LessonCast helps learning communities design professional development that targets specific needs and changes instructional practice. We support a continuum of professional learning that spans support for teachers new to the classroom, experienced teachers with expertise to share, and leaders guiding a community in improving instruction. Why I became a teacher
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Growing up, I never thought about becoming a teacher. I wanted to be an actress or dancer or singer....
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Why Do I Blog?
Following on the heels of Audrey Watters’ public posting, I too decided to make my response to Alice Bell’s edublogger survey. Blog URL: LessonCast.org/author/Katrina What do you blog about? I enjoy blogging about education issues, including discussions about reform movements, issues facing teachers and administrators, the importance of STEM education, the need to redesign professional development to make it more job-embedded and tied to improving student outcomes, a need to shift to a transdisciplinary approach to learning, and perhaps most often, the importance of educators being at the font line …
Front-End, Back-End?: Tech Roles Defined for Teachers
Often Startup Weekend organizers will encourage participants to place different colored stickers on their nametags to indicate the skill sets they bring or the role they want to play over the weekend. For example, a green dot may designate an educator, while red would be a developer. This helps immensely if you have the beginning of a team but are missing a key role; you can actively seek participants with the color sticker you want. Educator: This category includes K-12 teachers, administrators, higher ed professors and administrators, and occasionally other kinds of educators. …
