Sign in or 
Share this
Systems
| Title: Viral Professional Development | Presenter: David Elliott |
| Description of Session: Professional development is also changing in this web 2.0 world. Learning new tools is becoming collaborative, exploratory and relatively easy. Applying these new skills creatively is challenging and risky yet rewarding. | |
| Links, Files, Resources: Elements of Viral PD Web-Based Simplicity General rule: 15 minutes (Or don't bring it into school) To master will take longer. If you don't get it working in 2 minutes leave it.... An Active Learning Community Know people, drive conversations with others An Open Environment How is this done? Willingness to Experiment Patience 20% of people pick up tech easily, 20% find it challenging, 60% will get it eventually Built on Collaboration "The future of education relies on collaboration" Networking is key Empathy and Support "Kill the idea of haves and have-nots" How do you structure Viral PD? Open social network as a tool (Ning for example) Face-to-face collaboration Time to work collaboratively focused on learning (eg. "Collaboration time" - related to curriculum, HKIS) Map the number of iniatives, keep a clear focus Know where to go for help Create a time to share "student growth" in meetings etc. Show the learning that has taken place, what have you learned as a teacher? A journey Celebration Respond well to the mistakes, don't stop them, respond well to them | |
delliotthk |
Latest page update: made by delliotthk
, Nov 8 2008, 1:12 AM EST
(about this update
About This Update
Edited by delliotthk
86 words added view changes - complete history) |
|
Keyword tags:
None
More Info: links to this page
|
There are no threads for this page.
Be the first to start a new thread.
