Comments for dragonsinger - learning, unlearning & relearning http://dragonsinger57.com Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:00:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Comment on Conference vs (un)conference by Erika Conn http://dragonsinger57.com/2011/11/13/conference-vs-unconference/comment-page-1/#comment-458 Erika Conn Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:00:47 +0000 http://dragonsinger57.com/?p=590#comment-458 My name is Erika Conn and I am a student at the University of South Alabama. I am currently enrolled in Dr. Strange's EDM310 class. I think educamps are a fantastic idea. I think that being able to sit around with teachers you are not used to being around and sharing your ideas would be of great value. When you have small discussions you benefit more than sitting in front of one person lecturing to you. I was not aware of conferences like this. I hope to one day be able to attend an educamp! Thank you! Erika Conn My name is Erika Conn and I am a student at the University of South Alabama. I am currently enrolled in Dr. Strange’s EDM310 class. I think educamps are a fantastic idea. I think that being able to sit around with teachers you are not used to being around and sharing your ideas would be of great value. When you have small discussions you benefit more than sitting in front of one person lecturing to you. I was not aware of conferences like this. I hope to one day be able to attend an educamp!

Thank you!
Erika Conn

]]> Comment on Memories by Lacie Brothers http://dragonsinger57.com/2012/01/11/memories/comment-page-1/#comment-448 Lacie Brothers Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:38:01 +0000 http://dragonsinger57.com/?p=594#comment-448 This blog really made me do some reflecting on my own life. My parents are both teachers, and what kind of student would I be if I didn't give them the acknowledgement they deserve. My mom and I tend to mirror each other when it comes to favorite subjects to study. We both enjoy English and writing. She has taught me many different ways to write creatively as well as enjoy reading. I agree with you, I hope I can be as great as a teacher my mother (and also yours!) was and has been. This blog really made me do some reflecting on my own life. My parents are both teachers, and what kind of student would I be if I didn’t give them the acknowledgement they deserve. My mom and I tend to mirror each other when it comes to favorite subjects to study. We both enjoy English and writing. She has taught me many different ways to write creatively as well as enjoy reading. I agree with you, I hope I can be as great as a teacher my mother (and also yours!) was and has been.

]]> Comment on Stronger together by Erika Conn http://dragonsinger57.com/2011/11/05/stronger-together/comment-page-1/#comment-447 Erika Conn Sun, 29 Jan 2012 21:15:04 +0000 http://dragonsinger57.com/?p=587#comment-447 I love the idea of collaborating classrooms. I feel like the "everyday" classroom can be very boring for the students and even the teacher. I am currently going to school to become a secondary education teacher and I strongly believe that the student's shouldn't be the only ones learning. I feel like the teachers need to be learning along with the students. Collaborating the classrooms seems like it would really help the teachers grow and learn, along with benefiting the students as well. I hope one day to be able to incorporate different classrooms into my own. Maybe even classrooms from around the world! I love the idea of collaborating classrooms. I feel like the “everyday” classroom can be very boring for the students and even the teacher. I am currently going to school to become a secondary education teacher and I strongly believe that the student’s shouldn’t be the only ones learning. I feel like the teachers need to be learning along with the students. Collaborating the classrooms seems like it would really help the teachers grow and learn, along with benefiting the students as well. I hope one day to be able to incorporate different classrooms into my own. Maybe even classrooms from around the world!

]]> Comment on Stronger together by Claire (@MsBeenz) http://dragonsinger57.com/2011/11/05/stronger-together/comment-page-1/#comment-396 Claire (@MsBeenz) Sat, 17 Dec 2011 09:21:53 +0000 http://dragonsinger57.com/?p=587#comment-396 Loving the idea of collaborating with distant classrooms especially with routine based stuff as opposed to special projects. Can't wait to hear how it all goes. Loving the idea of collaborating with distant classrooms especially with routine based stuff as opposed to special projects. Can’t wait to hear how it all goes.

]]> Comment on Lessons and Carols by Anne Kenneally http://dragonsinger57.com/2011/12/11/lessons-and-carols/comment-page-1/#comment-395 Anne Kenneally Sun, 11 Dec 2011 08:53:06 +0000 http://dragonsinger57.com/?p=592#comment-395 What a sweet, sweet sound! Great Christmas message Jo! It sure is the people and the special memories that make the Christmas season! It is a great time to think about our blessings! What a sweet, sweet sound! Great Christmas message Jo! It sure is the people and the special memories that make the Christmas season! It is a great time to think about our blessings!

