Developing a Professional Learning Network
- 1. DEVELOPING A PROFESSIONAL LEARNING NETWORK Photo from Edudemic.com
- 2. SEPTEMBER 23, 2012 In the beginning! A snapshot of my PLN on Twitter:
- 3. 3 TWEETERS WHO WILL POSITIVELY EFFECT MY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Edutopia is a foundation that focuses on, in their own words, “inspiration and information for what works in education”. So far, I have gained valuable information on new and exciting ideas to inspire and educate students. Edutopia provides ideas anywhere from educational technology to classroom management methods. I have also been able to follow leads in to other interesting and exciting resources through the tweets I see from Edutopia. As a professional, Edutopia will keep me informed on new and important movements in the educational world, and also provide me with external resources that could benefit my students and their learning.
- 4. George Couros is a Principal of Innovative Teaching and Learning. He is a great resource on subjects such as educational technology, teaching and learning strategies, as well as interesting debates and discussions in the Educational world. George is also provides a great example of how to develop and fully utilize a PLN through twitter with his own account. As a professional, I can gain great resources and ideas from George, as well as have a great reference for the development of my PLN.
- 5. The Music Teacher feed offers resources on music in education. It also provides the latest news and developments which directly effect music teachers. Because music is my minor, I find this to be a valuable account to follow because it helps me develop new ideas on how to teach a subject I am less confident in than my major. As a professional, the Music Teacher feed can help support me in my journey to develop and improve the way in which I teach music.
- 6. OCTOBER 15, 2012 This snapshot displays the development of my PLN through Twitter:
- 7. HOW HAVE I CONTRIBUTED? I have participated in the Twitterverse though the following ways: • Hash tagging key words to learn more about a particular subject or idea • Taking part in discussions through chat feeds on specific ideas or topics • Re-tweeting information and resources that I find valuable • Continuously discovering more and more tweeters who can help me continue my professional growth