What week is this?

I must admit, my goal to create a new post each week is already fallen away – for some reason the weeks are spinning past as this time of year absorbs so much time and energy in the schools!  I really understand the importance of regular journalling and so making this a habit of mine is a priority.

The use of Bates and Poole’s SECTIONS model has continued to be very useful in this course, as it was in 510- although I must say, the application of the SECTIONS is much more indepth in 565 and its value becomes more and more apparent.  We found it easy to transform the components into a rubric for assessing any learning platform, but I can now see that we could use it for any technology system or application.  What a difference it makes to have a framework that helps us focus on what really matters!

I just registered to attend a CASS conference – the College of Alberta School Superintendents to be held in Niagara Falls Ontario in July- so I am looking forward to spending time with educators from another province or two!  The topic is 21 Century Learning and I look forward to making connections to 565 as I attend the workshops and keynotes.  I look forward to sharing what I learn with my colleagues in section 66C.