Conferences [view: normal]

Recently, with the help of Kean University’s Center for Innovative Education, Alan had the opportunity to speak with New Jersey Commissioner of Education, Lucille Davy. The two discuss what has been identified by American businesses as the critical skills needed for jobs and careers in the 21st century.

Additionally, information is provided on Department of Education initiatives created to guide s...

In this month’s issue of THE Journal, November Learning was highlighted on pg. 16 within the article Boundless Opportunity. In this section, Alan offers three quick ways to get students excited about global collaboration.

Follow this link to read Alan’s suggestions.

...

Do to a possibility of rain this evening, the location of tonight’s concert has changed. The location will be at Jordan Hall.

Go out the main hotel door on St. James Ave. Walk one block and take a right on Berkley St. Cross the street to get to the Arlington T-stop. Take the Heath St. train to the Symphony T-stop (3 stops). Come out of the station and turn right. Walk one block (Burger King will b...

This year, we are working to give you more opportunities to make your time with us at BLC09 as helpful as possible. One way we are doing this is through our new Build-A-Session and Job-Alike opportunities. On Wednesday and Thursday afternoon, we are opening up time for you, our participants, to organize meetings around common questions and jobs (principals, superintendents, etc.). We will be provi...

Here we are, merely weeks away from our 10 year anniversary of BLC. We have just completed putting together our conference program, we are finalizing details for all of our events and we are ready to welcome all of our national and international friends. This year, we will host representatives from Australia, Bahrain, China, Croatia, El Salvador, France, Gambia, Hong Kong, Israel, Italy, Republic ...

We are announcing that due to concern over the nation’s current economic situation and in response to budget planning for this year, we have again extended our early registration pricing of $695 until June 15th. After June 15th, registration will be adjusted to $745. We will not raise costs after this point. The $795 price point previously on our Web site and published in our conference brochure w...

Just a quick announcement that EduBloggerCon will be back at BLC09. This free event is being held at the Boston Park Plaza on Tuesday, July 28th, 2009 from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Whether you arrive early to BLC and want to jump in with both feet or if you are a local not attending BLC, this unique event is for you.

EduBloggerCon is based on the idea of an “unconference,” and is being organized by its...

In an attempt to reach as many of our clients as possible who are using the NL Communities Blogging System, we are sending this message using a variety of methods. If you are not currently using our blogging software, you can disregard this post.

–

Dear NL Communities User,

Several years ago, we introduced a new, free blogging system, November Learning Communities. At the time, this system was one...

In this video presented by Mobile Learning Institute, Alan tours his hometown of Marblehead, MA and comments on the historical global vision of his community.

Find more videos like this on NL Connect

Alan challenges us to think about the emerging role of “student as contributor” and to globalize our curriculum by linking students with authentic audiences from around the world. (For more on this t...

Poll Everywhere (http://www.polleverywhere.com) is a service that allows groups of individuals to vote within user-generated polls using a mobile phone’s text messaging capability or a simple web form. This system has quickly become a part of major presentations given by Microsoft, Cisco, MIT and more because of its ability to capture an audience’s thoughts and understandings at a given moment in time. This reason alone makes Poll Everywhere a powerful classroom tool.

We have created a new handout on our resources page which can be viewed and downloaded here. For a brief introduction to the Poll Everywhere service, we have created a video that is available on TeacherTube and YouTube.

...

I was recently watching last year’s PBS Frontline episode entitled Growing Up Online with a group of teachers in New York. One teacher in the movie stated that, “[Educators] almost have to be entertainers.” This statement led to a great deal of discussion in the session. It was so interesting that I thought I would post the question here as well. Do today’s students and our fast-paced, interactive world requ...

Promethean in partnership with Cisco, is currently developing a new webcast series entitled Innovation in Education. This series will feature candid interviews with some of the top thought leaders in K-12 education.

To kick off the series, Alan November sits down with Sonny Magana to discuss student-centered learning, dynamic learning communities and 21st century learning environments.

The discuss...

Upon the recent launch of our new Web site, we announced that a new, integrated online community wouldn’t be far behind. The community is now live, and we would be thrilled to have you join educators from around the world within this collaborative learning environment.

You can visit and join this community from any page on our Web site or directly at http://nlconnect.novemberlearning.com/.

Through this professional learning network, you will have the opportunity to share useful resources and reflect on your teaching and learning experiences through the use of a personal blog. Additionally, through our forum you can share ideas, ask questions, find project partners and learn what tools other educators find valuable.

It will take some time for this community to develop. Don’t let that discourage you regarding the usefulness of this network. As members of the November Learning team present workshops across the country and around the world, we will be regularly introducing teachers to this network. This means that there will be a constant stream of new users and ideas. Please do the same within your schools. Everyone has something to contribute.

Should you have any questions about how to navigate this new site, post a message in the forum, or let us know. We have many experts, already a part of this community, who are there to lend a hand.

...

We recently received an email request from Fran Stromsland of Watchung Hills Regional HS in NJ requesting information about a particular Google Maps overlay. This overlay demonstrates the effect of sea level rise anywhere in the world.

The tutorial below explains how to get a Google Maps account, find the Google Map overlays and add one of these overlays to your own map.

To view this video, I high...

On the CAST web site they introduce Differentiated Instruction by stating:

Not all students are alike. Based on this knowledge, differentiated instruction applies an approach to teaching and learning so that students have multiple options for taking in information and making sense of ideas.

Teachers some times think they are being asked to “water” down the curriculum and that differentiated instru...

Over the holiday break, we introduced a team that November Learning created on Kiva and invited all of you to take part in an effort to assist the working poor of the world and also expand the boundaries of learning in your classrooms. In our letter, we mentioned that November Learning would be matching the first $1000 in loans sent out through our team.

We are not there yet, but we are beginning ...

Please disregard this message. Just testing.

In this episode, Alan talks to Lona Jack-Vilmar, Literacy Coach at International High School at Lafayette in New York. The discussion centers around a Wikipedia-based article that Lona created on the Wodaabe, a nomadic group that resides in Africa. Similar activities have the potential for modeling appropriate use of Wikipedia within schools.

...

In this episode, Alan talks to Lona Jack-Vilmar, Literacy Coach at International High School at Lafayette in New York. The discussion centers around a Wikipedia-based article that Lona created on the Wodaabe, a nomadic group that resides in Africa. Similar activities have the potential for modeling appropriate use of Wikipedia within schools.

In this episode, Alan talks to Lona Jack-Vilmar, Literacy Coach at International High School at Lafayette in New York. The discussion centers around a Wikipedia-based article that Lona created on the Wodaabe, a nomadic group that resides in Africa. Similar activities have the potential for modeling appropriate use of Wikipedia within schools.

In this episode, Alan talks to Lona Jack-Vilmar, Literacy Coach at International High School at Lafayette in New York. The discussion centers around a Wikipedia-based article that Lona created on the Wodaabe, a nomadic group that resides in Africa. Similar activities have the potential for modeling appropriate use of Wikipedia within schools.
There are two ways [...]...

Seasons Greetings,
 
I would like to personally thank you on behalf of the November Learning team for your continued dedication to students and the field of education. Learning with you and hearing your stories of growth and success inspire us daily in our work. In the coming year, we will be introducing several new ways for you to become more involved in our global learning network. Stay tuned to n...

If you use Twitter and would like to keep up with conversations taking place at BLC08 and beyond, follow this link and click Follow.

Follow this link to view Alan's presentation given at NECC 2008.

 The BLC 2008 Conference program has been released. To view the program, click here. You can also choose to download a pdf version of the conference program.