This week's challenge is easy, and it comes straight from me!
How easily we forget our worth. How easily we forget we hold value. You can look around on any given day and there is someone struggling with self-belief.
This week I challenge you to celebrate someone. To find a creative way to remind someone of how much they mean to you. Maybe it's just writing them a smile note, maybe it's filling their office with balloons, maybe it's as easy as looking them in the eye and tell them, face to face, you matter.
Whatever way you choose to celebrate someone this week, share your celebration through social media using the #EduLS hashtag.
Hey, why just stop at one person? Let's celebrate as many as we can this week!
Monday, March 16, 2015
Sunday, March 8, 2015
Send Them On Learning Missions; Challenge 10
I am thrilled about this week's #EduLS challenge!
This week's challenge comes to you from the incredible Shelly Terrell! Shelly is one of the co-founders of the #edchat hashtag! She travels all over the world helping educators and kids. She also just recently released her brand new book "The 30 Goals Challenge for Teachers".
Her challenge this week is simple in theory, but may require some creative thinking on your end! It's all about sending someone on a "learning mission". I love the idea behind this and can't wait to see what you come up with!
Click HERE to see Shelly's challenge! And remember to tweet our your creations using the #EduLS hashtag! Happy Learning!
This week's challenge comes to you from the incredible Shelly Terrell! Shelly is one of the co-founders of the #edchat hashtag! She travels all over the world helping educators and kids. She also just recently released her brand new book "The 30 Goals Challenge for Teachers".
Her challenge this week is simple in theory, but may require some creative thinking on your end! It's all about sending someone on a "learning mission". I love the idea behind this and can't wait to see what you come up with!
Click HERE to see Shelly's challenge! And remember to tweet our your creations using the #EduLS hashtag! Happy Learning!
Sunday, March 1, 2015
Creating a @Piktochart or @ThingLink_Edu
First off I want to say how much I absolutely love seeing all the things shared via the #EduLS hashtag. There are so many creative and innovative ideas that are just pushing me and my creativity as well! Thank you to those of you stepping outside your comfort zone and trying new things!
This is another weekly challenge all about creation. This week's challenge comes from my good friend Paul Carver. Paul is one of the most innovative guys I know and someone who is always up for trying to think outside the box and challenge his students in their PBL/Makerspace environment!
This week's challenge is all about creating a Piktochart or ThingLink. You can find Paul's challenge video HERE that gives you more information!
Remember to share out your creations using the #EduLS hashtag on Twitter, Google+, or Facebook!
Happy Learning!
(**the link to claim your badge will be up soon)
This is another weekly challenge all about creation. This week's challenge comes from my good friend Paul Carver. Paul is one of the most innovative guys I know and someone who is always up for trying to think outside the box and challenge his students in their PBL/Makerspace environment!
This week's challenge is all about creating a Piktochart or ThingLink. You can find Paul's challenge video HERE that gives you more information!
Remember to share out your creations using the #EduLS hashtag on Twitter, Google+, or Facebook!
Happy Learning!
(**the link to claim your badge will be up soon)
Sunday, February 22, 2015
Let's Make a @SmorePages, @Tackk, or @Canva!
This week is all about creating with easy to use tools! My good friend Janet Corder (who is one of the kindest and most brilliant people I know!) has developed an AWESOME challenge for you to use Smore or Tackk page.
You can learn more about Smore, Tackk, and see Janet's challenge for you HERE.
I love Smore, but even more so I'm a little obsessed with Canva. I use Canva for everything we do at my school! It's less interactive than Smore or Tackk, but it allows me to create these flyers and posters for our school and events that look like they're professionally made!
So what's your challenge this week? Create a Smore page, Tackk page, or a Canva design for something you're doing in you classroom/school and share it on social media using the #EduLS hashtag!
Easy right? Have fun!
You can learn more about Smore, Tackk, and see Janet's challenge for you HERE.
I love Smore, but even more so I'm a little obsessed with Canva. I use Canva for everything we do at my school! It's less interactive than Smore or Tackk, but it allows me to create these flyers and posters for our school and events that look like they're professionally made!
So what's your challenge this week? Create a Smore page, Tackk page, or a Canva design for something you're doing in you classroom/school and share it on social media using the #EduLS hashtag!
Easy right? Have fun!
Click the link to claim your badge! https://credly.com/claim/38580/7F2-CB3C-5D3
Sunday, February 15, 2015
Let's Play ConnectED Bingo #StuConnect! Challenge 7
Last week's challenge was AMAZING! I absolutely loved reading all the #LoveTeaching tweets! It was constant encouragement throughout last week!
This week's challenge comes from my good friend Brad Gustafson! Brad is a Principal in Minnesota. He has worked with a few of his connected friends to design a Bingo game taking place in the month of February! Here's more info from Brad:
This week's challenge comes from my good friend Brad Gustafson! Brad is a Principal in Minnesota. He has worked with a few of his connected friends to design a Bingo game taking place in the month of February! Here's more info from Brad:
This week’s Educator Learning Series challenge is called “ConnectED BINGO.” We’re inviting classrooms everywhere to join us. The goal is to foster a genuine love of reading through social interaction and great literature. ConnectED BINGO contains some really neat mini-challenges and special activities from educators across the country. It’s awesome!! This video contains a short introduction from Brad Gustafson, along with a special instructions from students/educators from Minnesota, New York, and New Jersey. http://youtu.be/2ojHv5JR6SI
Join us as we play ConnectED BINGO and celebrate “I Love to Read” month in style…with your friends from #EduLs
Join us as we play ConnectED BINGO and celebrate “I Love to Read” month in style…with your friends from #EduLs
BINGO boards can be printed from this link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxQP80CJnm8EelZzSUt5bS12Sk0/view?usp=sharing
So what are you waiting for? Get you, your school, your classroom, your child, a bingo board and let's join together to share a love of reading!
