This is by far the most engaging online community of practice I have seen. The level of discussion in here makes me want to collaborate and to create with each of you.
The introductory question that I have posed to every new member of this community is this: what does personalized professional development mean to you, and how do you personalize your own learning?
Please come and look at some of the discussion starting here around personalized professional learning. Add if you have the time, but definitely come and lurk. Good things are afoot.
Please come and look at some of the discussion starting here around personalized professional learning. Add if you have the time, but definitely come and lurk. Good things are afoot.
Looking forward to coming together after Thanksgiving and digging into our next topic regarding Online Communities of Practice. We have had a lot of movement in our communities over the last couple weeks, and I can’t wait to hear updates. As for the topic, we will be tackling the best ways to reach out to potential members, engage them once they are in and promote the communities beyond their current scope.
Here is the agenda doc for today: http://goo.gl/92Q1FN
Here is some context from our previous sessions:
First Session Notes Document: http://goo.gl/JblJ1n
Second Session Notes Document: http://goo.gl/IevbqX
Third Session Notes Document: http://goo.gl/w9v6Sd
Our Communities of Practice Listing (and brainstormed wish-list): http://goo.gl/kBtbdg
Our Google+ Community: http://bit.ly/dpspractice
Here is a more formal invite.
What does Personalized PD mean to you and what does/could it look like in your school, district, or organization?
Here is a more formal invite.
What does Personalized PD mean to you and what does/could it look like in your school, district, or organization?
Whoa. The resources at Achieve The Core are kind of amazing. Mario Giardiello, Laura Pretty, or Theress Pidick, have you seen this?
http://www.achievethecore.org///cdn.embedly.com/widgets/platform.js
Whoa. The resources at Achieve The Core are kind of amazing. Mario Giardiello, Laura Pretty, or Theress Pidick, have you seen this?
So many of these describe my first year of teaching. How about you?
I really like the idea of student philosophers.
Originally shared by Glenn Hervieux
Helping students learn discussion skills, both oral and written, should be part of most curriculum. A fun way to do that would be using simple, but engaging philosophical discussion points. This website, developed by college philosophy professor, Tom Wartenberg, is called “What’s the Big Idea?” and uses film to discuss some great topics. Using these topics and the guidelines for discussions, you can help students build a foundation for their discussions with each other and also show we engage in “philosophy” regularly.