Anytime Anywhere Learning Report 

The newsletter of the Anytime Anywhere Learning Foundation

 

June 2014                                Volume 11, Issue 4                          

 
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In This Issue
AAL HEADLINES
HAVE YOUR SAY
SHARE YOUR EXPERTISE
1:1 EDITORIALS
NEW INITIATIVES
LEARNING FROM OTHERS
STUDENT VOICE
AAL EVENTS


AAL HEADLINES 

  




  

 

 AALF COACHING      

AALF coaches provide support for educators at all levels and, working either individually or in expert teams, coaches and consultants support educators and policy makers at every phase of their 1:1 initiative.

 

For additional information regarding AALF coaching support, go to the Coaching and Mentoring Services page of our website, or contact Karen Ward at service@aalf.org    

 

 

 

  

 

 

WE'RE LOOKING FOR YOU! 

 

We're currently looking for new 1:1 coaches to join the AALF team! If you're interested, please click here, and be sure to send a resume, describing any coaching and other relevant experience. If you have questions, please don't hesitate to write us by clicking here!

 

 






HAVE YOUR SAY

QuestionBoy


Do you have a BYOD program?  
  

 

Let us know by responding to our 10-second poll!

 

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JOIN OUR EDWEB COMMUNITY!

Come join AALF's EdWeb community - just another way for our AALF members to connect with one another, share stories, ask questions, and generally support each other on this learning journey. We'd love to have you join!




 

Announcing a new book from Constructing Modern Knowledge (CMK) Press, The Invent To Learn Guide to 3D Printing in the Classroom: Recipes for Success by David Thornburg, Norma Thornburg, and Sara Armstrong. The book will be available at Amazon in print and e-book format in June 2014.

 



SHARE YOUR EXPERTISE

Connected Students


What online collaboration tools or sites do you use when working with your PLC (Professional Learning Community)?  EdWeb.net, GoogleDocs, Edmodo, others? 
 

We're looking to compile a list of our readers' recommendations, so please send them here!


Thanks!

 

 

 

 

 

 




















































The Foundation thanks all its partners for their ongoing support.


 

 

Welcome to the June edition of the AALF newsletter!  

 

Once again we're pleased to bring you this edition of the Anytime Anywhere Learning Report.  

  

This month, in an article from Susan Einhorn, AALF Executive Director, we announce an exciting new partnership for AALF. In his editorial, AALF President Bruce Dixon further elaborates on this partnership and other recent AALF partnerships as well as describing some new AALF projects. In her regular editorial, Susan questions the novelty of BYOD programs. In addition, we asked a number of our favorite educators and contributors, including Will Richardson and Maria Langworthy, to respond to this issue's Conversation Starter from the late David Foster Wallace. Their responses were varied and intriguing. We also have an article by Yarmouth (ME) High School Technology Integrator Alice Barr who shares details of Yarmouth's student-run tech committee. In addition, Karen Ward shares an update on AALF's support services.
 

As always, you'll find some of our regular features: Have Your Say, and Share Your Expertise. 

 

Click on the link at the end of each article to read it in its entirety on our website. Please share your thoughts or add your stories to any of these articles. We would love to hear from you!

 

Enjoy!

 

Justina PictureJustina Spencer

AALF Communications

jspencer@aalf.org 

 

 

 

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UPDATE! AALF EMBARKING ON NEW PARTNERSHIP

linked educators As you will read in more detail in Bruce's blog, these are exciting times for AALF! We are embarking on a new partnership with Modern Learner Media, which means AALF members will soon be receiving a new weekly newsletter, Educating Modern Learners (EML).  The team behind EML, Will Richardson and Bruce Dixon, along with outstanding editor Audrey Watters, provide articulate, thought-provoking analyses of the best, most transformative ideas for education - ideas that will challenge your thinking about learning and the role of school for today's Anytime Anywhere Learner. We are very pleased to be able to provide you with this newsletter and know you'll find it a great addition to your list of 'must-reads'.


As part of this shift, and in the interest of reducing inbox newsletter overload, we will no longer be publishing the Anytime Anywhere Learning Report. But don't worry! Our team will still be hard at work, expanding our website and bringing you up-to-date articles, blogs, research, information, news - all the resources you've come to expect from AALF. As well, from time to time, news from AALF will appear in EML, so we'll continue to keep in touch. As we focus on designing and delivering outstanding support services and developing new resources, AALF will remain your go-to organization for 1:1 and anytime anywhere learning during this exciting time for education.

