Close the gap between the no-frills learning that too often happens in-school and the interactive, hands-on learning that usually takes place out of school. Take advantage of the Internet's ability to help youth develop knowledge, expertise, skills and important new literacies. Use digital technology to combat the increasing reality of the haves and have-nots in education.
NWP's Digital Is website will host open houses and guided tours during the month of August as part of Connected Educator Month. Visit the site to see what is collected there already and find out how to add your own content and participate in conversations. NWP Digital Is staff will be available to chat during the following dates and times:
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...This webinar will be hosted via MacArthur Foundation's Connected Learning TV by Bud Hunt (a.k.a. Bud the Teacher) and Cindy O'Donnell-Allen of the Colorado State University Writing Project.
...Can the concept of communities of practice help frame connected learning in the workplace and beyond? Elyse Eidman-Aadahl , NWP's director of National Programs and Site Development, will lead this MacArthur Foundation Connected Learning webinar with guests Lacy Manship , associate director of the UNC Charlotte Writing Project; Kim Jaxon , assistant p
...Can the concept of communities of practice help frame connected learning in the workplace and beyond? Elyse Eidman-Aadahl , NWP's director of National Programs and Site Development, will lead this MacArthur Foundation Connected Learning webinar with guests Lacy Manship , associate director of the UNC Charlotte Writing Project; Kim Jaxon , assistant p
...This show will introduce Youth Voices, a customized school-based social network started by a group of National Writing Project teachers. The mission of Youth Voices is to be a place online where students from across the globe can engage other young people in conversations about real topics that they see happening in the world.
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As part of our community imrpov TCs at the Teacher Research Advanced Institute, Researching Digital Literacies: Finding, Joining and Negotiating Professional Conversations
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Check out this video archive of Antero Garcia leading a Connected Learning conversation with Ellen Middaugh of the Civic Engagement Research Group at Mills College, doctoral student Greg McVerry, moderator Howard Rheingold and me.
Watch live streaming video from connectedlearningtv at livestream.comI reflected on the experience at Digital Is.
...The 3RDspace Summer Leadership Institute in Creativity & Innovation is like no other learning space you’ll ever know!
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On this episode of +Teachers Teaching Teachers, we talk about Connected Learning/connecting-our-learning with Elyse Eidman-Aadahl and this amazing group of NWP teacher leaders listed here: Paul Allison, Chris Sloan, Clifford Lee, Fred Mindlin, Katie MacKay, Chad Sansing, Meenoo Rami, Lacy Manship, and Antero Garcia
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