I believe that learning is a lifelong journey. I speak, write, and guide organizations to harness the power of literacy, communication, and social technologies.This site is an ongoing presentation of the conversations along my learning path. So join me.
The 5 C’s of Passion Driven Leadership
"Passion is one of the most powerful engines of success. When you do a thing, do it with all your might. Put your whole soul into it. Stamp it with your own personality. Be active, be energetic and faithful, and you will accomplish your object. Nothing great was ever achieved without passion."
Partners in Learning – Global Forum 2012
Two months ago today, I embarked on an what has turned out to be an experience of a lifetime. I traveled to Washington DC to cover the 2011 Partners in Learning Global Forum live on Twitter. (You can check out that Twitter stream here.)
To get a sense of the essence and energy of the week, take a moment look at this short video and browse through the event photostream which beautifully portrays the fascinating projects, engaged collaboration, and transformative learning that happened when 700+ teachers, school leaders, education and government officials from more than 70 countries come together to share their vision of what's possible in education.
I was not only inspired by the hundreds of amazing projects presented by teachers from across the globe; I was reminded of why I became a teacher in the first place. Somewhere between the discussions of the skills and strategies we must teach and the standards we must hold ourselves accountable for, we forget the essence of our work; to change lives and change the world.
My friend, Johnny Kissko , 2011 award recipient, said it beautifully in his reflective post here:
"I am most in awe of the sincerely passionate people at this event and their vision on how to develop lifelong learners and relationships of significance, both in the classroom and beyond."
The YOU MATTER Manifesto
My friend and mentor Seth Godin says, "only reason to give a speech is to change the world", so that is the context and the inspiration I share this message and manifesto with you:
2 Words Changing The World
#SMManners Twitter Chat – Doing Business Above the Line
Morals? Ethics? Being open, authentic, transparent?Sure, we’ve all heard them. It’s ubiquitous when it comes to conversations about business, education, and social media success.
These are all practices important to being "Above the Line" and the topic of one of my favorite Twitter Chats: #SMmanners
I am excited this week to be co-hosting #SMmanners with the Twitter Chat King himself, Mr, Jure Klepic.
Our guests will be Brent Williams (@1BrentWilliams) and Andrew B. Clark (@TheBrandChef) ; two of the co-founders of Above the Line America.
They will be discussing the importance of doing business "Above the Line" and the important tenants of
- Abundance
- Authenticity
- Accountability
- Action
- Appreciation
- Date: Tuesday January 10, 2011
- Time: 10 PM EST
- Hashtags: #SMmanners and #Abovetheline
- How to Get Started With Twitter Chats
- My Twitter Chat Toolbox
- How to Set up TweetGrid to Monitor Twitter chat
- 5 Ways to Tweet Like a Champion
For more information on and upcoming chat topics and #SMmaners follow the amazing Dabney Port (@DabneyPorte)
