Sheryl+Nussbaum+Beach


 * Sheryl Nussbaum Beach Session Description and Materials**


 * Session Description**:

A passionate student is a learning student. As the people of the world are becoming increasingly connected, the nature, use, ownership, and purpose of knowledge are changing in profound ways. Our goal as educators is to leverage these connections and changes as powerful means to improve teaching and learning in our schools. Come listen as Sheryl stirs a sense of urgency for shifting classroom practice toward more engaging approaches that unleash the passion that lies within each learner.
 * Schooling for the 21st Century: Unleashing Student Passion **

http://21stcenturylearning.wikispaces.com/AOPTechCon
 * All Materials**

http://archofphiladelphiaplp.wikispaces.com/
 * PLP wiki for Secondary Cohort- Archdiocese of Philadelphia**

http://aopelemplp.ning.com/
 * New TechCon Community** (Launched at the Tech Conference January17th)


 * Keynote PowerPoint

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She is the owner and founder of 21st Century Collaborative, LLC, a digital learning consulting business through which she gives keynotes, workshops and supports nonprofits in their grant work. Find out more at [|http://www.21stcenturycollaborative.com]. Through the Powerful Learning Practice Network which she co-founded with Will Richardson, she works with schools and teachers around the world to re-envision their learning cultures and communities.[|http://plpnetwork.com]. Additionally, she is the co-founder of the K12Online Conference, a free, annual global gathering of educators, hosted on the Web and packed with cutting-edge ideas. In 2007, K12Online attracted more than 83,000 participants world-wide. Find out more at [|http://k12onlineconference.org]. Sheryl has published journal articles, book chapters and magazine pieces, been featured on public broadcasting television and radio shows, and is a regular presenter at local, state, national and international conferences speaking on topics of homelessness, teacher leadership, virtual community building, and 21st Century learning initiatives.
 * Bio**
 * [|Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach]** is a 20 plus-year educator who has been a classroom teacher, technology coach, charter school principal, district administrator, and digital learning consultant. Currently, she is in the dissertation phase of completing her doctorate in Educational Planning, Policy and Leadership at the College of William and Mary.