21st Century PLNs for School Leaders. As many school administrators are enjoying their summer break, we all tend to think of ways that we can make our school better in the upcoming year.
Often, I point school principals and district leaders to a powerful post by Will Richardson that helps us point the finger right at ourselves when we are looking to push our school ahead. Richardson states: "Meaningful change ain't gonna happen for our kids if we're not willing to invest in it for ourselves first. At the heart, it's not about schools . . . it's about us.
" With that being said, I have spent the last few years focusing a great deal on my work as an instructional leader within my role as school-based principal, and now as division principal. So for the administrator new to the world of social media and all of the possibilities that it holds for developing instructional leadership, here are three ways that I would suggest starting to learn this summer 1) Start a Twitter Account.
Teachability - teacher community for sharing ideas, advice, and more. Teachability is a teacher community for sharing ideas, tips, advice, resources, and much more.
8 Ideas, 10 Guides, And 17 Tools For A Better Professional Learning Network. Personal learning networks are a great way for educators to get connected with learning opportunities, access professional development resources, and to build camaraderie with other education professionals.
Although PLNs have been around for years, in recent years social media has made it possible for these networks to grow exponentially. Now, it’s possible to expand and connect your network around the world anytime, anywhere. But how exactly do you go about doing that? Check out our guide to growing your personal learning network with social media, full of more than 30 different tips, ideas, useful resources, and social media tools that can make it all possible. Tips & Ideas Get started developing your social media PLN with these tips and ideas for great ways to make use of social tools. Actively make ties: It’s not enough to just follow and read, you need to connect.
Guides Tools & Resources Want to really make the most of your PLN? Why (And How) You Should Create A Personal Learning Network. What Is A PLN? Through the use of my own Personal Learning Network (PLN) , I came across several great examples that both define what a PLN is, and explain the value of creating one for yourself. According to a wikispace about creating PLNs, “Personal Learning Networks are systems that help learners take control of and manage their own learning. This includes providing support for learners to:
A Simple Comprehensive Guide on The use of Personal Learning Networks in Education. Teachers Working with Teachers: Reform through Collaboration and Continuity of Leadership (Part 1. Want to give a “no excuses” reformer a stroke?
Suggest that teachers working together on a daily basis have a better shot at improving teaching and learning than the highly marketed structural changes of standards-based testing and accountability, Common Core standards, more charter schools, and evaluating educator performance through student scores. Too many reform-driven policymakers high on the rhetoric of these current reforms ignore how much improvement in teaching and learning can occur when teachers work collectively in their classrooms and schools to improve their content knowledge and teaching skills aimed at common district goals. For many years, teachers, administrators, researchers, and a sprinkling of policymakers have concentrated on both traditional and innovative professional development and learning communities to build teachers’ capacities in knowledge of subject and teaching skills to improve instruction in schools and districts. 1. 2.
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Hoe pak je die kansen? What does your PLN look like? You may have heard colleagues talk about their PLNs—their personal learning networks—or you may have one of your own.
Elke docent zijn eigen leernetwerk. 29 mei 2012 - Als je je eigen naam googlet, krijg je dan een atletiekteam, je naam in het zangkoor of een blik op je professionele identiteit?
Hoe levend is een docent op het web, nu recruiters zoeken via LinkedIn? 'Edubloggers' met de interessantste visies krijgen nu al brede bekendheid. Kijk maar eens naar Professor Mooi, zegt Joitske Hulsebosch, als voorzet naar haar workshop op het National Congres Onderwijs en Sociale Media 31 mei. "Mooi is patholoog aan het VUMC en geeft les aan bachelor studenten. In 2010 is hij op facebook begonnen en heeft nu 1102 vrienden (maart 2012). Pathologie was niet populair maar is nu een van de populairste vakken. Online profileren Een leraar is een professional, iemand die autonoom handelt en zich identificeert met zijn vakgebied. Het profileren is onderdeel van het ontwikkelen van een professionele identiteit en sociale media kunnen daarbij helpen. Sociale media - het woord zegt het al - zijn gericht op interactie tussen mensen. Vier strategieën. 25 Ways Teachers Can Connect More With Their Colleagues.