tag:blogs.edweek.org,2011-06-29:/teachers/leading_from_the_classroom//89 2012-08-06T16:28:51Z Patrick Ledesma is a National Board-certified teacher and School Based Technology Specialist in Fairfax, Virginia, where he focuses on instructional-technology integration and special education at the middle school level. For the 2010-2011 school year, Patrick is serving as a Classroom Fellow with the U.S. Department of Education's Teacher Ambassador Fellowship Program, as well as working on teacher recruitment and outreach for the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards. The opinions represented in this blog are his own. Movable Type Pro 5.2.7 tag:blogs.edweek.org,2012:/teachers/leading_from_the_classroom//89.25956 2012-08-05T13:55:30Z 2012-08-06T16:28:51Z

On Friday, August 3, the US Department of Education hosted Transforming the Teaching Profession: A Teacher Leader Convening. The purpose of the meeting was to gather teacher leaders from various education organizations to identify priorities and develop strategies to move...

Patrick Ledesma http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/leading_from_the_classroom/ On Friday, August 3, the US Department of Education hosted Transforming the Teaching Profession: A Teacher Leader Convening. The purpose of the meeting was to gather teacher leaders from various education organizations to identify priorities and develop strategies to move... tag:blogs.edweek.org,2012:/teachers/leading_from_the_classroom//89.25574 2012-07-15T13:18:00Z 2012-07-18T21:47:14Z

On Tuesday, July 10, the US Department of Education (ED) hosted "What Teachers Need to Know about Personalized Learning" as part of their Teacher Summer Seminars. Richard Culatta, Deputy Director of the Office of Educational Technology, Matthew McCrea, Science Instructional...

Patrick Ledesma http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/leading_from_the_classroom/ On Tuesday, July 10, the US Department of Education (ED) hosted "What Teachers Need to Know about Personalized Learning" as part of their Teacher Summer Seminars. Richard Culatta, Deputy Director of the Office of Educational Technology, Matthew McCrea, Science Instructional... tag:blogs.edweek.org,2012:/teachers/leading_from_the_classroom//89.25406 2012-07-04T09:29:59Z 2012-07-04T09:48:28Z

Teacher leadership can take many forms. Some teachers lead within their schools and districts. Others lead within their unions and professional organizations. With the National Education Association Annual Meeting and Representative Assembly occurring this week, Steve Owens, an occasional guest...

Patrick Ledesma http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/leading_from_the_classroom/ Teacher leadership can take many forms. Some teachers lead within their schools and districts. Others lead within their unions and professional organizations. With the National Education Association Annual Meeting and Representative Assembly occurring this week, Steve Owens, an occasional guest... tag:blogs.edweek.org,2012:/teachers/leading_from_the_classroom//89.25082 2012-06-23T17:55:47Z 2012-06-23T18:31:37Z

In 2001, Mark Prensky coined the terms "Digital Natives" and "Digital Immigrants" to describe the differences between adults and students in using technology. Educators are the "Digital Immigrants" who have to adapt and learn how to integrate technology into their...

Patrick Ledesma http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/leading_from_the_classroom/ In 2001, Mark Prensky coined the terms "Digital Natives" and "Digital Immigrants" to describe the differences between adults and students in using technology. Educators are the "Digital Immigrants" who have to adapt and learn how to integrate technology into their... tag:blogs.edweek.org,2012:/teachers/leading_from_the_classroom//89.24864 2012-06-11T21:02:30Z 2012-06-18T13:58:01Z

As a classroom teacher, does the idea of a learner centered environment sound new to you? The Alliance for Excellent Education recently released Culture Shift: Teaching in a Learner-Centered Environment Powered By Digital Learning. The report advocates that a culture...

Patrick Ledesma http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/leading_from_the_classroom/ As a classroom teacher, does the idea of a learner centered environment sound new to you? The Alliance for Excellent Education recently released Culture Shift: Teaching in a Learner-Centered Environment Powered By Digital Learning. The report advocates that a culture... tag:blogs.edweek.org,2012:/teachers/leading_from_the_classroom//89.24633 2012-05-28T14:54:11Z 2012-05-31T21:25:18Z

As educators begin to discuss the knowledge, skills, challenges, and opportunities associated with teacher leadership, one question often overlooked is why teachers should aspire to become teacher leaders. This week's guest blogger is Erin Kelly, a middle school science department...

Patrick Ledesma http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/leading_from_the_classroom/ As educators begin to discuss the knowledge, skills, challenges, and opportunities associated with teacher leadership, one question often overlooked is why teachers should aspire to become teacher leaders. This week's guest blogger is Erin Kelly, a middle school science department... tag:blogs.edweek.org,2012:/teachers/leading_from_the_classroom//89.24493 2012-05-20T16:03:37Z 2012-06-12T01:50:57Z

As an educational technology geek, what is more exciting than reading about predictions and rumors if the next iPhone will have a larger screen or if the next Macbook Pros will be sleeker and without a CD/DVD drive? Reading about...

