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  • Up Front From the President - June 2010

    T ime is too slow for those who wait, too swift for those who fear, too long for those who grieve, too short for those who rejoice, but for those who love, time is eternity. Henry Van D. As I compose my last Up Front for this school year I am astounded...
    Posted to NLTA President's Blog by Lily B Cole on 7 Jun 2010
    Filed under: up front, summer, noble profession

  • A Teaching Station for the 21st Century

    So, summer is fast approaching, government is talking allocations, school districts are talking budgets, schools are talking graduations and you are winding down instruction and ramping up for year-end assessments. Planning for September 2010 is probably...
    Posted to jim's blog by jmurphy on 7 Jun 2010
    Filed under: technology, icts, 21st century learning, workstation, teaaching

  • Piclits

    What is PicLits.com? PicLits.com is a creative writing site that matches beautiful images with carefully selected keywords in order to inspire you. The object is to put the right words in the right place and in the right order to capture the essence,...
    Posted to VTC Recommends by jmurphy on 10 May 2010
    Filed under: piclits, word walls, ela

  • Up Front from the President - May 2010

    In February I attended the 54th Session of the United Nations Committee on the Status of Women held in New York City. I was very excited and intrigued on being able to go to the United Nations to attend such a conference, especially after attending the...
    Posted to NLTA President's Blog by Lily B Cole on 10 May 2010
    Filed under: status of women, united nations

  • 21st Century Learning…WHAT? HOW? WHERE?

    According to edorigami.org, today’s students are more collaborative as well as being more informative, media and technology savvy. They are creative, adaptive and communicative and require immediate and instant gratification. ( http://edorigami...
    Posted to jim's blog by jmurphy on 5 May 2010
    Filed under: 21st century learning, bloom's digital taxonomy

  • Edorigami

    Educational Origami is a blog , and a wiki, about the integration of ICT ( I nformation and C ommunication T echnologies) into the classroom, this is one of the largest challenges that I feel we as teachers face. It's about 21st Century Learning and...
    Posted to jim's blog by jmurphy on 19 Mar 2010
    Filed under: web 2.0, neuroplasticity, wikispaces, digital natives, edublog

  • Up Front from the President - April 2010

    Last month I had the privilege of attending the 2010 CTF Women's Issues Symposium, Advancing Women's Rights...Next Steps . I thought that women had come a long way in the last century, and in many ways we have. But as I listened to speaker after...
    Posted to NLTA President's Blog by Lily B Cole on 18 Mar 2010
    Filed under: up front, feminist movement, women's rights, women's issues

  • Inclusion and DI -Integrating ICTs into my Inclusive Practices

    So, what is all the talk in education in Newfoundland and Labrador? Well, it is highly likely, or has to be at least top three, that it is INCLUSION. Although not an expert in the area, I can readily recognize, even in the broader context of inclusion...
    Posted to jim's blog by jmurphy on 16 Mar 2010
    Filed under: di, icts, differentiation, inclusion

  • Up Front from the President - January/February 2010

    Another new year! May all that you dream, aspire to complete, or challenge yourself to do in this brand new year come true. I can still remember all the hype around the turning of the century and all the problems anticipated with the year 2000 and to...
    Posted to NLTA President's Blog by Lily B Cole on 16 Feb 2010

  • Flash Moves on to Smartphones!

    From: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8287239.stm One of the most common technologies for watching video on a computer will soon be available for most smartphones. Flash software is used to deliver around 75% of online video and is the key technology...
    Posted to jim's blog by jmurphy on 11 Feb 2010

  • Integrating Web 2.0 into Teaching and Learning

    So, what engages students these days? Think back for a moment to your own school experiences. Who engaged you? Why? Who created the interest in you to want to become an educator? And again, why? Chances are it was the teacher or teachers who were able...
    Posted to jim's blog by jmurphy on 26 Jan 2010
    Filed under: sharing, web 2.0, thinking, dede, co-creating

  • Up Front From the President - Happy Holidays

    The Christmas season is very enchanting, the stores filled with colourful decorations, numerous choices for presents, and jolly music playing. Children of all ages are excited and starry eyed with anticipation of what is to come. Many and varied Christmas...
    Posted to NLTA President's Blog by Lily B Cole on 3 Dec 2009

  • Online PD – Shifting Our Thinking

    Chapter 1 – Newfoundland and Labrador Outdoors It is a cold, blustery day in February; the kind of day when I listen intently to the weather report and to school cancellations across the province, fingers crossed. School buses are creeping cautiously...
    Posted to jim's blog by jmurphy on 2 Dec 2009
    Filed under: asynchronous, online_pd, synchronous

  • Up Front from the President - November 2009 - Remembrance Day

    Canada’s last surviving recipient of the Victoria Cross, Canada’s highest award for valour, passed away in August of 2005. Ernest Alvia “Smokey” Smith was born in New Westminster, B.C., in 1914 and educated in elementary and technical...
    Posted to NLTA President's Blog by Lily B Cole on 9 Nov 2009

  • Communities of Practice

    The Virtual Teacher Centre (myVTC.ca), in cooperation with the NLTA and the Centre for Distance Learning and Innovation, provides opportunities for educators to access a network of colleagues through which they can interact professionally and share resources...
    Posted to jim's blog by jmurphy on 31 Oct 2009
    Filed under: cop, community_of_practice
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