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		<title>Developing Teacher-Leaders</title>
		<description><![CDATA[How are formal, organized and appointed leadership models in schools adapting to teacher leadership initiatives that are self-organized, community oriented, and both deliberate and organic in nature? From teacher training programs, to experienced teachers, to online learning communities  &#8211; teacher leadership is becoming the driving force behind some of the most authentic, current and innovative [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://pipedreams-education.ca/2012/05/13/developing-teacher-leaders/</link>
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		<title>Will we value the skills associated with Social Media like we do traditional literacies?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Children are using social media. Who is teaching them? As a parent,  I see my own children (9,11) communicating online with anonymous friends during their Mindcraft episodes, Wii and Kinect games, Mathelectics and online forums. Often, I observe the server chats trying to picture who is on the other end, wondering if they are aware [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://pipedreams-education.ca/2012/04/20/will-we-value-the-skills-associated-with-social-media-like-we-do-traditional-literacies/</link>
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		<title>My &#8220;Top Ten&#8221; Voicethread applications</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ VOICETHREAD IS A UNIVERSALLY DESIGNED TOOL ALLOWING EVERYONE TO CONTRIBUTE. STUDENTS, TEACHERS AND COMMUNITY CAN USE ANY MEDIUM TO SHARE, DISCUSS, POST, REFLECT AND PRESENT. OPEN DOORS TO OUR LEARNERS!! A couple reminders that might ease your mind about using this OPEN and FREE tool&#8230;.. * Voicethread provides tutorials, ideas, and examples. Give yourself some [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://pipedreams-education.ca/2012/03/24/my-top-ten-voicethread-applications/</link>
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		<title>Does Formative Assessment and Descriptive Feedback work with Adult Learners?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I spent much more time giving feedback for this group of adult students then I did in any other course – EVER.   My own knowledge and comfort level using this strategy (assessment FOR and OF learning) was limited but very much supported through the Growing Success resource by the Ministry of Education, Ontario. In staying [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://pipedreams-education.ca/2012/02/27/formative-assessment-and-descriptive-feedback-with-adult-learners/</link>
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		<title>Paper Tweets &#8211; Teaching Social Media</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Try the activity with your own students &#8211; with PARENTS&#8230;.with TEACHERS&#8230;with ADMINISTRATORS&#8230;..with FACULTY members. Try with any type of Social Network. PRACTICE FIRST before going live. Use what is comfortable for them FIRST. “Paper Tweets” 1)   Use a TAG and have students search it. Tags are generally safe and help build a network based on [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://pipedreams-education.ca/2012/02/25/paper-tweets-teaching-social-media/</link>
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		<title>Essential Tech Tools for NEW and Experienced Educators</title>
		<description><![CDATA[What am I introducing to New Teachers as Essentials? While I focus heavily on the TPACK framework during teaching, here are a few of the TECHNOLOGY TOOLS/KNOWLEDGE that my course (s)  includes: In my current role as a Pre-Service Instructor at Brock University, I have small window of opportunity to introduce (and model) to new [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://pipedreams-education.ca/2012/01/21/essential-tech-tools-for-new-and-experienced-educators/</link>
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		<title>Parent Engagement and Social Media</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Like many of my fellow Edu-bloggers, my posts often reflect both my parent and teacher perspective. As a parent,  I worry that my children, while in school,  are not experiencing the realities that technologies offers in the real world. As a parent, I worry that my children are being limited at school and are not [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://pipedreams-education.ca/2011/12/02/parent-engagement-and-social-media/</link>
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		<title>Teachers Leading Teachers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[These are a just few words that come to mind when I reflect on how I felt as I toured the hundreds of projects that were on display at the #TLLP2011 summit this past weekend in Toronto, Ontario. What an honour! Together, teachers gathered from across Ontario’s 72 District school boards &#8211; all grades, disciplines, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://pipedreams-education.ca/2011/11/16/739/</link>
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		<title>Leaders &#8211; do you know your staff&#8217;s learning needs? Does it matter to you?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Over the last 10 weeks, I have had the most humbling opportunity to influence pre-service Teachers during their final year before they enter the profession. Having had a taste of instructional leadership in my grad studies, and within a school district and now in a Faculty of Education, I have noticed that the approach to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://pipedreams-education.ca/2011/11/10/leaders-do-you-know-your-staffs-learning-needs-does-it-matter-to-you/</link>
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		<title>Gaming and learning &#8211; are they connected?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In 2010, I began experimenting with gaming in my classroom. In my Grade Six classroom, &#8216;play&#8217; wasn&#8217;t just about learning the facts and materials, but about creating an environment where they were most comfortable.  Using Wii Olympics to have students virtually play participate in Luge or skiing events and then write down, sort, compare and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://pipedreams-education.ca/2011/09/17/gaming-and-learning-are-they-connected/</link>
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