Almost the end of the year…
Seems like we all get so busy during the school year that we
just don’t have time to do much beyond what we are required to do at school. Last
summer I began to learn about Personal Learning Networks or PLN’s. As my PLN
grew, I found lots of opportunities for Professional Development online. Some
were free and some cost very little. (The last one I did was Virtual Teaching
Expo’s Everything’s Intermediate… a four hour course, costing $19.95; before
that I was doing a series with Whole Brain Teaching that cost $1.99 per hour).
As we were all frantic to get our portfolio’s done, I asked if we could use these hours. (You get a receipt for the ones that you pay for, and most give you a PD certificate). The Administration in our District has approved these online Professional Development hours under the following conditions:
1. You must get the Professional Development approved by your administrator; and
2. You must be willing to share what you have learned in a faculty meeting, or by other arrangement.
As we were all frantic to get our portfolio’s done, I asked if we could use these hours. (You get a receipt for the ones that you pay for, and most give you a PD certificate). The Administration in our District has approved these online Professional Development hours under the following conditions:
1. You must get the Professional Development approved by your administrator; and
2. You must be willing to share what you have learned in a faculty meeting, or by other arrangement.
I am willing to pass along what I
find online to all of you via our website http://hmktech.blogspot.com
and I would hope that if any of you find something good, you will share also.
(Just shoot me an email about it with the website). I will also be passing
along information about other Education Blogs that I find. I am not going to
send out a separate email each time that I post. I did that intermittently this
year and some folks did not like that practice. So… if you want to keep up with
the Blog, bookmark and subscribe to it (At the very bottom of the page); or
Follow by Email ~ this will email you when the site is updated, (email will not
come from me); or just check it every week or two.
I am also willing to play
detective and find stuff for Staff members. If there is something that you need/want
to know more about that is educational, or technology based, let me know and I
will see what I can find for you.
Hope the rest of the year goes
smoothly for all of you!
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