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Personal Learning PracticeStaying ahead of the curve
Vincent JansenLower Canada College
QAIS Heads Presentation
April 22, 2012.
Why change our model?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwM4ieFOotA
Changing concept of Professional Growth to Personal Learning
Why our own PLN?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6WVEFE-oZA
From Pen to these tools..
1. What do you need?
Ask teachers what they need, what are your interests, what do you want to learn? Bottom-up inspired. (teachers primary)
Teachers develop their own professional learning objectives.
Must be self-directed.
Blend personal and professional learning objectives
2. Find the right descriptors
Develop clear terminology
Personal learning, faculty growth, professional development, communities of practice
Personal Learning… for you. Constructivist approach Connectivist approach
3. No need to “present”
Share
Discuss
Collaborate
Network
Personal Growth
My Interests
4. Invest in valuable social capital
Value in professional networking
Self-directed, not conferences!
Regenerate
Reflect
Learn
5. Build personal network opportunities
Encourage teachers to go out
Comment on blogs
Participate in discussions and forums
Join LinkedIn
Ning groups
Create new ideas, and share
Blog and tweet
6. Change PD models
PLN Development – initial development of a personal learning network with the goal of sustained practice, reflection, and linkages to other connected educators.
Steven Downes
The Networked Teacher
Alec Couros
Workflow (informal ) learning
Why this is important?
We no longer work isolation
This does impact student achievement
Leads to improvement of teaching quality and level of learning
Leads to more engaging classrooms
Improves collaboration and morale
Leverages the network for learning
Leverage the collective knowledge and skills, shared impact
Some common PLE diagrams
http://edtechpost.wikispaces.com/PLE+Diagrams
My PTE and students PLE
Key Questions (Adapted form Marzano)
What is it we expect our teachers to learn?
What do I need to do to have teachers learn?
How will I know when they have learned it?
How will I respond when they do not learn it?
How will they respond when they know it?
Creating your own PLN
People (P)
Places (PL)
Resources (R)
Interests (I)
Technology/Tools (T)
News(N)
Discussion Forums/ Lists (D)
Blogs (B)
Productivity Tools (P)
Cloud-based PLN
School 2.0
http://learningmastery.org/2009/06/15/school-20-check-it-out/
Key links – why?
Ning, Discovery channel, any listservs?
FB, LinkedIn and other social media site
What defines your links, resources, people, training, learning, social, news, groups, stumble, blogging, tweeting…
Link to others in the room– network, LinkedIn groups, FB,
Diigo, Delicious – social network sites
Where would you fit? Contribute? Blogs, Wikis
7 habits for a sharper mind
you can do it.. try something new
get fluent with technology (not email!)
multitask smarter
know when you need to focus - single task focus ( creativity, innovation, critical thinking)
practice scanning (Google reader)
identify how you learn best
practice for peak performance
Knowing Knowledge
Knowing about
Knowing where
Knowing to do
Knowing to be
Knowing to transform
G. Siemens, From Shifting: From Knowing Knowledge
Knowing ‘Obsoledge’ Alvin Tofler