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  • Feb 20, 13

    Suggestions from Shelly Terrell for old & new teachers on starting the school year.

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      Many of us will face new learners as another semester of classes begin. For some of us, this can be a frightening and stressful experience. It should be. We have an enormous responsibility as educators to inspire our students to be continuous learners, explore their curiosities and search for solutions to problems that need to be solved. We have the responsibility to inspire our learners to immerse themselves in the beauty of learning whether it is for their own passions, curiosities or self-discovery.

       

      Unfortunately, the system isn’t exactl

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      Many of us will face new learners as another semester of classes begin. For some of us, this can be a frightening and stressful experience. It should be. We have an enormous responsibility as educators to inspire our students to be continuous learners, explore their curiosities and search for solutions to problems that need to be solved. We have the responsibility to inspire our learners to immerse themselves in the beauty of learning whether it is for their own passions, curiosities or self-discovery.

       

      Unfortunately, the system isn’t exactly cut out to support students in exploration. Students are taught that only one answer is correct and if that one answer isn’t given, then the road stops there for learning. The reality is that our learners have to take standardized assessments, curricula will focus on them passing these assessments, colleges will admit those who receive high enough scores on these assessments, and education policy will continue to focus on outcomes based on these assessments. As educators, we often see these realities as shackles. We think we do not have the freedom to truly inspire great learning in our classes. We feel we do not have permission to teach in the way we know promotes effective learning.

       

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  • Feb 26, 13

    This is a facebook page for beginning teachers.

    www.facebook.com/...2227299043 newteacher

  • Jun 10, 13

    Teaching Channel is a video showcase-on the Internet and TV-of inspiring and effective teaching practices in America's schools. We have a rapidly growing community of registered members who trade ideas and share inspiration from each other.

    With the help of the Tch community, our mission is to revolutionize how teachers learn, connect, and inspire each other to improve the outcomes for all K-12 students across America.

    www.teachingchannel.org/about-us PLN Professional Development newteacher

  • Jun 19, 13

    teacherchallenge.edublogs.org/...lenge-1-what-the-heck-is-a-pln PLN newteacher

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        PLN Challenge #1: What the heck is a PLN?

         

        June 16, 2011 by Ronnie Burt | 99 Comments

         
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        Welcome to the Teacher Challenge!

         
           
        • Are you a new teacher, feeling isolated and alone?
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        • Are you an experienced teacher looking for new ideas and inspiration?
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        • Are you interested in sharing ideas and collaborating with other teachers?
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        • Are you tired of falling asleep in boring professional learning seminars?
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        • Have you heard about Personal Learning Networks or PLNs? Feeling lost, confused, wondering where to start?
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        If you’ve answered YES to any of these questions, then read on!

         

        The “30 Days to a Whole New PLN” challenge is for YOU!

         

         

        Challenge Overview

         

        Over the next month or so, we’ll be publishing a new post about setting up, enhancing, and participating in your very own personal learning network.

         

        We’ll have 2 or 3 posts each week – and we encourage as much collaboration, participation, and fun as you can possibly have!

         

        Make sure that you have either subscribed to this blog (form on the left), liked Edublogs on Facebook, or follow Edublogs on Twitter to keep up with each new post as they are published.

         

        Want to contribute a guest post to the series, contact us and let us know! You don’t need to be an edublogs user to participate!

         

        This guest post was written by Michael Graffin, a second year relief/substitute teacher and blogger from Western Australia. This is post #1 in the “30 Days to a Whole New PLN” challenge!

         

        So, what is a PLN?

         

        The word “PLN” stands for “Personal Learning Network”, and it has its origins in connectivism theory (Siemens, G. & Downes, S., 2005).

         
        Why you should begin your own PLN —Ashley Azzopardi (@ashleyazzopardi)

        Why you should begin your own PLN —Ashley Azzopardi (@ashleyazzopardi)

         

        Let’s take this a little further…

         

        The Personal:
         Having a PLN is about making connections and building personal relationships with teachers, school administrators, university professors, and experts around the world. No matter where you are in the world, there’s always someone online available to answer questions, share their expertise, and simply chat about what’s happening in their lives and classrooms.

         

        The Learning:
         Having a PLN is about sharing ideas and resources, collaboration, and learning. We may share our learning, ideas and expertise in different ways; using different media and tools, but the essence is the same: the PLN is simply the best professional development you will ever participate in – and it’s available 24/7.

         

        The Network:
         The defining feature of the PLN is that it is a global learning network, enabling people to tap into and share diverse, global perspectives on teaching strategies, educational issues, and technologies. If takes time and effort to build these connections, but it’s well worth the effort.

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