Professional Learning Teams

Learn about how teachers use professional learning communities to share their expertise and improve their teaching skills
Professional Development Opinion How to Avoid Conference Overload
It's officially summer edconference season. Many educators on "summer vacation" are spending their summer days in air-conditioned sessions building out their edutoolkit. However, most conference-goers I chat with cite "overwhelmed" as their primary emotion when leaving. So how to avoid this feeling? Here are some tips I use to help me leave fulfilled yet focused.
Jennie Magiera, June 24, 2015
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Professional Development Opinion 5 Tips to Make the Most of #ISTE2015
One of the largest EdTech events of the year, ISTE - the International Society for Technology in Education, is coming up in just a week! From great workshops to playgrounds to the casual conversation and collaboration that happens between sessions, this is a great event to recharge your innovation batteries. After attending for several years, I feel more confident going into the event and thought I'd share some tips to make the most of it with you.
Jennie Magiera, June 18, 2015
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Professional Development Opinion What Is An Authentic Professional Learning Community?
Explore the six attributes of effective professional learning communities.
Learning Forward, May 21, 2015
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Professional Development Opinion Inspiring Women Series: Rafranz Davis, Passion-Based Educator
In this second installment of the Inspiring Women Series, I chat with Rafranz Davis, an instructional technology specialist from Dallas and author of the book, The Missing Voices in Edtech: Bringing Diversity into Edtech. She speaks nationally on passion-based learning and as an advocate for diversity in her field. Today we explore more about this challenge and how Rafranz is helping educators address it.
Jennie Magiera, March 14, 2015
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Professional Development Opinion From Egg to Twitterati: Turning Around the Tweet-less Conference
Twitter can be an amazing tool for connecting educators and facilitating professional learning. Utilizing this platform at face-to-face events like conferences can be particularly powerful. This post explores why this is and what to do when Twitter isn't getting traction with participants.
Jennie Magiera, January 20, 2015
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Professional Development Opinion 2015 Ed-Tech Conference Preview
Looking to fill 2015 with edtech learning? Here is a list of great conferences and events to attend in North America in the first half of 2015.
Jennie Magiera, December 26, 2014
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Professional Development Opinion Teachers' Needs Must Drive the Professional Learning Agenda
Teachers' input on professional learning stresses the importance of skillful collaboration and shared decision making.
Learning Forward, December 12, 2014
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School Climate & Safety Opinion Undiluted Student Agency: Going Beyond Genius Hour
On a trip to New Zealand, Jennie Magiera learned what undiluted student agency looks like, and what school can be if every hour is "Genius Hour."
Jennie Magiera, December 2, 2014
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Professional Development Twitter Chat: What Conditions Support Good Teaching?
Join us tonight (Wed.) at 8 p.m. ET for a Twitter chat (#ewedchat) on how schools can better support good teaching.
Anthony Rebora, November 19, 2014
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Professional Development Opinion A Tale of Failure, Passion and Drive (pun intended): Meet Andrew Stillman, the Godfather of EduScripts
For Connected Educators Month, I decided to connect with some educators... through Google Hangouts. I reached out to some folks who I believe are making positive change in the world of teaching and learning and asked them to join me for a quick video chat to learn more about how they got started, what drives them and what the future holds. The first in this series is Andrew Stillman, the godfather of edu-scripts.
Jennie Magiera, October 20, 2014
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Professional Development Opinion Live From NZ: Connected Educator Month Has Gone Global!
Connected Educator Month has been going strong in the U.S. for two years already, but as this third year unfolds, we've finally gone global! In this post, I report live from ULEARN14 in Rotorua, New Zealand and share how Kiwi educators are getting connected and innovating in their classrooms.
Jennie Magiera, October 8, 2014
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Professional Development Opinion Connected Educator Month Is Coming!
Connected Educator Month (CEM)is just a little over a week away! This October marks the third year of CEM and will bring a treasure trove of virtual activities, live events and resources for educators around the globe. Originally spearheaded by the U.S. Department of Education, CEM strives to get more educators digitally connected to improve their practice. How will you be celebrating Connected Educator Month?
Jennie Magiera, September 22, 2014
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Professional Development Opinion Getting Started With Twitter Tuesday!
Twitter Tuesday is a school-wide sharing of ideas and learning. Each week, teachers give their students a prompt and each class responds. The teachers tweet out these responses throughout the day under a shared Twitter handle. Here are a few tips to get started with this idea in your school!
Jennie Magiera, September 16, 2014
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Professional Development Opinion How to Create Teacher IEPs: Individual EXPLORATION Plans
Recently I spoke at ISTE and wrote about how we need to take back our PD. One of the things I mentioned that has been getting quite a few follow up questions is the idea of Teacher IEPs, aka Individual EXPLORATION Plans. So here is a quick blog post about the concept, and how to make it your own!
Jennie Magiera, July 15, 2014
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