- Utilize your resources! There are more resources than you can possibly imagine at the tips of your fingers. Use your resources to learn about others.
- When learning about a new tech tool, look into every nook and cranny you can possibly imagine, then research more.
- With all of the great lesson plans on the Internet, you should never have to start from scratch.
- Never use the "Share on Edmodo!" link. It's a trap!
- Never stop learning.
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How are we supposed to know what we don't know? It's always interesting to learn something new, but what if it's your JOB to be the first to know about something? How do you learn about it? I recently set up a professional development system for myself. It was necessary for me to have everything come to my phone, because I rarely have time to sit in front of a computer for whatever reason. So here is what I came up with: Twitter: A great RSS feed with great educational and technological minds tweeting about cutting edge research, techniques used in the classroom, and what works and what doesn't. Some great people/groups to follow: @edutopia - "Inspiration and information for what works in education" @InnovativeEdu - Lisa Nielson, "Educator. Innovator. Author. Blogger. Speaker. Passionate about #StuVoice #EdTech #BYOD #Homeschooling #mlearning #Authentic-Assessment " @JaneBozarth - "World's Oldest Millenial, E-learning Coordinator, Author: Social Media for Trainers & more, Positive deviant, Doctor of Learnin' Stuff" TED Talks and the TED Ed blog. Boy, do I love TED Talks. I know I've mentioned it here before. So many great ideas, so many great lectures, it really is just mind-blowing. I would love to go to a TED convention sometime, but I saw that it costs like $950 to go... Umm not on my daycare teacher salary... TED stands for Technology, Education, and Design and it is a conference where educators, scientists, engineers, ohmygosh geniuses of all trades come together and share their brilliant ideas and research. They are typically 15 minute presentations and there is something for everyone. Choose which one strikes your fancy! TED Ed is just for educators- not videos of talks like the TED conferences, but LESSON PLANS. I had a teacher once that said in this day and age, a good teacher should never have to write his/her own lesson plans because there are so many great ones on the Internet. TED Ed is right where you find those. It is also a blog that can be followed via RSS feed or email subscription. Yes, please! Finally, I think this video sums up how Professional Development should be formatted. No more of those workshops. Please, who reads those packets anyway? I keep all my "important documents" from those things in the trunk of my car... ~ Jamael
We were talking about leadership in class: the different types, most effective types in different situations, our own personal type, and the kind of leader we want to be in a classroom or district. I interviewed Bernie Van Tilberg, my amazingly successful younger sister's high school teacher that sparked her interest in her field. Leah is a production manager for a large television corporation in Los Angeles at the age of 22! BVT taught her the initial skills to work well in teams and be a good leader in such projects. He is the founder of the Media Technology program at a vocational alternative high school where we grew up. The best piece of advice that I got from BVT was learning to delegate tasks. Delegate, train, then supervise. Anyway, I had to make a video about what I learned. And I decided to write a children's book for it. My other sister, Noelle (the youngest) illustrated it. She was a published illustrator at the age of 8, so I knew she was right for the job. Well, here's my book! |