Knowledge

I am fortunate to have many opportunities to collaborate with educators at HH and elsewhere (through PDE activities, Montgomery County partnerships, and consulting with Pennsylvania school districts). I am frequently asked to present at conferences. I look forward to these professional opportunities because there is always something new to learn and that learning always comes back to my district, school and ultimately to students. toc
 * =1. Pennsylvania Standards Aligned System= ||
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I am working with a team of educators from across the Commonwealth on the SAS Portal. Our goal is to develop the Curriculum Framework in several academic standard areas. I am also reviewing lesson plans submitted for placement in the Materials and Resources section of the data base. ||

I have studied under Grant Wiggins and have completed his Train the Trainers summer bootcamp.  ||
 * =2. Understanding by Design= ||
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. Sue Fox: High School Searching Outside the Library...pages 149-160 . . "Joyce Valenza's conversations with some of the best thinkers in information searching are both inspiring and provocative. Every interview is personal, instructive, framed in theory, and grounded in successful practice." . --Barbara Stripling, Director of Library Services, New York City School Library System . . "There's a laser-like focus in //Super Searchers Go to School//--not just on teaching searching skills, but on engaging students and getting them to appreciate the importance of these skills. That's a big part of preparing students for life in the 21st century, and the passion and expertise these super searchers bring to the job shines through in the book. A tremendous resource for K-12 educators." . --David Hoffman, Editor, MultiMedia & Internet @ Schools . [|www.infotoday.com/supersearchers] || ||
 * =3. Super Searchers Go To School=

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 * =4. Sample Professional Development & Inservice= ||  ||
 * ===a. 2009-2010 Presentation and Inservice Materials=== || ===b. No Time and No Money=== ||
 * ===c. 2010-2011 Presentation and Inservice Materials=== || ===d. Video: What Is Career Maturity?=== ||
 * ===e. Why Entrepreneurship Education?=== || ===f. What is the Mission of Schooling?=== ||
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 * ===g. 2008 PA Governor's Institute Opening Presentation=== || ===h. 2010 Presentation Prepared for Phoenixville SD Inservice=== ||
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 * =5. My Educational Philosophy: Change, Creativity, Curriculum, Community--a presentation I wish I had created.= ||  ||
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Guiding Principles of EduCon (and me)
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 * 1) Our schools must be inquiry-driven, thoughtful and empowering for all members
 * 2) Our schools must be about co-creating — together with our students — the 21st Century Citizen
 * 3) Technology must serve pedagogy, not the other way around
 * 4) Technology must enable students to research, create, communicate and collaborate
 * 5) Learning can — and must — be networked

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 * =6. What I'm learning and thinking about now...= ||  ||
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 * 1) Who I Am
 * 2) How I see the World
 * 3) How I Want to Live
 * 4) What I Can Give Back ||

John Dewey. "Waste in Education" Chapter 3 in //The School and Society.// Chicago: University of Chicago Press. (1907): 77-110.