JEDCHAT

Re-posted from Principal’s Post   One of my pet peeves is when people think that Differentiation Instruction and 21st Century Skills are something new and that now teachers need to do something different.  I think if would ask most teachers if it is important that they meet the needs of their students or that their [...]

The true power of a community (or “community”, depending on how far you feel we have come) such as Jedchat is not in the ability to create one hour speed-dating-like conversations that focus around a given topic in education.  Nor is it in its ability to bring together educators from across the country, and sometimes [...]

Well, we hit the big time today. In a matter of speaking. The Washington Post had an article  in their Saturday edition, entitled “Teachers take to Twitter to improve craft and commiserate,” and it was all about how more and more teachers are turning to Twitter to connect with other educators for resource sharing, camaraderie, [...]

As my red eye flight crosses the Mason-Dixon line (at least according to Jet Blu’s in flight TV monitor [note: As a first time flyer of Jet Blu I was excited to be able to watch TV on a continental us flight- Until they informed us that there’s a $2 charge for headphones and $5.99 [...]

If you have been following the #jedchat stream you would have noticed that #jedchat was mentioned in a Washington Post article. This is both a honor as well as very humbling. #jedchat is not just about the founders but what makes #jedchat unique and so special are all of you that contribute to it each [...]

  Originally posted on Principal’s Post blog  This past Wednesday night’s #JEDCHAT was devoted to takeaways from the recent #NAJDS Conference.  One of main ideas shared was the importance of meeting people sharing ideas and seeing what is done in other schools and just networking with other educators.  While nothing can replace face to face [...]

After reading the recent post by @RabbiWex and a tweet where he mentioned the experience below I decided to re-post that experience here on the #jedchat blog   This was orgianlly posted on my Beyond The Classtoom walls blog in November.          Yesterday myself and Rabbi Shira Leibowitz were invited by Mr. Brett Clark to skype with his [...]

  They visit on my facebook newsfeed – playful, thoughtful, thriving – middle and high school friends with whom I have little contact beyond their status updates, but who were once an integral part of my daily life. While I have not reconnected with my teachers, I still often think of them and of my [...]

Re-posted with permission from Peter Eckstein ( @redmenace56 )  http://jcastnetwork.org/5thchild/asking-the-right-question.html     It’s that time of year when lists seem to abound: Best Music of 2011; Most Trending Topic of 2011; Person of the Year; Top Movies of 2011 and on and on and on. This prompted me to think about what were the past year’s [...]

Last night at around 6:30PST and 9:30EST something unique and exciting happened. I had the opportunity to lead a PD session with a cohort of Religious School educators from area congregational schools in San Francisco. You may be asking yourself “did he really fly all the way to the West Coast just to turn around [...]