Community+Leader

Welcome everyone, my name is Robin Ellis and I am the Director of Community Development for Powerful Learning Practice. I have been an educator of 16 years working in K -12 public school districts in Pennsylvania as a facilitator of professional development, an instructional technology specialist as well as a curriculum integration coach. Working with the wonderful people associated with PLP for the past two years has been remarkable in terms of my own learning, and truly understanding the importance of learning networks and communities of practice. I hope you will join in our journey this year with an open mind and willingness to be bold and participate in conversations and an environment which may be new to you. I am looking forward to learning from and with you.

Hi everyone. My name is Alec Couros and I am very fortunate to be sharing the Community Leader role in this cohort with Robin Ellis. I am currently a professor of educational technology & media at the Faculty of Education at the University of Regina. My role at the University is working with preservice teachers, graduate students (who are primarily teachers and administrators) and my faculty colleagues in helping them integrate new technologies and emerging literacies into teaching and learning environments.This is my second year with PLP and I enjoy this work immensely. I am really looking forward to working with you, assisting you, and most importantly, learning with you. Let's have a great year together!