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A school principal blogs about the powerful role that Twitter has played in his professional development. Great quote about Twitter and other social media: "The smartest person in the room, is the room."

Thanks for posting! This is very similar to what I am focused on for my project- using twitter to send out "joyful learning" tips of the day. It is at least one proof point that twitter can be a powerful tool for professional development.

This site is a professional development portal in which teachers can upload videos of lessons and get feedback on them.

more on blended learning, professional development

Founded by a HGSE alum, EdTechTeacher takes a holistic approach towards teacher professional development.

Thought this may be of interest to those in the research team looking at PD and social media.

survey shows teachers want professional development on web 2 and social networking tools

Research projects provide an insight into the changing landscape of learning in the 21st Century, which then shapes the learning environment and methods at NBCS. We incorporate the ideas and thinking that comes from research and development into programs and initiatives, including online distance education for HSC students across NSW (www.hsconline.nsw.edu.au), Professional Development courses and training for teachers, and international learning collaboration network established to bring learning communities together (www.beyondborders.edu.au).

teacher developer available for free web 2.0 style on iTunes.

"This contribution to Seton Hall's Center for Mobile Research & Innovation is about more than just teaching the students to develop mobile apps - it is also teaching them professional and life skills, motivating them and preparing them for college, and instilling community service values"

not sure students 'should' run PD but teachers need to be more comfortable with the idea of giving up power to some extend and be more willing to learn from students at times

I think it does make sense to include students, too. Also re-enforces the idea that you don't truly understand a topic until you teach it, so I think empowering students somewhat works towards that goal.

blog post reiterating the importance of professional development support necessary for tech integration

"While the amount of technology school boards and administrators purchase increase with each passing year, the amount allotted for professional development for the teachers intended to use the technology has decreased or is non-existent."

Relevant to the discussion we had yesterday in recitation about professional development and the comments from Emily about similarities in technology adoption. Teachers can learn about how to use social media from business trainers, too.

eMentoring is a more powerful means of online professional development than presentations and, if done well, can use social media as an asset

ETLO is a very successful model of scaling up

The author, who ran a DC charter school and then started LearnZillion, an online lesson platform, argues that technology can break down the typical teacher silos and improve practice.

Teachers TV | Free education videos and resources for professional development

2009 Conference for corporate training and professional development for public sectors.

wikis as classroom and professional development tools