Community+Leader

"I am not a teacher--- only a fellow traveler of whom you asked the way.  I pointed ahead---  ahead of myself as well as of you." -- George Bernard Shaw

Welcome! I'm Lani Ritter Hall. I retired from the classroom after 35 exceptional years with middle and high school students in a variety of settings (mostly urban) and subjects. A 2003 NBCT, I ended my classroom journey designing and teaching an innovative program for high schoolers who planned to become teachers.

Now from home in Chardon, OH I frequently mentor students on their blogs, have worked on teams to design online professional development for Ohio teachers, and am thrilled to enter my third year with PLP as a community leader.

If a picture is worth a thousand words, perhaps [|this snapshot of where I am, and where I've been] may serve as a window into some of my passions. Other passions that can't be located on a map include the privilege to serve for 2 years on the leadership team of the [|K12Online Conference] as continuity editor and co convener, and participation in CCK08, a massive open online course ([|Connectivism and Connective Knowledge]).

I'm delighted to have this opportunity to continue to learn and grow with you.

Blog: [|Possibilities Abound] Twitter: lanihall Delicious: lanihall Skype: ljhall

Year 2 Co Leader - Kevin Honeycutt Year Two folks, get ready for a treat.

 Soon to be joining you is Kevin Honeycutt, an experienced teacher,  artist, and tech integration specialist. Now that you’ve spent the  first part of our time together serving as models and mentors for the  Year One peeps, Kevin will work with Sheryl as the Year Two Leader,  guiding **you** through the process of defining and crafting your work for the rest of the year.

 Kevin writes about himself: //I//  //grew up in poverty and my family moved a lot, always staying a step//  //ahead of the ramifications of my father's behavior. As I witnessed// <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> //education around the country I collected powerful experiences that// <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> //still influence my conversations and my work with educators.//

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> He is also a school board member in Kansas, currently serving his <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> second term. Focusing on helping teachers and learners become <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> comfortable with technology, Kevin has developed programs in film, <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> project-based learning, online safety and anti-bullying, as well as <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> working with at-risk children.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Kevin would like you to know he brings his personal life experience and <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> a sense of humor to the mission of helping prepare 21st century <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> learners!