Every single MPoL and TPoL that I have done has the same goal. At the end of the day, I just want to learn. I want to be able to learn as much as I possibly can about the world, the people, and the things around me, and be able to take that learning […]
Now, you may be asking, “What do all of these things have in common?” The answer is simple. Actually, not really. All of these things relate back to our most recent PLP project… School, What is it Good For? This massive project was accompanied by a massively loaded driving question. How might we transform education […]
I’m going to warn you before you start reading; this is not your typical story of hope. Sorry! There will be no documentary, TEDTalk, or branded merchandise after this story of hope. This story of hope is unique, individual, and hard to explain. And so, we will start from the beginning. We were launched on […]
In my mind, I visited six states over the past eleven days. Did I only step foot in five of them? Maybe. Was one of the state visits completely unplanned and coincidental? Also maybe. I actually never thought that I would ever visit Texas. I have nothing explicitly against Texas, it’s just not a place […]
It takes a certain type of person to be able to overcome adversity, show resilience, and come out of all of it with a feeling of hope. It takes a certain type of person to be able to share that story after surviving some of the hardest things that life can throw at you. Stories […]
The Oxford English dictionary defines hope as, “a belief that something you want will happen”. Cambridge says, “to want something to happen or to be true, and usually have a good reason to think that it might.” Merriam-Webster’s definition is “to cherish a desire with anticipation”. From a literal standpoint, hope is defined as a […]
Before you say anything, yes, I know it’s called an MPoL. At this point in my academic “career”, I have learned a lot about myself. Like, a lot. As I am looking back at my MPoL post from last year, I can see how far I have grown. My goal last January was to learn. […]
About seven seconds into my speech, the only thought that was running through my head was, “Amy, slow down.” I was doing it again. I was speeding up and going ahead and getting lost with what I was saying. I don’t remember what I said, if I faltered, if I sturrered. I only remember that […]
Hello Lovely Readers, and welcome back to another blog post? Are you ready to Think Different? In our most recent project, we were challenged to define a changemaker; essentially someone who thought different about the world around them, and used that thinking to make an impact in our community. In all of our projects, a big […]
Hello Lovely Readers, and welcome back to another blog post! Today, we are going to be talking about my year. Thank you for coming to my presentation of learning. I am the expert on my own learning. I am also responsible and accountable for my own learning. You can expect me to give an honest […]