Tweet out photos this week of kids (or you!) working on the Bingo boards and completing challenges and make sure you use the #StuConnect and #EduLS hashtags!
Click to claim your badge https://credly.com/claim/38132/06E-9EFE-8CF
Sunday, February 8, 2015
Why I #LoveTeaching: Challenge 6
I am so very excited about this week's challenge and all the amazingness that is going to come of it.
I recently wrote a blog post entitled "Why I Will Never Quit". The post talked about how too often I hear people leaving our profession for one reason or another. But for me, these kids mean far too much for me to ever walk out on them.
Not too long ago I met two guys, virtually. First I met Gary Abud. Gary is an Instructional Coach in Michigan and is the 2014 Michigan Teacher of the Year! Then last month I got a chance to chat with Sean McComb. Sean is a teacher in Maryland is the NATIONAL Teacher of the Year for 2014. Their two brilliant minds have brought you this weeks challenge.
The first thing you can do is watch Sean's quick challenge video HERE.
Then you can watch the PowToon video that Gary made HERE with a little more information.
Gary also wrote a quick blog post that goes into a little more depth of the #LoveTeaching movement this week. You can read his post HERE.
So what is your challenge this week? Your challenge is exactly what it says above. Your challenge is to each day this week share a reason why you Love Teaching using the hashtags #LoveTeaching AND #EduLS. Let's flood the internet with all of the things that Teachers love about their profession. Let's do it through blog posts, pictures, drawings, stories, phrases, all kinds of things!
So what are you waiting for? Let's start now!
Click here to claim your badge once finishing this week's challenge. https://credly.com/claim/37681/175-250C-EAA
I recently wrote a blog post entitled "Why I Will Never Quit". The post talked about how too often I hear people leaving our profession for one reason or another. But for me, these kids mean far too much for me to ever walk out on them.
Not too long ago I met two guys, virtually. First I met Gary Abud. Gary is an Instructional Coach in Michigan and is the 2014 Michigan Teacher of the Year! Then last month I got a chance to chat with Sean McComb. Sean is a teacher in Maryland is the NATIONAL Teacher of the Year for 2014. Their two brilliant minds have brought you this weeks challenge.
The first thing you can do is watch Sean's quick challenge video HERE.
Then you can watch the PowToon video that Gary made HERE with a little more information.
Gary also wrote a quick blog post that goes into a little more depth of the #LoveTeaching movement this week. You can read his post HERE.
So what is your challenge this week? Your challenge is exactly what it says above. Your challenge is to each day this week share a reason why you Love Teaching using the hashtags #LoveTeaching AND #EduLS. Let's flood the internet with all of the things that Teachers love about their profession. Let's do it through blog posts, pictures, drawings, stories, phrases, all kinds of things!
So what are you waiting for? Let's start now!
Click here to claim your badge once finishing this week's challenge. https://credly.com/claim/37681/175-250C-EAA
Sunday, February 1, 2015
Write a Blog! Challenge 5
This week's challenge is brought to you by my good friend Jon Harper. Jon is a Vice Principal in Maryland. If you haven't heard of Jon or checked out his blog posts you must. He is one of my favorite blog writers ever. Which leads us into this week's challenge....
You can start by watching Jon's challenge video HERE. And you can find the post he references in the video by clicking HERE.
This week's challenge is to write your very own blog post! If you already have a blog, then your challenge this week is to dust it off, write a new post, and share it via the #EduLS hashtag on Google+, Twitter, Facebook, or instagram!
Blogging is something I never thought I would do, but completely fell in love with. It helps me reflect and it provides a place for me to come back to weeks, months, or years later down the road and see my growth from that point on. I know that I personally can't wait to read all the blog posts this week and learn right along side of you!
A few of my favorite blogs/bloggers are
Pernille Ripp: http://pernillesripp.com/
Justin Tarte: http://www.justintarte.com/
Erin Klein: http://www.kleinspiration.com/
Vicki Davis: http://www.coolcatteacher.com/
Benjamin Gilpin: http://colorfulprincipal.blogspot.com/
Brad Gustafson: https://adjustingcourse.wordpress.com/
Jimmy Casas: http://jimmycasas.blogspot.com/
Tony Sinanis: http://leadingmotivatedlearners.blogspot.com/
So take some time to watch Jon's video, check out his blog, my blog or countless others! Happy blogging!
Click the following link to claim your badge! https://credly.com/claim/37165/489-34DE-963
You can start by watching Jon's challenge video HERE. And you can find the post he references in the video by clicking HERE.
This week's challenge is to write your very own blog post! If you already have a blog, then your challenge this week is to dust it off, write a new post, and share it via the #EduLS hashtag on Google+, Twitter, Facebook, or instagram!
Blogging is something I never thought I would do, but completely fell in love with. It helps me reflect and it provides a place for me to come back to weeks, months, or years later down the road and see my growth from that point on. I know that I personally can't wait to read all the blog posts this week and learn right along side of you!
A few of my favorite blogs/bloggers are
Pernille Ripp: http://pernillesripp.com/
Justin Tarte: http://www.justintarte.com/
Erin Klein: http://www.kleinspiration.com/
Vicki Davis: http://www.coolcatteacher.com/
Benjamin Gilpin: http://colorfulprincipal.blogspot.com/
Brad Gustafson: https://adjustingcourse.wordpress.com/
Jimmy Casas: http://jimmycasas.blogspot.com/
Tony Sinanis: http://leadingmotivatedlearners.blogspot.com/
So take some time to watch Jon's video, check out his blog, my blog or countless others! Happy blogging!
Click the following link to claim your badge! https://credly.com/claim/37165/489-34DE-963
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