#ISTE19 Explore a Free World of Personalized Professional Learning

Bold Educators Activate Change
Presenters:

• ​Lisa Schmucki, Founder and CEO of @edwebnet, SIIA Education Technology Industry Network (ETIN)
• Rachel Langnhorst, Instructional Coach and Tech Integrationist, @rlangenhorst
• Dr. Rob Furman, Principal of Southpark Elementary School, @rfurman
• Michelle Luhtala, Library Department Chair at New Canaan High School, @mluhtala

Resource: tiny.com/freePD2019 (download slides)
Notes:

• Professional Learning Communities help educators move forward
• edWeb.net: Find webinars, communities of like-minded teachers and professionals in education
• You as a Learner, Field Experts, edWeb Communities, being able to share with like-minded educators
• WHY?: edWeb is free, one stop location, has a variety of tools, easy scheduling/calendar, something for everyone, Personalized PD
• CONSIDERATIONS: find your hub, most efficient delivery (in-house PD or something teachers can do on their own), accountability
• FAVORITE TECH TOOLS: wiser.me, google apps, pear deck, Nearpod, EDpuzzle, Socratic by MasteryConnect; always work with your content standards (TEKS)

Pajama PD Self-Paced PD Example

• ​Nearpod used for content delivery
  
• student-paced choice allows for remote use
  
• accountability report and built into the program
  
• freemium websites
• Google drive and edWeb integration within nearpod for accountability, collaboration and action plans (ex. SIOP Lesson Preparation Ideas and Activities)

How do you ensure usefulness and implementation

• ​implementation time has to be involved
  

edWeb

• ​you can create your own free community
  
• you can join other communities to share with other teachers
  
• Personalized Professional Development on edWeb
  
• Free tools: blog, discussions, wiki, file sharing, etc.

edWeb’s REsearch-Based practices for personalized professional learning

• ​bit.ly/rockvalleycasestudy
  

Principal Perspective on Personalized Professional Learning

• ​edWeb gives you a tool to make a very easy jump into personalized professional development
  
• as the PD creator and develop, be cognizant of the needs of your audience (teachers), it has to be a model as to what we want teachers to emulate in the classroom
• model it in the classroom

Webinator Michelle Luhtala

• ​MackinVIA
  
• Sustained conversation to keep going
  
• Power of the community is very important
  
• Have conversations with people all over the world
  
• Discus about a book that inspired you, a unique and interesting experience, etc. Being able to enrich each other’s experiences
  
• Growing Schools (Librarians as Professional Developers) by Debbie Ablock
  
• Bringing in guests in webinars; bringing in other people’s expertise
  
• The best way to learn is to teacher; involve the community in the presentation (ex. Chat or discussion threads — use as a resource for future webinars
  

What is important to you in a Teacher Professional Development?
How has edWeb impacted your teaching?
What type of PD helps you improve as a teacher?
home.edweb.net/webinars
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