Recent Posts Tagged With 'professionaldevelopment'

• The K-12 Online Conference is Coming

  Posted on Thursday November 19th, 2009 at 05:00 in professionaldevelopment

  This is a great professional development opportunity! I have watched many of the webcasts and they are well worth attending. There are lots of great ideas and information that you can get from this and I encourage you to attend. The following is from...

• Use It or Lose It

  Posted on Tuesday November 10th, 2009 at 05:00 in technology, professionaldevelopment

  In Is internet connectivity everything? from Kobus van Wyk, Kobus states,“The internet is only of value to teachers and learners if it is used…Many a gym contract is not used because the members do not understand how to use it, how it can improve...

• Disheartened, Contented or Idealists

  Posted on Thursday October 22nd, 2009 at 05:00 in teaching, professionaldevelopment

  I just read an article State of Mind from Education Week that talks about a study showing educators falling into three categories: Disheartened, Contented or Idealists. Only 37% of the educators studied were contented. I think that as educators we fa...

• Summer 2009 Professional Development Meme Revisited

  Posted on Tuesday September 8th, 2009 at 05:00 in professionaldevelopment, pdmeme09

  On June 3, 2009, I posted three goals that I wanted to accomplish during the summer months and now I think it is time to look back at them and see if I accomplished my goals. I actually felt that by writing them down and posting them for all to see w...

• Making Wise Decisions About Our Professional Development

  Posted on Wednesday June 10th, 2009 at 05:00 in arra, professionaldevelopment

  In Special Education and ARRA Funding from EdTech Solutions - Teaching Every Student by Karen Janowski, she states, “We have an unprecedented opportunity to wisely invest in "high-quality" assistive technology and the professional development neces...

• Professional Development Meme 2009

  Posted on Wednesday June 3rd, 2009 at 05:00 in meme, professionaldevelopment, pdmeme09

  I saw this post on Clif Mim’s blog Clif Notes on Education and Technology labeled: Professional Development Meme 2009 and thought it would be great to put my plans in writing, which might help me actually achieve what I hope to do.DirectionsSummer ...

• Is it alright to be a technologically illiterate teacher?

  Posted on Wednesday April 1st, 2009 at 05:00 in technology, professionaldevelopment

  I recently read Learning from the Met: Teachers as Digital Learners from The Tempered Radical by Bam Bam Bigelow. Here are some things that stood out to me (but you can get more if you read the original article). My thoughts are in italics below each...

• Opening the Door

  Posted on Tuesday March 17th, 2009 at 05:00 in technology, communication, teaching, professionaldevelopment

  In, We are the “Corps of Discovery” from Tech Thoughts By Jen by JenW, she talks about a friend who is new to technology.“The biggest obstacle, I continue to see, is the willingness to open the door, to take the first step, to be bold and coura...