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#ISTE19 Explore a Free World of Personalized Professional Learning

6/23/2019

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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
earn CE certificates for PD hours
home.edweb.net/edweb-your-state





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