Learning+Out+Loud


 * Learning Out Loud: How Education Leaders Can Model Blogging, Sharing, and Learning in a Community of Learners**
 * Susan Davis and Renee Hawkins**

**ERB Annual Conference: "Journey to Academic Excellence"**
 * New York City**
 * October 20, 2011**

Once teachers or administrators start the process of reflecting, commenting, and contributing to a larger learning community, they demonstrate a transparency in learning not always found in educational institutions. As models of writing that transparently questions and processes problems, we can demonstrate to others -- students and faculty alike -- the value of sharing and interacting within a network of learners who learn out loud.

**Presentation** 

**Resources**

Presentation Resources: Cottle, Amy. Integrating 21st Century Skills in Schools Using a Class Blogging Project. Davidson, Cathy, "title of post?" [| HASTAC] Dominello, Amy. " [|How and Why Teachers Should Start Blogging,"] //Smart Blogs on Social Media// Heffernan, Virgina. [|"Education Needs a Digital-Age Upgrade,"] // New York Times, // August 11, 2011. Hunt, Bud; Everyone's a Writer: NWP Taught Me That; //Voices from the Learning Revolution.// [|"Learning Through Blogging and Bloom's Taxonomy,"]//CITations//. [|PLP at GFS] (Vimeo) [|Stanford Study of Writing] Trubek, Ann. [|"We Are All Writers Now"] Wagner, Jessica. " [|Blogging-It’s Good for You,"] //Scientific American//, May 22, 2008. Wheeler, Steve. " [|Seven Reasons Why Teachers Should Blog,"] //Learning with 'e's//.

The Case for Blogging: Blake-Plock, Shelly, "Why I Want Students to Blog." //TeachPaperless//. Edublogger.com. "Join the Student Blogging Challenge." McCullock, Jess."20 Reasons Why Students Should Blog," //On an E-Journey with Generation Y// Wetzel, David R. "Science Blogs in Middle and High School Classes", //Suite101.com// Utrecht, Jeff.[| "Blogs as Web-Based Portfolios."] //The Thinking Stick.//

Blogs by Teacher-Leaders: Noschese, Frank. [|Action-Reaction] Meyer, Dan. dy/dan. Pappas, Peter. copy/paste. Huff, Dana. huffenglish.com Mr. Cornally. think thank thunk. Sackson, Edna. WhatEdSaid.

Sample Student/Classroom Blogs: Long, Christian, The Alice Project: A 10th-Grade Honors English Tour of //Alice's Adventures in Wonderland// Gende, Dolores, “Physics Honors” Norwalk City Schools. “AP Calculus AB Blog,”

Other Resources: Chamberlain, William. Comments4Kids, ELI Discovery Tool: Guide to Blogging, “How Do I Know If It Works?” //Blogging Basics 101,// "5 Blogging Tips for Beginning Bloggers” Suite 101.com, “Blogging Etiquette for Bloggers and Readers”   //Blogging without a Blog,// “Blogging Etiquette – The Unwritten Rules”  Poore, Megan. //Meg's Blogology: Blogging for Educators.// [|13 Infographics to Better Understand the Blogosphere]