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Scott McKee

10-reasons-every-teacher-needs-professional-learning-network - 2 views

www.teachthought.com/...-professional-learning-network

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  • Terisa ODowd on 03 Sep 17
     
    10 Reasons Every Teacher Need A PLN This article has a great graphic that provides outlines 10 reasons teachers need personal learning networks. The reasons range from finding great resources, to sharing ideas, to getting support when needed. As one contributor to the site so succinctly stated, "professional development often leaves a lot to be desired. The key is to help teachers teach themselves through sharing and engagement (Todd Kominiak)." http://www.teachthought.com/the-future-of-learning/10-reasons-every-teacher-needs-professional-learning-network/
  • Scott McKee on 05 Sep 17
     
    Teachthought.com is an excellent resource. This particular resource is titled "10 Reasons why Every Teacher Needs a P.L.N." This page is filled with multiple resources at a glance to help better learn and understand the theories behind PLN.
wagnerang

10 Reasons Every Teacher Needs A Professional Learning Network - - 8 views

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  • wagnerang on 05 Jun 18
     
    This site not only defines personal learning networks, but it also provides ten reasons educators need a PLN. It further offers links to helpful resources to illustrate each reason.
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  • joshgiudicelli on 05 Jun 18
     
    I like that this website gives different reasons for having a PLN and follows those up with a link to an additional resource for each reason. It gives a good overview of different ideas and provides options to go deeper into the areas you want to explore further. The infographic is nice too. It is something you could save and print to motivate yourself to keep up with your PLNs.
  • jkraschnewski on 06 Jun 18
     
    Great graphic organizer in this article. My school has a monthly mandated "PLC" meeting that we all have to go to, that accomplishes few of these goals. I think these communities are more effective if they are organic and not top-down.
  • carissakane on 08 Jun 18
     
    I was just looking at this article before I noticed you had already posted! I was really drawn to the graphic provided when you first open the page. It's a good reminder of why PLN's can be such a benefit for educators. I was drawn to the global resources an educator could gain. I often get wrapped up in my immediate circle of "supporters" that I forget there are other educators all over the world that could be a resource.
  • nstringham on 11 Jun 18
     
    I love this graphic!! This would be an excellent thing to bring to administration to help allow space and encouragement for teachers to develop PLNs!
  • devivost on 12 Jun 18
     
    Great justification for forming PLNs for teachers! Every teacher should have a PLN so that they can continually grow as teachers.
  • kpeila on 12 Jun 18
     
    Thanks for sharing this graphic. I love Sylvia's work. Sketchnotes are such a fun way to capture and share complex ideas. Number 7 really resonated with me. As a classroom teacher, I used my PLN to create meaningful and engaging global learning projects for my students. It was so nice to have a group of supportive, like-minded educators to connect with! Thanks for sharing!
Mandy Weiskircher

10 Reasons to Use Multimedia in the Classroom | Global Grid For Learning - 1 views

www.globalgridforlearning.com/se-multimedia-in-the-classroom

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  • kerigritt13 on 03 Jul 13
     
    Provides interesting, motivating reasons to integrate multimedia into the classroom as well as suggestions of new ways to do so
  • Mandy Weiskircher on 07 Mar 14
     
    Great reasons to incorporate multimedia as well as tools use.
Gretel Patch

Philosophy of Education (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy) - 0 views

