PD for life

Part 2 of why I started this blog was that, in addition to wanting to document my thoughts as I listened to these podcasts, etc., I wanted to share what I learn and hopefully eventually ... if anyone stops by to read what I've wrote ... people will share their own blogs and items of interest.  To be clear, no, I don't want your spam of buy my blah, blah, blah.  I do want a sharing of ideas and resources you think I might find interesting!  Todays interesting podcast I listened to on my run is from a podcast I do often listen to and recommend, the BeerEDU Podcast .  I drink beer, but that's not why I love this one.  I'm going to admit I often fast forward past the beer, although they do a good piece on it for those who are interested. The guest for episode 96 was Daphne McMenemy , who is apparently a coding/tech teacher for the lower elementary years.  I was just fascinated by her talking about how she handled distance learning with her youngest coders, resources and and

A Few of My Favorite Things Big Question: How can I arrange and archive all the great ideas I hear (podcasts), read (articles, books, blogs) and watch (YouTube), along with my thoughts and insights I personally have regarding them, for me to remember?  So many times I feel a "Wow, that was awesome," feeling about a particularly good topic ... and then life intervenes and those thoughts are gone. I considered a paper journal, organizing them in OneNote, or other methods. A blog I've resisted for about six months, because very truly I've tried before and failed to consistently blog. My blogs in the past have always been for me to go back to and reflect on, though I'm not against others reading if they get anything out of it! It was that and rereading a blog I started when my oldest was a toddler that finally got me committed to blogging. That old blog wasn't consistent, but the memories documented there I cherish, and there were many, many I didn't