Personalize your digital PLN in 3 steps
I am currently in an online doctoral program at Winona State University. One of our recent discussion queries required answering the following prompt: "Share three pieces of your…
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3 ways to personalize your digital PLN
I am currently in an online doctoral program at Winona State University. One of our recent discussion queries required answering the following prompt: "Share three pieces of your…
10 reasons why you’ll love Edcamp as much as I do
Have you ever been in a professional learning (PL) experience where you don’t keep looking at the time, checking Facebook, or texting people? I have! I spend several…
The New Librarian: How to build a face-to-face PLN in 3 easy steps
By now the term professional learning network (PLN) is used very often, but much of the time it refers to the virtual type, meaning our online colleagues and…
4 terrific teacher communities for summer PD
Keeping up on skills over the summer isn’t just for students. The summer break is a great time for teachers to take advantage of those professional development (PD)…
4 awesome videos to check out over the summer
Videos can be used in many ways in the classroom and in professional learning, and they can greatly benefit students if they’re engaging and thought-provoking. They’re also valuable…
7 tips for teachers building collaborative, fearless PLNs
Collaboration is a process. Try these best practices for networking with colleagues in your building and around the globe.
8 great ways to jumpstart your Google+/Twitter PLN
Twitter and Google+ may not have been designed for educators, but every day thousands of teachers, school leaders, and learners of all sizes take to social media to…
7 ways to keep girls interested in STEM for the long haul
in the United States, fewer than 15 percent of working engineers are women, despite comprising half of the population. There are a number of possible reasons for this…