]]> Comment on Conference vs (un)conference by Jessica Walker http://dragonsinger57.com/2011/11/13/conference-vs-unconference/comment-page-1/#comment-392 Jessica Walker Mon, 28 Nov 2011 21:11:04 +0000 http://dragonsinger57.com/?p=590#comment-392 My name is Jessica Walker and I am a student at the University of South Alabama. I am currently enrolled in EDM310 in Dr. Strange's class. I think it is great that they have things like educamps for teachers and administrators to attend. It is so important to keep in touch with other educators to share ideas about what is working and not working in their own classrooms. I had no idea that they have camps for teachers to attend. I hope that one day I can go to an educamp one day. Thank you! Jessica Walker My name is Jessica Walker and I am a student at the University of South Alabama. I am currently enrolled in EDM310 in Dr. Strange’s class. I think it is great that they have things like educamps for teachers and administrators to attend. It is so important to keep in touch with other educators to share ideas about what is working and not working in their own classrooms. I had no idea that they have camps for teachers to attend. I hope that one day I can go to an educamp one day.
Thank you!
Jessica Walker

]]> Comment on Conference vs (un)conference by Karen Melhuish http://dragonsinger57.com/2011/11/13/conference-vs-unconference/comment-page-1/#comment-389 Karen Melhuish Mon, 14 Nov 2011 00:45:42 +0000 http://dragonsinger57.com/?p=590#comment-389 Your post has a real resonance with me, Jo. I spend a huge amount of time online, mainly for work - and I love it. But the more time I spend online, the more I enjoy the face-to-face connection. The part of few years of working in online communities and studying for a MEd at a distance have really brought it home to me how vitally important kanohi ki te kanohi is for us all. It's a human need, I think. Hence my final Pecha Kucha slide (yes, it was me!);-) Because, after all, nearly all our online time is spent trying to improve our off-line reality:-) Glad you had a fab weekend - and love how the Educamp series has taken off this year. I'll share your post in the Educamp thread here [http://t.co/ZXYacJ9l], if that's ok? Unless you want to post there direct? Your post has a real resonance with me, Jo. I spend a huge amount of time online, mainly for work – and I love it. But the more time I spend online, the more I enjoy the face-to-face connection. The part of few years of working in online communities and studying for a MEd at a distance have really brought it home to me how vitally important kanohi ki te kanohi is for us all. It’s a human need, I think. Hence my final Pecha Kucha slide (yes, it was me!);-) Because, after all, nearly all our online time is spent trying to improve our off-line reality:-) Glad you had a fab weekend – and love how the Educamp series has taken off this year. I’ll share your post in the Educamp thread here [http://t.co/ZXYacJ9l], if that’s ok? Unless you want to post there direct?

]]> Comment on Ulearn – A Tale of Two Halves (aka TCE-1 vs TCE5) by Karen Melhuish http://dragonsinger57.com/2011/10/22/ulearn-a-tale-of-two-halves-aka-tce-1-vs-tce5/comment-page-1/#comment-388 Karen Melhuish Sun, 13 Nov 2011 23:48:25 +0000 http://dragonsinger57.com/?p=576#comment-388 "Naturally gregarious"? Really?! LOL:-) Lovely post, Jo. Appreciate the honesty and reflection. “Naturally gregarious”? Really?! LOL:-)
Lovely post, Jo. Appreciate the honesty and reflection.

]]> Comment on Conference vs (un)conference by dragonsinger http://dragonsinger57.com/2011/11/13/conference-vs-unconference/comment-page-1/#comment-387 dragonsinger Sun, 13 Nov 2011 17:57:36 +0000 http://dragonsinger57.com/?p=590#comment-387 Hi Stephanie - I think it's about both. The connections drive the content in many ways. While the educamp may start off in a particular direction, the people involved can end up going off on a tangent. We had a small group in Invercargill so didn't even break off into groups - we had an extended conversation around a number of topics - so not even really a smack down although we started off doing the smack down. And we finished with a tour of the school after a late lunch. Hi Stephanie – I think it’s about both. The connections drive the content in many ways. While the educamp may start off in a particular direction, the people involved can end up going off on a tangent. We had a small group in Invercargill so didn’t even break off into groups – we had an extended conversation around a number of topics – so not even really a smack down although we started off doing the smack down. And we finished with a tour of the school after a late lunch.

]]> Comment on Conference vs (un)conference by Stephanie http://dragonsinger57.com/2011/11/13/conference-vs-unconference/comment-page-1/#comment-386 Stephanie Sun, 13 Nov 2011 09:34:01 +0000 http://dragonsinger57.com/?p=590#comment-386 Indeed is about content or connections? Can it be about both? Indeed is about content or connections? Can it be about both?

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