Warm regards,

Susan


NEW INITIATIVES AND PARTNERSHIPS FOR AALF
  
Dixon In this editorial, Bruce Dixon, President of the Anytime Anywhere Learning Foundation, discusses AALF's new partnership with Modern Learner Media, and shares how AALF's focus is moving forward from technological provision to the 'stuff that really matters'.

Click here to read more about AALF's new partnership and the exciting developments and access that will be made available to you, our members, moving forward!


BYOD THE "NEXT BIG THING"? I DON'T THINK SO!
 
Susan Picture Susan Einhorn, Executive Director of the Anytime Anywhere Learning Foundation
questions the "novelty" of Bring Your Own Device programs, and asks whether this movement is distracting educators from the larger issues at hand.

Click here to read Susan's thoughts!


CONVERSATION STARTING POINTS 

This month, we asked a number of educational experts the following question:
How can you relate the following parable to learning and the role of school and educators in our digital world?
 
The parable and this issue's Conversation Starting Point is an excerpt from a commencement speech delivered by the late author David Foster Wallace  to Kenyon College in 2005. To read the speech in its entirety, please click here.

"There are these two young fish swimming along and they happen to meet an older fish swimming the other way, who nods at them and says "Morning, boys. How's the water?" And the two young fish swim on for a bit, and then eventually one of them looks over at the other and goes "What the hell is water?"  

Click here to read the intriguing responses from Will Richardson, Maria Langworthy, and Susan Einhorn.

 

We'd also love to hear what you think! Join the conversation and let us know!

 

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Do you have any particularly inspiring education quotes to share? Email us and we'll spread the word!

 

 

 

STUDENT-RUN TECH COMMITTEE AT YARMOUTH HIGH SCHOOL
  
Corcoran iPad At Yarmouth High School in Yarmouth, Maine, students are involved in many aspects of the school-wide 1:1 program. In particular, the student-run tech committee provides an opportunity for students to participate in, and guide the direction of, Yarmouth's learning culture. In this article, Instructional Technology Integrator Alice Barr shares how the committee is organized, its role within the school, and its benefits and challenges.  
 
Click here to read more about Yarmouth's student-run initiative! 
 
AALF'S INTEGRATED PROFESSIONAL LEARNING SUPPORT

Adult 1:1 Learning In this article, Karen Ward provides an update on AALF's integrated support services, such as coaching, professional development, and consulting.

Click here to read more about our unique learning support services, and how they can assist you in your 1:1 journey! 
  
 
 
COME JOIN US ON SCOOP.IT!

scoop it Have you been following us? Come join the conversation! Scoop.it is an easy, visually appealing way to share pertinent ideas with followers who share common interests. Check out our Scoop.it page and see for yourself!

Here are some Scoop.it articles we've shared recently:
 

No Really, What Should Technologists Know About Education

The Future of Digital Learning

The Strange Promise of Everyday AI

Surprising Insights: How Teachers Use Games in the Classroom

 

 
Do you have any suggestions for Scoop.it topics to follow? Or suggestions of other curatorial sites? Click here and share them with the AALF community!

 

EVENTS

 

Calendar Events

Check Events on the AALF website regularly to keep up-to-date on other events of interest to the AAL community.  

 

 

June 19-20, 2014

Technology for Teaching and Learning Conference 

Louisville Kentucky

A two day opportunity for K-12 educators to explore effective uses of technology in education. Highlights include a dynamic keynote presentation, informative breakout sessions, and practical examples of technology used for collaboration, assessment, content delivery, and creativity.  

 

June 27-July 1, 2014

ISTE 2014

Atlanta, Georgia 

Part idea incubator and part collaborative workspace, ISTE's conference and expo brings educators of all types and grade levels together to share discoveries and develop solutions for their greatest challenges-all while connecting to a global network of education resources.  

     

July 8-11, 2014

Constructing Modern Knowledge: Summer Educator Institute

Manchester, New Hampshire 

Constructing Modern Knowledge, now in its 7th year, is a minds-on institute for educators committed to creativity, collaboration and computing. Participants have the opportunity to engage in intensive computer-rich project development with peers and a world-class faculty.   

  

July 13-15, 2014

Lausanne Learning Institute

Memphis, Tennessee

The Lausanne Learning Institute is an international think tank for schools, and offers over 100 breakout sessions - from hands-on events to lectures, discussions and networking.