plato.stanford.edu/...education-philosophy

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  • While not all societies channel sufficient resources into support for educational activities and institutions, all at the very least acknowledge their centrality—and for good reasons
  • While not all societies channel sufficient resources into support for educational activities and institutions, all at the very least acknowledge their centrality—and for good reasons
  • While not all societies channel sufficient resources into support for educational activities and institutions, all at the very least acknowledge their centrality—and for good reasons
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  • While not all societies channel sufficient resources into support for educational activities and institutions, all at the very least acknowledge their centrality—and for good reasons
  • within a few years they can read, write, calculate, and act (at least often) in culturally-appropriate ways
  • education also serves as a social-sorting mechanism and undoubtedly has enormous impact on the economic fate of the individual.
  • education equips individuals with the skills and substantive knowledge that allows them to define and to pursue their own goals, and also allows them to participate in the life of their community as full-fledged, autonomous citizens
  • societal perspective, where the picture changes somewhat
  • groups depend for their continuing survival on educational processes, as do the larger societies and nation-states of which they are part
  • The great social importance of education is underscored, too, by the fact that when a society is shaken by a crisis, this often is taken as a sign of educational breakdown; education, and educators, become scapegoats.
  • education as transmission of knowledge versus education as the fostering of inquiry and reasoning skills that are conducive to the development of autonomy
  • the question of what this knowledge, and what these skills, ought to be
  • how learning is possible, and what is it to have learned something—two sets of issues that relate to the question of the capacities and potentialities that are present at birth, and also to the process (and stages) of human development and to what degree this process is flexible and hence can be influenced or manipulated
  • liberal education and vocational education
  • personal development or education for citizenship
  • distinction between educating versus teaching versus training versus indoctrination
  • education and maintenance of the class structure of society, and the issue of whether different classes or cultural groups can—justly—be given educational programs that differ in content or in aims
  • whether or not all children have a right to state-provided education
  • relation between education and social reform, centering upon whether education is essentially conservative, or whether it can be an (or, the) agent of social change
  • These features make the phenomena and problems of education of great interest to a wide range of socially-concerned intellectuals, who bring with them their own favored conceptual frameworks—concepts, theories and ideologies, methods of analysis and argumentation, metaphysical and other assumptions, criteria for selecting evidence that has relevance for the problems that they consider central, and the like.
  • for although education can occur in schools, so can mis-education (as Dewey pointed out), and many other things can take place there that are educationally orthogonal (such as the provision of free or subsidized lunches, or the development of social networks); and it also must be recognized that education can occur in the home, in libraries and museums, in churches and clubs, in solitary interaction with the public media, and the like
  • Gretel Patch on 03 Sep 12
     
    Education affects society as a whole; when society fails, education is often to blame; education is a social-sorting tool that affects societies and culture; social networks allow education to take place anywhere
jdprance

10 Reasons to Use Multimedia in the Classroom - 1 views

www.christianschoolproducts.com/...ultimedia-in-the-Classroom.htm

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  • jdprance on 22 Feb 16
     
    This article points out ten reason why teachers should use multimedia in the classroom.
Kathy Grubb

Five Most Important Reasons to Work With Spreadsheets | eHow.com - 0 views

www.ehow.com/reasons-work-spreadsheets.html

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  • Kathy Grubb on 08 Oct 12
     
    Good article on some of the reasons spreadsheets are important and why you should teach how to use EXCEL.
John Potosnak

The Chief Reasons Why You Should Create Your Personal Learning Network - 0 views

http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2013/09/the-chief-reasons-why-you-should-create.html - This blog post discusses key reasons for creating a Personal Learning Network by highlighting two main reas...

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anonymous

Censorship in the classroom: Understanding controversial issues - 0 views

www.learnnc.org/3997

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  • anonymous on 13 Oct 10
     
    "Censorship in the classroom: Understanding controversial issues\n\nhttp://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=203\n\nA lesson plan for grades 9-12 English Language Arts and Information Skills\nLearn more\n\n * Learn more about banned books, biases, censorship, language arts, media, persuasive writing, propaganda, reading, stereotypes, and writing.\n\nHelp\n\nPlease read our disclaimer for lesson plans.\nLegal\n\nPrint\n\n * Print\n\nShare\n\n * Email\n * Delicious Delicious\n * Digg Digg\n * Facebook Facebook\n * StumbleUpon StumbleUpon\n\nIt is important for young people to understand their individual rights and what they, as citizens, can do to protect these rights. In addition, young people need to understand the way in which bias and stereotyping are used by the media to influence popular opinion. In this ReadWriteThink lesson, students examine propaganda and media bias and explore a variety of banned and challenged books, researching the reasons these books have been censored. Following this research, students choose a side of the censorship issue and support their position through the development of an advertising campaign.\nNorth Carolina Curriculum Alignment\nEnglish Language Arts (2004)\nGrade 9\n\n * Goal 3: The learner will examine argumentation and develop informed opinions.\n o Objective 3.01: Study argument by:\n + examining relevant reasons and evidence.\n + noting the progression of ideas that substantiate the proposal.\n + analyzing style, tone, and use of language for a particular effect.\n + identifying and analyzing personal, social, historical, or cultural influences contexts, or biases.\n + identifying and analyzing rhetorical strategies that support proposals.\n\nGrade 10\n\n * Goal 3: The learner will defend argumentative positions on literary or nonliterary issues.\n o Objective 3.01: Examine controversial is
karencameron

