Diary of a Digital Learning Coach

As we truck along into January, many of you now have set up learner portfolios and are ready to proceed to the fun part - teaching learners how to self select and reflect on the learning artifacts that go into Bulb.   The DLCs have been working hard to build and gather resources to help you.  One of my go-to spots to expand my learning and find helpful resources in general about digital portfolios and Bulb is the site below.  (Bookmark it, Dano!) We will continue to add to it as the year goes on. http://tinyurl.com/cisdbulb For today, let's take a look at just a couple of strategies to help promote self selection and reflection by unpacking what they can do for you and your classroom! 1.  Offer Reflection Stems to Spark Thinking Why?  Because reflection is something that most of us have to practice.  Stems  trigger ideas that can be expanded.  Why not post some of these  in your classroom or let learners scan a QR code...

If you have read my blog awhile, you know that I'm not one for big, sweeping New Year's resolutions.  Instead, I go through a process to pick a word to strive toward for the year.  I originally wrote about One Word in 2016 and over the years it has become a tradition for me and many of the educators and learners with which I work.   What is One Word?  Learn more from Jon Gordon here . What will YOUR word be?  What words will your learners strive toward?   Because this is a valued tradition of mine, I built a quick Numbers workflow that can help lead your learners through a process for selecting their words.  Simply click the link below, download the file and airdrop a copy to your learners. One Word Numbers Template This year, my word chose me by way of my best friend, who basically told me what I needed to do.  The more I thought about the word, the more I could see that she was right. So this year, I'l...

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