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Connie Weber

Ann Arbor

United States

Profile Information:

School / Work Affiliation: Emerson School
Blog: http://firesidelearning.ning.com
Website: http://firesidelearning.ning.com
Twitter / Plurk / Other Account: twitter: connieweber
About Me: Long time fan of Steve Hargadon, very grateful for his visionary impact on education. Participant in CR2.0 since it was about 200 members. In December, 2007, I created Fireside Learning, a spinoff international network for educational and pedagogical discussions, including administrators, teachers, professors, parents, business-people, and college students.

I'm learning more than ever in my life, on an extreme learning binge, thanks to having networks of deep-thinking colleagues.

Teacher-leader, professional development leader, eager to participate at the upcoming Harvard Summer Institute "Future of Learning" as well as Project Zero. Originator of "Fireside Chats," a F2F model for local PD groups. Evaluator for the American Teacher Awards for more than a decade; featured in Creativity in the Classroom series.

Interested in teaching kids about nature, evolution, ecology: immigration in American culture; creativity in teaching/learning, reflective learning; student motivation through empowerment and ownership of learning.
Personal: certified dog tracker, soccer coach and player, gardener
Personal heroes: E.O. Wilson, John Dewey, Jane Goodall
Favorite cartoons: Far Side, Citizen Dog, Mutts, Get Fuzzy

Comment Wall:

Sue R.

Hi, Connie! I enjoyed your question on using clay critters, and the fact that you modeled this use of a social network by showing the class your responses. I checked out your blog and find your interest in the neurology of this changing world really interesting--I've posted a little, and thought a lot, about the things that are changes to us and not to our students, and how that will effect their brains. Nonlinear thinking and composing for the nonlinear reader have been obvious to me lately. You should see what my middle schoolers are composing. I have very bright, and asynchronous, and neurologically atypical children of my own and so I spend a lot of time pondering the "nerd" and "techno-weenie" factors in my life. Anyway, fascinating topic, and I enjoyed your blog!

Apr 23, 2007
Reuven Werber

Hi Connie,
Thanks for sending an "invite". Guess working with students to work with seniors is a common interest (although right now I am not doing it actively.)
I am now more involved with implementing an information literacy program in our school and giving support to Israeli schools working on a global collaborative literature project.
Maybe the similarity of our family names is also something in common. :-)
Hope to keep in touch.

May 7, 2007
Kevin

Thank you! I use templates for overall design and try to include interesting things, constantly a work in progress! What subject area do you teach?

May 20, 2007
Steve Hargadon

Anyone can use the chat room. If you have a meebo, or any IM account, you can log in, but you don't need to.

:)

May 20, 2007
Kevin

Very cool teaching assignment! I would like to bring you into some conversations with my friends from charter schools and share experiences. Ginger is a good friend and one who might be nice to share with here. I bet you two plow a lot of the same educational ground.
ps Thanks for the illumination on dog tracking! : )

May 21, 2007
Steve Hargadon

I don't know any good way to do that except to may start a main forum thread and just keep some tidbits for updating.. I am wondering the same thing about how to balance the value for the general audience when you start a specific group and material just goes there...

I am playing wait-and-see a little, as I imagine our users will start figuring things out in a way that is better than I could mandate, and I also think Ning must be seeing this on other networks.

May 22, 2007
Steve Hargadon

I just copy and paste... :) And I usually put a note at the top that the I've cross-posted.

May 23, 2007