Professional Development

The Teacher and Professional Development

Professional Development is one key to the classroom teacher's quest to remain relevant, current and quite frankly, useful in today's classroom. It necessitates the use of different strategies and methods to develop the skills and techniques the teacher can use to motivate learners. No longer can the teacher feel accomplished after a successful completion of a degree in any given field. The fact is, learning is a life long process. It does not stop after the graduation ceremony. The teacher is charged with the responsibility of inspiring learners and helping them to become critical thinkers and problem solvers in the 21st Century and beyond. The teacher can never be content with what he or she has learnt within the confines of a teaching environment. Inspiring learners involves a community of thinkers and innovators willing to share and learn from each other's experiences.

Build a Professional Learning Network with Twitter

Twitter is a fantastic Social Media tool to get started on the journey to connect with teachers and educators all over the world to build a Professional Learning Network (PLN). There might be teachers who strongly detest anything to do with Social Media and those who are constantly listening to, or even feeding into the negative chatter. I can assure you they will soon become irrelevant in the classroom. As educators we have the power to change, even more than we care to acknowledge or accept. It is amazing how educators have turned all the negative talk around Twitter into a positive learning environment where best practices and proven resources are harnessed, shared and used to enrich our teaching and learning environments. You will never know until you delve in and start your journey.


Here's a quick intro to get you started on using Twitter:

 


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