Sylvia Ellison

Sylvia Ellison, USA, Secondary, Adult, Education

Mentor of new teachers in Florida, I've been a teacher for 15 years, wife of 17 years, and mother of 4 children.

Ele'Mentor
Thoughts, experiences, and finds as a full-release mentor working with 1st and 2nd year teachers.

Theme: mentor, education, goals, reflection

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Lisa Dabbs

Lisa Dabbs, USA, Primary, Secondary, College

I have a B.A. in Child Development and a Master of Education in Educational Administration. I started my career as an elementary school teacher teaching in the grade I love most:Kindergarten! I also worked as a Project Director of a Language and Literacy program.

I was called to serve as an elementary school principal, and did that for 14 years. It was a challenge, but I loved it! Recently I worked as a consultant for Kaplan K-12 Learning Services and as an Adjunct Professor teaching Graduate Level courses. Currently,

I’m supporting new teachers by facilitating the New Teacher Connections group on The George Lucas Educational Foundation Edutopia website. Would love to have you stop by and join the group! New to blogging!

teachingwithsoul
I’ve chosen to begin my work here as a blogger to pursue my passion in education. A passion to inspire, mentor & equip teachers to “teach with soul”.

Theme: teaching, mentoring, supporting, coaching, education, learning, educational technology

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Brenda Nelson-Porter

Dr. Brenda Nelson-Porter, USA, Adult, Professional Development

The Dissertation Coach.

Visionary Mentorship
Reviewing the Role of Academic Mentors.

Theme: doctoral, graduate, academia, mentoring, training

Alan J Wright

Alan J Wright, Australia, Primary, Secondary, Teaching the Craft of Writing

An extensive career in education as a classroom teacher, consultant and administrator in Australia has been followed by almost six years working as a literacy consultant based in New York.

Returned to Australia in 2007, I have worked as a consultant in Victoria, Australia across a range of educational settings. Currently writing a blog to support educators who wish become more effective writing teachers. Writing poetry, short stories, novels consumes much of my writing time.

Alan J Wright
Would you take piano lessons from someone who didn't actually play the piano? It is the same for teaching writing. I can't think of anything more powerful to do than to allow your students to see you commit to the same challenges they face as writers.

Writing with your students makes you credible as a teacher of writing. You instantly become a partner in the learning journey. Like these young writers you will understand the challenge of the blank page. Sit among them and write! Write in front of them. Share your writing thoughts and ideas.

Think aloud about writing and watch them take up writing challenges with renewed conviction. This is the only way to create a sense of community in the classroom. Celebrate together those constant triumphs, no matter how small they may appear to be. This blog aims to share the journey towards becoming an effective teacher of writing.

Theme: writing, writing craft, writing workshop, conferencing, quality conversation, revision, editing, mentors, literature, poetry, young writers, elementary, middle, secondary, primary education

Peter Gow

Peter Gow, USA, Primary, Secondary, Professional Development, Professional Education

35 years teaching and administration in independent schools, interested in
curriculum, professional development, social justice education, school
culture.

Not Your Father's School - currently offline
Working toward answers to these questions: What is a "21st-century education"? How should a modern independent school be managed and led? What's a teacher supposed to do in a world where the ground keeps constantly shifting?

How can a single educator piece together a coherent vision of "school today": management, leadership, curriculum, teaching, tools? What's certain is that the schools we're striving to create today are not your father's (or your mother's) school.


Admirable Faculties - old blog
Issues related to recruiting, hiring, training, and retaining teachers inindependent schools.

The New Progressivism - old blog
Aspects of Progressive Education as it evolves in the 21st century

Themes: teachers, teaching, professional development, teacher recruitment, teacher training, school culture, teacher induction, teacher mentoring, education, 21st century, progressive education, curriculum, social justice education, assessment, independent schools

Sarah Stewart

Sarah Stewart, New Zealand, Tertiary, Midwifery, Health

I wear many hats including midwife and Senior Lecturer in Midwifery at Otago Polytechnic, Dunedin, New Zealand. I am also enrolled as a PhD candidate at the Centre for Online Health, University of Queensland, Brisbane. I have always been interested in support and professional development for health professionals.

My research combines that with my other interest: the Internet. My PhD project is comparing traditional support and professional development to e-mentoring (mentoring provided by email) as experienced by aged care nurses and allied health professionals in Queensland, Australia.

Sarah's Musings
The aim of the blog is to discuss issues facing midwifery/health education and professional development. It aims to explore the issues of using Web 2.0, both for personal learning and also as a teaching tool. And finally, it aims to be a resource for students and midwives, and anyone else interested in learning, teaching and midwifery.

Theme: midwifery, health, Web 2.0, mentoring

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Jennifer Lubke

Jennifer Lubke, East Tennessee, USA, Secondary, Language Arts

I am a secondary language arts teacher/learner with 11 years classroom experience. I am currently pursuing a graduate degree in instructional technology at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville and am most passionate about the field of media education, especially understanding how adolescents use media outside the confines of the traditional classroom.

How might educators tap into this in ways that add relevance and rigor to our course content and, at the same time, teach young people to engage more critically and responsibly with all forms of new and electronic media? The current focus of my graduate work is the use of web-based tools and applications in building virtual learning communities to support the mentoring and induction of new and novice teachers.

ThinkTime
This is the online home of my personal learning network, a place where I share questions and reflections on ed tech, media, and information literacy.

Theme: technology, instructional technology, media, media education, media literacy, information literacy, web2.0, collaboration, mentoring, eMentoring, teachers, professional development, networking, social media, school reform

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