Personal Learning Networks for Educators - 3 views

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  • Jon Freer on 09 Sep 12
     
    YouTube video giving great reasons for the PLN, the role of the PLN and an overview of one person's PLN.  Gives one a pretty good understanding of the 'why' and 'how' of Personal Learning Networks.
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  • Nate Cannon on 09 Sep 12
     
    How a PLN can be beneficial and what resources you could include in your own Personal Learning Network.
  • Nate Cannon on 09 Sep 12
     
    How a PLN can be beneficial and what resources you could include in your own Personal Learning Network.
  • Katelyn Conner on 08 Sep 13
     
    This short, engaging video provides two excellent reasons for educators in particular to create a PLN: accessibility and responsibility. The author mentions that educators need to be more responsible for their own professional development. This video switches from the "why" to the "how", but the "why" portion is an excellent resource on its own.
  • bwiedeman on 05 Sep 14
     
    This video begins by describing the reasons why you should create and maintain a PLN. It goes on to describe that a PLN is a 'two-way' street where you not only absorb information but also share with others your expertise. The author goes on to describe his PLN which includes ways to find answers to questions he doesn't know, how to collect information from other experts and also how to share your own expertise.
  • nathankraftcheck on 05 Sep 14
     
    I think the author makes a great point with the "two-way street" analogy. It helps differentiate the qualities of PLNs versus PLEs and reminds us that we can be a valuable resource in others' PLNs.
  • karencameron on 09 Sep 14
     
    In this video, the author explains the reasons educators should focus on building their Personal Learning Networks. This guy is pretty funny and does a good job explaining why PLN's are important.
Leanne Tacosik

10 reasons to use technology in the health classroom - 0 views

Dorman, S. M. (1998). 10 reasons to use technology in the health classroom. Journal Of School Health, 68(1), 38. Description: Discussed various reasons that technology integration is critical to ...

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Nate Cannon

Importance of a PLN in Education - YouTube - 0 views

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  • Nate Cannon on 09 Sep 12
     
    One of the main reasons WHY we should have a PLN. "Having an online network is important because it allows you to express your resources and opinions in Education through an online identity. It allows for collaborative learning, and with an online PLN there are no limitations to who you can learn from and share ideas with." "Learn from your learning network and with them!"
  • Nate Cannon on 09 Sep 12
     
    One of the main reasons WHY we should have a PLN. "Having an online network is important because it allows you to express your resources and opinions in Education through an online identity. It allows for collaborative learning, and with an online PLN there are no limitations to who you can learn from and share ideas with." "Learn from your learning network and with them!"
Ashley Leneway

PBS Kids Cyberchase - 0 views

pbskids.org/cyberchase

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  • Ashley Leneway on 08 Sep 11
     
    An adventure series and website based on NCTM standards, designed to help kids develop mathematical problem solving and reasoning skills.
  • Ashley Leneway on 08 Sep 11
     
    Ashley Leneway Week 2, Link 1
naddleman

Step 1: What is a PLN? - 6 views

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

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  • courtneylarue11 on 09 Jun 16
     
    This webpage breaks down what a PLN is among teachers and also has some great videos. It provides some helpful resources that encourages teachers to join a PLN or create one. The simple break down of a PLN is helpful when someone is just starting out, or conducting research on a PLN.
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  • jaelorduy on 10 Jun 16
     
    This resource discuss what is means to be a connected teacher. It describes a cycle built around Twitters, blogs, webinars and other online resources. It encourages students to build their own PLN and become involved in the process.
  • Ryan Olynyk on 11 Jun 16
     
    Truly, a great video on connected teachers. It really is time to say goodbye to traditional education. Being connected is the key to 21st Century Learning, Social Media is the way for teachers and students to learn and be connected with the knowledge we need to move ahead in today's education.
  • agilin on 05 Sep 16
     
    This article describes what a PLN is and breaks down personal, learning, and network. There is a short video that uses graphics to describe a PLN and another video that explains the importance of being a connected educator.
  • David Yargo on 06 Sep 16
     
