K-12 Peeragogy. Author: Verena Roberts Teachers have a reputation of working in isolation, of keeping their learning to themselves and on their own islands. They are also known for generously sharing resources with one another. It is this latter trait that is becoming increasingly important as the role of the educator continues to expand. As educational technology research specialist Stephen Downes observes, the expectations on teachers have grown from “being expert in the discipline of teaching and pedagogy…[to needing to have] up-to-date and relevant knowledge and experience in it.
Even a teacher of basic disciplines such as science, history or mathematics must remain grounded, as no discipline has remained stable for very long, and all disciplines require a deeper insight in order to be taught effectively.” It is no longer possible for an educator to work alone to fulfil each of these roles: the solution is to work and learn in collaboration with others. Becoming a connected/networked learner. Flipped Professional Development.
7 Steps To Flipped Professional Development by Laura Conley first appeared on gettingsmart.com Arriving home from San Diego and having just attended the ISTE (International Society of Technology in Education) conference I was scheduled to facilitate an all-day professional development for our district. I was excited to share as much of the conference as possible in a day without overwhelming everyone. I wanted to present the information in an engaging way by modeling the use of technology instead of just handing everyone a sheet of paper with some links. I knew where those papers would end up! With this in mind I started working on a new professional development model that made sense to me and would hopefully make sense to others. From past experience I knew a lot of time was wasted creating accounts and log-ins at the beginning of each professional development which allowed many participants to get off task and off focus from the start.
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Quality PD. Summer vacation is certainly an important time for educators to recharge their batteries and catch a brief respite from the grind of the school year. Additionally, summer is a great time for educators to take advantage of the additional time that they may finally have on their hands for some professional learning. For many of us, our school schedules allow little opportunity for any meaningful professional development time between Labor Day and June.
For others, the schedule of school-year professional development offerings that we can access in our districts may be a bit underwhelming. With all of this in mind, the summer break provides the perfect opportunity for educators who are looking for meaningful professional learning opportunities. As an Assistant Superintendent for Learning, here are 5 meaningful PD opportunities to extend learning and build momentum before heading into a new school year. 1. This model could be replicated anywhere! 2. 3. 4. 5. 101 Teaching Tips. Language Teaching Methods. About the Site Foreign Language Teaching Methods focuses on 12 different aspects of language teaching, each taught by a different expert instructor. The site contains video footage from an actual methods course held at the University of Texas at Austin. This flexible resource is designed to be used by foreign language teachers as a component of a classroom methods course or as a stand-alone course for independent learners.
“While I was taking this course, I was already changing what I was doing and I can already see the difference. ” - Verónica, beginning language teacher (Spanish) “I loved having a different teacher [for each module] . - Sarah, beginning language teacher (ESL) “People have so many different creative ideas you can draw from and use for your own class.” - Judith beginning language teacher (German) “The more different languages and different types of approaches we saw, the better understanding of teaching languages I got.” - Elena, beginning language teacher (Russian)