These past few weeks, I have spent a lot of time in teacher's rooms observing classrooms and helping integrate new technology tools. I am so impressed with the willingness of teachers to learn and try new techniques and tools. I am reminded of the quote, "Who dares to teach must never cease to learn" from John Colton Dana. Teachers really do epitomize lifelong learning. We must adapt our curriculum to meet the needs of our ever-changing students. One of the tools that I have come to rely on to increase my knowledge is Twitter. It is a social network where you can find all sorts of nonsensical and humorous information, but educators have taken it and made it a tool for their own personal staff development. Through Twitter, I have created my own PLN, personalized learning network, a large group of educators from all over the world that I follow. I learn from what they post, discuss issues online, and share my own passions in education. There is so much information on Twitter it can be very daunting to start, but there are many organizational tools to help you with this, like using hashtags and Tweetdeck. If you want to learn more about using Twitter or any other social networking site, like Pinterest or Facebook, to start your own personalized staff development, talk to one of the instructional coaches. We can help you get started!
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