You’ve seen it before. In fact, we’re all guilty of it. Telling teachers to personalize/individualize/differentiate (insert your preferred buzzword here) learning for students. But then when PD time rolls around for teachers, we give them the all the same thing. How can we personalize PD for teachers when we only get such limited time for PD?
After participating in a Webinar with Tom Murray this past winter, I feel relieved. He gives so many great suggestions and answers to this question. You can watch the webinar recording here, and I highly suggest you do (and encourage your administration to watch it too)! Skip to slide 8 if you want to skip the introductions.
One of my favorite ideas from Tom, is to take full advantage of anytime/anywhere PD by allowing it to “count” for your teachers. This would include Twitter chats. If you’ve participated in one, you’re probably…
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Mrs. Jennifer Cimini, M.Ed. 