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It seems that almost every day this week in some forum or another I've heard reference to the need to 'recapture the profession' of teaching.

Being a profession?

http://blog.core-ed.org/derek/2012/08/being-a-profession.html
http://byronernest.wordpress.com/2012/01/16/students-achieving-engagement/ Back on December 9, 2011 my post was about action research we are doing at my school on student engagement. I wrote about the four themes that our students developed about what great teachers needed to do to keep them engaged in the learning process. To read the post click here .

Students Achieving Engagement « Byron's Babbles

Just Because I Said It, Doesn't Mean They Learned It - Calgary, AB, Canada, ASCD EDge Blog post - A Professional Networking Community for Educators

http://edge.ascd.org/_Just-Because-I-Said-It-Doesn39t-Mean-They-Learned-It/blog/5691436/127586.html This year, as I begin to understand and implement the notion of Instructional Leadership into my practice the saying, “ Just because I said it, doesn’t mean they learned it. ” seems to becoming more and more meaningful. I find that with my staff, I am a great teller.
The latest trend in education may be to shift teaching and learning from the classroom to the internet. http://edge.ascd.org/_Another-Tarnished-Silver-Bullet/blog/5667047/127586.html

Another Tarnished Silver Bullet - Sayville, NY, United States, ASCD EDge Blog post - A Professinal Networking Community for Educators

http://go.solution-tree.com/PLCbooks/Reproducibles_BPLC.html

Online Reproducibles

addresses the real-world critical questions that arise when schools begin their work to become professional learning communities (PLCs). How can administrators and teachers take the promise of a PLC and turn it into reality?