Leanne+Reynolds-+Hampton+Roads+Academy



Hi! My name is Leanne Reynolds. I have two daughters, Bailey (10) and Allison (13). I've been married to Keith for 14 years. My hobby is tennis. I've been out of the game for several years because of a knee injury, but I've just started playing again and it feels great to be back on the court.

Altough I am a PLP Fellow, I'm still a novice in the world of 21st century learning. I participated in the 2010 PLP Boot Camp in Philly during the summer and I tell everyone that I "drank the kool-aid!" I knew that schools were not doing all that we could to prepare our students for their future (or even their now), but the Boot Camp made me realize that it is not that we are not doing enough, most of us aren't really doing anything! I left Philly with a promise to myself that I would make a difference in my school for the students. I would not worry about being a novice, I would not worry about faculty being scared, I would take a step and then celebrate every small step after the first. So, for me the first step was a presentation to the whole faculty and the formation of our PLP Team. Our team rocks and we are going to have a ball this year!

It is our moral obligation to stretch our students minds and we can't do that if we are limiting their access to information, limiting their exposure to collaboration and limiting the tools at their disposal; all because we are afraid. Let's take a leap of faith...together.