Patrick Ledesma http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/leading_from_the_classroom/ As an educational technology geek, what is more exciting than reading about predictions and rumors if the next iPhone will have a larger screen or if the next Macbook Pros will be sleeker and without a CD/DVD drive? Reading about... tag:blogs.edweek.org,2012:/teachers/leading_from_the_classroom//89.24453 2012-05-17T00:08:10Z 2012-05-17T00:15:01Z

A blog that's entitled "Leading from the Classroom" should have blog posts about teacher leadership. So, as the application window for the Teacher Leadership Online Community remains open, I've posted various blog articles from the past that explore questions of...

Patrick Ledesma http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/leading_from_the_classroom/ A blog that's entitled "Leading from the Classroom" should have blog posts about teacher leadership. So, as the application window for the Teacher Leadership Online Community remains open, I've posted various blog articles from the past that explore questions of... tag:blogs.edweek.org,2012:/teachers/leading_from_the_classroom//89.24235 2012-05-06T11:12:46Z 2012-05-06T11:38:08Z

Dear Educator, How do you define teacher leadership? Do you consider yourself or any teachers with whom you work to be teacher leaders? What roles do teacher leaders currently serve within the educational community? How can teacher leaders help to...

Patrick Ledesma http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/leading_from_the_classroom/ Dear Educator, How do you define teacher leadership? Do you consider yourself or any teachers with whom you work to be teacher leaders? What roles do teacher leaders currently serve within the educational community? How can teacher leaders help to... tag:blogs.edweek.org,2012:/teachers/leading_from_the_classroom//89.23978 2012-04-23T20:16:22Z 2012-04-23T20:35:00Z

Mrs. Carmenates, school librarian and guest blogger, and I recently had a discussion about Linda Braun's article Next Year's Model in the School Library Journal. Next Year's Model tells the story of Sarah Ludwig, a former school librarian, who later...

Patrick Ledesma http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/leading_from_the_classroom/ Mrs. Carmenates, school librarian and guest blogger, and I recently had a discussion about Linda Braun's article Next Year's Model in the School Library Journal. Next Year's Model tells the story of Sarah Ludwig, a former school librarian, who later... tag:blogs.edweek.org,2012:/teachers/leading_from_the_classroom//89.23860 2012-04-16T21:18:16Z 2012-04-16T21:36:18Z

How do you share lessons and resources with your colleagues? Do you email lessons back and forth? Or, maybe you share and access lessons and activities on a school server. Perhaps your district has made lessons available on a website...

Patrick Ledesma http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/leading_from_the_classroom/ How do you share lessons and resources with your colleagues? Do you email lessons back and forth? Or, maybe you share and access lessons and activities on a school server. Perhaps your district has made lessons available on a website... tag:blogs.edweek.org,2012:/teachers/leading_from_the_classroom//89.23357 2012-03-19T20:14:54Z 2012-03-19T20:34:56Z

At the Celebration and Teaching and Learning Conference last week, I was part of the panel presentation for Realizing Teacher Leader Roles in the Future of School Transformation...NOW with Barnett Barry, President of the Center for Teaching Quality (CTQ) and...

Patrick Ledesma http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/leading_from_the_classroom/ At the Celebration and Teaching and Learning Conference last week, I was part of the panel presentation for Realizing Teacher Leader Roles in the Future of School Transformation...NOW with Barnett Barry, President of the Center for Teaching Quality (CTQ) and... tag:blogs.edweek.org,2012:/teachers/leading_from_the_classroom//89.23214 2012-03-11T17:06:50Z 2012-03-11T18:21:18Z

Anyone reading anything about education this week inevitably read about the latest results from The Metlife Survey of the American Teacher: Teachers, Parents, and the Economy. And there's lots of commentary from the results. Discussing survey results is always interesting,...

Patrick Ledesma http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/leading_from_the_classroom/ Anyone reading anything about education this week inevitably read about the latest results from The Metlife Survey of the American Teacher: Teachers, Parents, and the Economy. And there's lots of commentary from the results. Discussing survey results is always interesting,... tag:blogs.edweek.org,2012:/teachers/leading_from_the_classroom//89.22974 2012-02-27T21:23:53Z 2012-02-27T22:09:15Z

How can substantial resources and innovative technologies transform your professional learning? As part of a teacher delegation with the Center for Teaching Quality (CTQ), I attended the recent Elevating and Celebrating Effective Teaching & Teachers Conference sponsored by the Bill...

Patrick Ledesma http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/leading_from_the_classroom/ How can substantial resources and innovative technologies transform your professional learning? As part of a teacher delegation with the Center for Teaching Quality (CTQ), I attended the recent Elevating and Celebrating Effective Teaching & Teachers Conference sponsored by the Bill... tag:blogs.edweek.org,2012:/teachers/leading_from_the_classroom//89.22826 2012-02-18T14:55:09Z 2012-02-18T15:35:16Z

Two important education related news events occurred this week. On Wednesday, February 15th, the US Department of Education (ED) launched Project RESPECT. The day before on Tuesday, February 14th, in Virginia, the State Senate defeated the proposal to end teacher...

Patrick Ledesma http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/leading_from_the_classroom/ Two important education related news events occurred this week. On Wednesday, February 15th, the US Department of Education (ED) launched Project RESPECT. The day before on Tuesday, February 14th, in Virginia, the State Senate defeated the proposal to end teacher...