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Informal Professional Development
2013 SCACS Convention
Personal Learning Network
A network of professionals with whom you share knowledge and from whom you gain knowledge.
Professional Development
Traditional PD • Scheduled in-service
sessions
• Annual clinics and conventions
• Sit & Listen
• Take what is offered
PLN • Asynchronous, online
• On-demand, self-paced
• interactive dialogues
• customizable
PLN
• Promotes Teacher Retention
• Improves Teaching Practices
• Antidote to Classroom Isolation
Web-Based PLN Resources
Find People to Follow. Search #Hashtags. Follow links to more information.
Retweet what you find interesting. Save tweets for future consideration. Search Twitter lists.
Ask open ended questions. Follow the Twitter handles for organizations and publications. Participate in backchanneling.
#FF Participate in Twitter Chats
Hashtags for EdChats
#mathchat
#musedchat
#ellchat
#kinderchat
#edchat
#scichat
#sschat
#ntchat
#ptchat
#artsed
#langchat
#elemchat
#4thchat
Active participants Attendees invited to suggest a topic for discussion Inspirational & Practical