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By Sheryl NussbaumBeach
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This viewpoint, authored by Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach, will be used to explore, exchange, and create ideas around 21st century collaborative learning and virtual learning communities and how these communities can be used to help teachers prepare their students for success in the 21st century.


About this Contributor

I am a 20 -year educator, who has been a classroom teacher, charter school principal, district administrator, and digital learning consultant. Currently, I am in the dissertation phase of completing my doctorate in educational planning, policy and leadership at the College of William and Mary.

I also own two businesses:
* 21st Century Collaborative, LLC- a digital learning consulting business through which I give keynotes, workshops and support nonprofits in their grant work.
http://www.21stcenturycollaborative.com

* Powerful Learning Practice (which I co-own with Will Richardson)- a new professional development program designed to give teachers the rationale and collegial support they need to adopt 21st Century teaching practices.
http://plpnetwork.com

Additionally, I am the co-founder of the K12-Online Conference, a free, annual global gathering of educators, hosted on the Web and packed with cutting-edge teaching ideas. In 2007, K12Online attracted more than 83,000 participants world-wide.

My first book on 21st Century Learning will be published with Eye on Education in 2008. I also am a frequent speaker on issues related to homelessness, teacher leadership and virtual community building.

Come visit me on my blog- http://21stcenturylearning.typepad.com



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