by Lisa Dabbs | Sep 20, 2012 | Posts
(Reprise of my popular Edutopia.org post from September 2011.) In no way, do I want to add to the burden of the filled-to-the-brim, new teacher stress bucket. I do however, want to share 20 tips which I hope will help ease new teachers into a fun, successful school...
by Lisa Dabbs | Sep 14, 2012 | Posts
Every Wednesday at 5 p.m. PT, 8 p.m. ET, I host New Teacher Chat (#ntchat) on Twitter. It’s a time for new and pre-service teachers, as well as supportive administrators and experienced teachers, to gather online and have discussions about topics that are...
by Lisa Dabbs | Aug 29, 2012 | Posts
This month, the U.S. Department of Education kicked off Connected Educator Month, with engaging keynotes, panel discussions, book chats, and more. During this month, educators in the U.S. and globally will have opportunities to connect themselves and their...
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by Lisa Dabbs | Jul 30, 2012 | Posts
I had the privilege of attending and presenting at my first International Society of Technology Educators (ISTE12) conference last month in June. I was joined by six Connected Educators from across the US who agreed to join me on this panel. For those that may not...
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by Lisa Dabbs | Jul 27, 2012 | Posts
I was honored to be able to join the wonderful team of The Rookie Teacher: Natasha Dunn and Andrew Blake for a great discussion this week on Long Range Planning. As the focus of my blog is to support and mentor new teachers, so it is with the The Rookie Teacher. Their...
by Lisa Dabbs | Jun 22, 2012 | Posts
It started as a simple idea…What if it were possible to mentor a new teacher via a virtual mentor instead of the traditional 1-to-1 mentoring model? What if you used the power of digital resources to aid in this support making sure that each had a particular...
