How Do We Get from Here to There?

I teach with a staff that works on a highly-collaborative, personal learning community (PLC) model. A couple of years ago I started a staff wiki so we could post and share the resources we were finding, creating, and using.  For the first year, people said it was “cool”, but I was the only one who contributed to it.  Only a few others referenced it.  Now, several grade levels contribute to it and use it on a regular basis. They even started to stress out about the idea that it could ever be unavailable.  I’m confident now that the new wikis I’ve set up for student work will be seen invaluable in time as well.

Next comes our leap into the use of iPods in the classroom. Next year, we’ll be fortunate enough to have a few small sets of iPod Nanos which will be used primarily in connection with reading (at least at first) in several classrooms.  Once again, the “cool” factor has hit. Everyone wants them.  Who is willing to do what it takes to use them effectively?  Who is willing to do the pre and post assessments, participate in the trainings (budget = no extra pay), and manage the equipment?

Patience.
Persistence.
We’ll get there