informal professional development scacs 2013

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