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
Delicious