Multi-faceted Refractions

Thoughts and Reflections from Vinnie Vrotny

Multi-faceted Refractions

Entries Tagged as 'Staff Development'

Crohn’s Symposium – The Psychological Impact

April 4th, 2009 · No Comments · 21st Century Learning, Staff Development, Uncategorized, yearbook

This is the conversation with Sharon Hirsch, head of child psychology team at the University of Chicago
Crohns – Psychological Implications
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Where O’ Where Has My Sunday Paper Gone?

March 1st, 2009 · 2 Comments · Staff Development, Uncategorized

I know I was not your typical teenager. Somehow, I developed a love of the Sunday newspaper, especially the Chicago Tribune and the New York Times. But it didn’t really matter, as long as it was a paper not from my hometown of Detroit. As Joe Jackson, one of my favorite singers during that time [...]

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On Demand PD – Technology Resolutions

January 28th, 2009 · 3 Comments · 21st Century Learning, Professional Development, Staff Development, teaching and learning

In order to beat the Winter Blahs, the Library and Technology Staff challenged the faculty and staff to set a personal technology learning goal. We emailed the following to members of our school community:

Make and Keep a Technology New Year’s Resolution

New Year’s Day is a great time to set new goals and [...]

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Competing for Attention

August 25th, 2008 · 1 Comment · 1:1, 21st Century Learning, Staff Development, teaching and learning

Today we assembled as a faculty to kick-off the 2008-2009 academic year. This is an exciting day, especially for those of us who work most of the year, as old faculty return with tales of adventures from the previous ten weeks and we welcome in the new members of the teaching community at school.
Like many [...]

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Learning 2.0 – My personal experiences

September 15th, 2007 · 3 Comments · Staff Development, teaching and learning

Over the past 36 hours, I have had several profound learning experiences. First, I have been trying to experience as much of the Learning 2.0 conference which was going on in Shanghai on both Friday and Saturday evenings.  Like members of my learning community, Carolyn Foote, Jennifer Wagner, Clarence Fisher, and David Jakes, I have [...]

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