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Personal Learning Networks

PLNs

Big Question

What does professional

development look like?

Synectic Activity

Professional Development is like....

because....

A/B Partners in a

"back to school kind of way"

Definition of PLN

The entire collection of people with whom you engage and exchange information with (http://onceateacher.wordpress.com)

Functions of PLNs

Connect

Collaborate

Contribute

Benefits

"....to become aware, connected, expowered, confident, LEARNERS!" (David Andrade 2010)

E6 Every educator engages in effective

professional learning every day so every student achieves.

Why Build a Personal

Learning Network?

- get information

- bounce ideas around

- ask for help

-cool ideas/websites

- gain new knowledge to use

with students

"PLNs help to effectively collaborate and communicate with professionals all over the world. Staff will grow professsionally, and access resources that will enhance the learning experience of students." (Cortney Klann 2010)

Who is in Your PLN?

family

friends

administration

educators in

your building

educators around

the province

a professor from

10 years ago

educators around

the world

instructional

coach

grade level team

vertical professional

learning team

experts in the field

How do you network with

your PLN?

e-mail

blogs

facebook

partner teaching

phone

Tim Horton's for coffee

wikis

collaborative

teaching

twitter

Question: Who is

in your PLN and how do

you network?

High School

Reunion

Examples of PLNs

Tools to illustrate

your PLN

wisemaps

wordle

Inspiration

Bubbl.us

Lovelycharts

Creately

word flowchart

Why would we want students

to have a PLN?

How can we help

students develop their PLN?

(A/B Partners)

Challenge - Illustrate your learning

network to share with your students - have them share their learning networks

"I am because we are"

We are a global learning community!

Diigo

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