    This article really helped me understand what a PLN is because it first provides a basic definition of PLN. It also links to an article on 'connectivism' which, as I learned in Module 2, is the learning theory at the root of PLN's. The other part of this article that I appreciated, is how the author breaks down the P, L, and N and describes how each aspect contributes to learning and professional growth.
  • Ariana Pyburn on 08 Jun 17
     
    This blog begins with a word cloud comprised of reasons to begin a PLN. While the writer mentions its roots in connectivism theory, he does not explain further. The "personal," "learning," and "network" aspects of the term are explained, and a video with an explanation is embedded. The author then goes into reasons we need PLNs and how to create one, which is outside of what we are looking for with this assignment.
  • timrocco on 11 Jun 17
     
    Introductory explanation of PLNs & reasons why it would benefit educators
  • jershua1 on 11 Jun 17
     
    This website has many articles on how to set up your own PLN and be a good member of one (or fifty). A lot of multimedia resources available to here to help educators get started with this.
  • joannalieberman on 11 Jun 17
     
    In this article, the author explains in simple, easy to follow steps what a PLN is and how to effectively set one up. The first explain that PLNs "has its origins in connectivism theory (Siemens, G. & Downes, S., 2005)". The P is about make personal connections and relationships. The L (learning) is about sharing ideas and resources. The N (network), perhaps the most significant part, allows learners and educators to "tap into and share diverse, global perspectives". Included in the article is a short video about PLNs. There is also an excellent argument for why it is so important to be a connected educator in today's 21st century learning environment.
  • hamitup on 04 Sep 17
     
    Australian teacher and blogger Michael Graffin does a nice job explaining simply what PLNs are. He write to break down individually the personal, learning and network piece. Michael also express how the network you create is all about the tools you choose and the people and communities you choose to be involved in. This is a nice starters guide for teachers and learners of PLN's.
  • Scott McKee on 05 Sep 17
     
    This article written by Michael Graffin was a great resource for explaining what a PLN is and connecting it to the connectivism theory. At first glance, it seems to lean towards the "how to" of creating a PLN but he also opens the doors of theory and a few things to think about when creating one for yourself. This includes reflecting on the idea of the tools you will use, who you would possibly connect with, how you will want to learn and when you want to learn it.
  • kyledillon on 05 Sep 17
     
    In reading this article, I really connected with the part relating the author's experience after playing an active role in his PLN for six months as he "realized that developing a PLN is an empowering, transformational process that fundamentally transforms your professional learning and teaching approach. As I have participated in the English department PLN with English 101 and 301 faculties, I can testify how true this realization is. This article is a good basic approach to PLN's.
  • Rob Blackston on 09 Sep 17
     
    This blog draws the relationship between personal learning networks and connectivism.
  • wagnerang on 04 Jun 18
     
    This blog entry provides a basic definition for a Personal Learning Network(PLN) and links to supporting videos to conceptualize a PLN. This blog is appealing since it addresses PLNs from a teacher perspective. It further addresses how PLNs help educators stay connected.There is a nice visual of ways to create and grow a PLN.
  • naddleman on 10 Jun 18
     
    This blog explains way more than simply the definition of a PLN, which makes it a great resource. This is a site that I plan to reference in the future in our 543 class as we proceed with our PLNs. I'm really glad I found this one.
sofianahtchi

10 Reasons Every Teachers Needs a PLN - 6 views

Awesome graphic! I agree with all the content here. I think being able to have a space like the PLN for a teacher is efficient for just about everything. Especially in regard to inspiration. Inspir...

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Rob Blackston

10 Reasons Teachers Need a Personal Learning Network - 2 views

www.simplek12.com/...sons-personal-learning-network

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  • cynthiaott on 05 Sep 17
     
    Even though I am not a K-12 teacher, I found this simple infographic list 10 reasons why you should have a Personal Learning Network. A Personal Learning Network can help inspire you to take on a new challenge, encourage new ideas, and keep you connected with other teachers passionate about teaching.
  • Terisa ODowd on 05 Sep 17
     
    Love this graphic! It makes the PLN concept so simple and easy to follow. I must have reviewed the same article.
  • Rob Blackston on 09 Sep 17
     
    The infographic included in this post is great. It helps understand the need for PLN's in a simple way.
Hanna Coleman

