April+2011

April 17, 2011
Hiring season is upon us. I have been applying for Vice Principal positions- my resume and my experience seem to point me in that direction these days. The Ed Tech front at work has been incredible- between staff meetings, a divisional 21C learning PLN, a chance to get several days of Peer Coaching training with Microsoft, and an upcoming school PD Day with [|Ted McCain] of the [|Committed Sardine] there seems to be no end to the new learning I'm doing right now. Add to that the infrastructure changes in our building and it is so clear to me that I'm in a spot that is pretty unique right now. Interesting times!

I read a variety of blogs - I spend a bit of time on most days of the week scanning and skimming my [|personal learning network]- I liked [|this one by Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach] because it reaffirms the importance of face to face (f2f) learning. Only so much can be accomplished in an online environment, and although education is in for a revolution due to the ubiquity of information and communication technology and the plethora of tools at our disposal, so much more can be said, heard, and understood when we take the time to met face to face.

April 20
Found out this week that my funding application came through, so I'm off to ISTE in Philadelphia this year! I'm excited about it based on what I've heard from others who have attended.