E Gregory

E Gregory, Canada, Secondary, Elementary, Art, Photography

I've taught all grades K-12. Since 2003, I've been teaching mainly art and photography to grades 8-12 at a small, rural school. In 2008, I completed a graduate diploma on the use of technology in education, and my practice has transformed as a result! I love teaching, especially art and photography, and I'm very interested in the changes that technology is bringing to the field of education.

Just a Thought
My weblog shares my experiences and thoughts as an art/photography teacher learning how to utilize technology to enhance learning. I enjoy professional reflection and the writing helps to clarify and solidify my thoughts.

I also wanted to learn how to use Edublogs before using blogging as a tool to enhance the learning in my classroom. The final reason I started to blog was to grow and maintain my personal learning network (PLN). I enjoy the professional dialogue, especially when others push my thinking in new, unanticipated directions.

Theme: art education, photography, 21st century learning, professional development, technology

Joep de Graaff

Joep de Graaff, The Netherlands, Art Education

I am a teacher in The Netherlands. I have taught art in secondary education for over thirty years. Next to teaching I am involved in coaching young teachers. My interests are art education, teaching gifted children, special needs education and bilingual education.

Dancing Crocodile
In my blog I reflect on the daily grind of teaching art.

Theme: art, art education, gifted children, special needs, didactics and methods, bilingual education, content and language integrated learning, coaching

Stephanie Sandifer

Stephanie Sandifer, Texas, USA, K-12, Post-Secondary, Education Policy & Innovation

Professionally I am currently serving as a campus-based Literacy/Instructional Coach at an inner-city high school. I have experience teaching at the K-12 and college levels, and have served in the administrative roles of School Improvement Facilitator and Dean of Instruction at the high school level. I am very interested in exploring innovations in education and I firmly believe that the education system in the United States is in desperate need of complete reinvention if we hope to be able to collaborate globally to improve quality of life for citizens of every country.

I am particularly interested in classroom instructional issues, technology integration/infusion, distance education, and education leadership and policy issues. I have been blogging since March of 2006 and can no longer imagine being a professional educator/learner without an online personal learning network. I believe that my role as an educator demands that I be a learner first and that I model my learning for my students and my fellow educators.

Personally I enjoy spending time with family and friends, and I love being with my two newborn twins who have enriched my life dramatically in recent weeks. I strive for a healthy work/life balance that allows me to make a difference in the lives of others through my profession while also being the parent and partner that I need to be for my family.

Change Agency - currently offline
Change Agency covers professional topics in education, education reform & school improvement, technology integration, art education, professional development and leadership for 21st century education, web 2.0 in education, and a variety of other educational innovations.

Theme: school improvement, educational change, education innovation, edtech, instructional technology, web 2.0, art education