Working Together To Make a Difference
This "summer" has been very busy and the learning for me has never stopped thanks in large part to my Twitter and Diigo networks. One of the most interesting sites I came across is Working Together To Make a Difference Ning group.
Created by Jenny Luca and based upon the marvelous work of "a wise beyond her years" Laura Stockman (25 Days to Make a Difference) it is a site whose purpose is to connect others who are looking for ideas to use with their students to encourage them to Make a Difference!
One of the key factors I think this concept has going for it is student engagement. I've seen countless times over in my school experience (as a classroom teacher and school administrator) that when students are giving back in some way to their community they are connected and invested in the experience and learning becomes a by-product of the process.
Please help me to spread the word on this great project with the teachers in your network.
John
PS Here are two great resources from Laura's blog that you can use with your students in the first days back to school.
Ideas-for-Making-a-Difference.doc LittleWaystoMakeaDifference.doc
Created by Jenny Luca and based upon the marvelous work of "a wise beyond her years" Laura Stockman (25 Days to Make a Difference) it is a site whose purpose is to connect others who are looking for ideas to use with their students to encourage them to Make a Difference!
One of the key factors I think this concept has going for it is student engagement. I've seen countless times over in my school experience (as a classroom teacher and school administrator) that when students are giving back in some way to their community they are connected and invested in the experience and learning becomes a by-product of the process.
Please help me to spread the word on this great project with the teachers in your network.
John
PS Here are two great resources from Laura's blog that you can use with your students in the first days back to school.
Ideas-for-Making-a-Difference.doc LittleWaystoMakeaDifference.doc
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Comment by Raman Job on September 2, 2009 at 9:33pm - Wow, I just dipped into the Working Together Ning tonight, John. Looks like wonderful things are happening there! Didn't have much time to explore very deeply tonight, but I will back soon. Thanks for the bringing it to our attention.
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