Community of Practice: A New Approach to Solving Complex Problems - 2 views

www.ideapartnership.org/...CoPGuide.pdf

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  • Hanna Coleman on 18 Jun 13
     
    The article focuses on the reasoning and theory, examples, and implementation of communities of practice, specifically in special education. Short and long-term advantages are discussed.
  • Casey Capece on 18 Jun 13
     
    Hanna, very thorough resource! I like how you were able to find something content specific. Page 31 I found useful - the article listed tips for the facilitators so that participants feel more comfortable sharing ideas.
Casey Capece

http://www.edudemic.com/2012/10/build-personal-learning-network/ - 0 views

article defines a PLN and lays out several reasons to how PLNs support learners. The author gives reason to why an educator should start a PLN sooner than later and ways they can incorporate a PLN...

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Stacie Barker

Why You Need PLN's - 1 views

www.edudemic.com/...uild-personal-learning-network

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  • Dana Daines-Smith on 20 Jun 13
     
    Describes the value of PLN's as well as the support it provides in learning. Ways in which educators use PLN's are identified as professional development, resource sharing, mentoring, technology integration strategies.
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  • Molly Large on 20 Jun 13
     
    I particularly like the 10 easy ways to kickstart your PLN. Most teachers and administrators feel overwhelmed with this idea, and a list of small steps that can be done one at a time probably feels very manageable. Not everyone is ready to jump into all of the tools at once!
  • glorihinck on 04 Sep 13
     
    This video recommends building a PLN so that you have a support network of colleagues giving you broad and deep access to a help no matter where you are. PLN's are two way streets- you can't just lurk, you also need to contribute and also offer help. PLN's can help you find answers, keep up with new developments in your field, publish and share, communicate, collaborate, and learn from colleagues. Specific social networking and technology tools are suggested to support each of these areas. A PLN is only as good as the people who participate in it!
  • Katelyn Conner on 08 Sep 13
     
    This provides some simple reasons to develop a PLN. I love that it encourages busy teachers to create a PLN by letting them know that it will make their work easier! This page also includes a "how to", but the "why" part is a terrific resource on its own.
  • Stacie Barker on 10 Sep 13
     
    This gives you 10 reasons on how to jump start your Personal Learning Network. Great tips for a beginner like myself.
agilin

Rethinking Your Online Classroom with Connectivism - 8 views

facultyecommons.com/ne-classroom-with-connectivism

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  • courtneylarue11 on 09 Jun 16
     
    This post explains very clearly what the purpose of connectivism is and why it is critical to student learning. It explains 6 things educators should do with their students and how to encourage them to explore and connect with ideas. At the end it provides a few examples of tools readily available to use in connecting people and technology.
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  • jaelorduy on 10 Jun 16
     
    This is great, Courtney. I hadn't seen these 6 pieces before or had noticed them in previous research. It explains the theory nicely at the end of the first sections by saying that "knowledge does not exist in the heads of learners or instructors but through the variety of connections established amongst students, instructors and technologies." I think that this concept deserves more thought and analysis. Are moving away from knowledge contained within our minds in favor of connectedness and what effect will this have on our collective consciousness concerning history and an awareness of the past.
  • Ryan Olynyk on 11 Jun 16
     
    Courtney, the more I look at Connectivism, the more I think it is learning of the 21st Century. Everyday in class I notice the connections students make - whether it is the Internet, collaboration from other teachers or parents or social media. There is so much knowledge out there to find. Now it is up to us teachers to help the kids find it. I feel less intimidated by not knowing everything. Let the universe help in our knowledge.
  • Jasmine Quezada on 01 Sep 16
     
    What a great resource! Thanks for sharing @courtneylarue11. As you mentioned the "6 skills for connectivist pedagogs" is extremely valuable. I like reading all the reasons why this is needed NOW, because I whole heartedly agree but I can't wait until we get to the HOW this can happen in ALL classrooms.
  • agilin on 05 Sep 16
     
    This article states the knowledge exists "through the variety of connections established amongst students, instructors, and technologies." It gives 6 skills that connectivist educators need and examples of networks and tools.
  • Jessica Gake on 05 Sep 16
     
    Great article! I have been very intrigued about connectivism since I heard about it in my learning theories class. This article gives good reasoning behind connectivism as well as a few ideas for how to incorporate it.
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