforcing clear boundaries. In fact, so was 2021. And 2020….
I’m a big fan of Tim Ferriss, author, blogger, content creator. I look forward to his “5-Bullet Friday” newsletter each Friday and find myself connected to many of the ideas he presents. I especially (really, really) like his documentary recommendations. As a fellow stroke survivor, I was taken with Wilf Davies, who was born and…