Equipping ourselves because we love our learners! Author: Shelly Sanchez Terrell, @ShellTerrell
“A key to growing as an educator is to keep company mainly with educators who uplift You, whose presence inspire You and whose dedication drives You.” – Robert John Meehan The school year may have left you exhausted. Now you need to take time for yourself and go on some learning adventures of your own! […]
We recently began the summer session of my new online courses. We announced a scholarship and were so moved by the personal statements and bios that we decided to award a few scholarships for the summer session. Below is the bio and an excerpt from the personal statement of Jamil Ahmed, a teacher from Bangladesh, who […]
I’m excited to announce that on July 5th my two new online courses begin, Methodologies for Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages, and Connected Educators: Harnessing the Power of Social Media for Professional Development. One of the many reasons I enjoy working with the team at Edtechnology Specialists is that the company believes in giving back. These […]
I began the Teacher Reboot Camp blog in 2009. It amazes me so many of you are still here as I continue to grow as an educator and learner. When I first started blogging, I didn’t realize I would have 8 years of ideas, resources, and knowledge to share. However, I find the more I […]
“Since we cannot experience everything, other people’s experiences, and hence other people, become the surrogate for knowledge. ‘I store my knowledge in my friends’ is an axiom for collecting knowledge through collecting people (undated).” – Karen Stephenson When we connect with other educators and develop Personal/ Professional/ Passionate Learning Networks (PLNs), we participate in collective, networked […]
Love these resources? Get your copy of The 30 Goals for Teachers or Learning to Go. In July 2009, I co-founded the Bammy winning education chat, #Edchat, which has inspired over 400 education hashtags! The hashtag (# in front of a word without spaces, which transforms the word into a url on social media sites, like […]
“The best thing a human being can do is to help another human being know more.” – Charlie Munger I’ve been very blessed to be able to train teachers and teach students in over 20 countries. In 2009, I began my journey as a connected educator and learned how to use social media and web […]
Goal 25: Be a Guest Blogger, Moderator, or Expert of The 30 Goals Challenge for Educators “In vain have you acquired knowledge if you have not imparted it to others.” ~ Deuteronomy Rabbah This year’s 30 Goals Challenge theme is, “This is MY Moment.” Each goal focuses on getting educators to believe their plans of action now […]
Goal 22: Participate in a New Community! of The 30 Goals Challenge for Educators “Things keep going on, they overlap and blur, your story is part of many other stories, and there is no telling where any of them may lead.” ~ Erin Morgenstern, The Night Circus This year’s 30 Goals Challenge theme is, “This is MY […]
“We get to make things. Things that make the world nudge a little bit in what we hope is the right direction.” Wilson Miner, Webstock 2012 I’ve been thinking a lot about our ability to create and the impact of what we leave behind when we no longer exist. As an educator, speaker, writer, human […]