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:
@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 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...