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The best professional development that I have ever participated in was at a Florida Digital Educators (Master Digital Educator training) when we were first introduced to Google Docs and GarageBand. Being introduced to collaborative communication that was outside of the box lead to the ability to share new ideas with the teachers at my district and develop a whole new culture of sharing. GarageBand open the door to our “Add A Voice to It” initiative where students digital projects go from PowerPoint to stand-alone video presentations of student ideas. These are a few samples at our schools website: http://www.djm.osceola.k12.fl.us/gallery/index.html
Hmmm…best PD I’ve ever had…that is tough. Generally the PD our district provides is an overview of something simply because we do not allow enough time for staff to really delve into a topic. I have been sent away to some good workshops though. One that especially impacted my thinking was a presentation given by Dylan Wiliam on formative assessment at the National Value Added conference. Dr. Wiliam is co-author of Inside the Black Box the article originally published in Kappan that made people notice the impact of formative assessment.
Drs. Homan and King from USF gave a great professional development about literature circles. What was so great about it was that they adapted it to meet the needs of our school. They responded to our needs and concerns and tailored their presentation to that, rather than stick to their script. They also planned a few follow-ups, one of which was held a few weeks ago and the next one is coming this month.
The best I’ve ever seen was done by Alan November. It was on 21st Century Skills and Web Literacy. Usually I don’t enjoy being lectured to, but I was on the edge of my seat writing down every site he demonstrated. I couldn’t wait to get to a computer to check out all the resources. I’m seeing him again next month and I can’t wait!
Hope this counts- best PD that I ever attended was one that I gave! Not because I think that I am such a great presenter but because of the interaction that I had with all of the participants and the interaction that I had with my PLN on Twitter, particularly @web20classroom and @jorech. Jon (@jorech led me to his wiki with loads of great resources on digital storytelling and Steve Anderson (@web20classroom) also gave me some great tips.I had to present a workshop on digital storytelling. Originally it was supposed to be for just the school library media specialists in our district. Then it was opened up to other teachers the high school where I work, and then the curriculum director asked if I’d mind taking in other groups from around the district. I had a very large, very diverse group. But I think we all learned and had fun doing it. I learned so much putting together my presentation and then was rewarded when the presentation went so well. The interaction that occurred in the room was very inspiring. The participants gave me many more ideas than I gave them.
The best professional development I have ever scene was by Kevin Honeycutt. He presents regularly on many topics and is always a dynamo. Kevin is an absolutely amazing presenter, full of energy, entertaining, puts you on the edge of your seat, engages you in his presentation and most importantly, he makes you think and question. Check him out at http://kevinhoneycutt.org/
The best informational Professional Development presentation I ever saw was given by Dr. Bill Daggett at the NECC conference when it was in Seattle. It was powerful because the research and content of the presentation appealed to my core beliefs about education.
However, the most inspirational and entertaining presentation would go to Ian Jukes. His passion comes through when he speaks and he throws in humor to keep you entertained and awake! He has great content as well, it is just presented in a fashion that makes it more of something I aspire to, as opposed to my current reality.
The best professional development I’ve seen yet was a session at an Alaska Society for Technology in Education (www.aste.org) conference. By Linda Chamberlain, it was about The Adolescent Brain, and since I work in a 4th grade to 12th grade setting, it really struck home about how to teach to these students, and what they’re capable of absorbing at that age.
The best PD I’ve ever attended was a week-long session given by our school system. The principals made it mandatory, which caused a lot of dissent, but to have everyone on the same page at the end of the workshop was brilliant. Teachers were issued a laptop, projector, interactive whiteboard, and a flash drive and we immediately began working in teams to solve connectivity issues. We connected laptops with DVD players, interactive whiteboards, projectors, document cameras, and Flip cameras so we would be more comfortable helping each other with basic technical support. Teachers created lesson plans that included higher order questions that incorporated digital resources and assessment plans for using student response systems to get immediate feedback. We loved that! It makes it easier to fix misconceptions quickly and move on when you know every student is ready. We had a choose-your-own-adventure day when we picked from technology-rich topics such as teaching with Web 2.0 tools, working with PhotoStory3 and Movie Maker, or designing a web page. I wanted to try them all but we were encouraged to pick two and become ‘experts’ in that area and then share the knowledge with our teammates. By Friday, everyone had a shared vision for engaging students’ attention and a plan for how we could immediately implement strategies in their classroom instruction. It really changed how we teach and our students are more engaged in their lessons.
My most important professional development I have ever had was when Justin Sutton (a teacher from our district) introduced me to the power of Twitter. I had a Twitter account for about 6 months and never understood how to use it and the great resources/networking I could receive from it. Justin showed me how to utilize it to benefit me in my teaching. I now gather so much information I am sometimes overwhelmed with all of it! He’s presentation has opened a new world of learning for me and my students.
Best presentation I have attended – with my short memory, it has to be something relatively recent which is unfair to presenters in the past. So, I am going to mention more than one even if that is not playing by the exact rules. At TCEA 2010, I attended Combining Web 2.0 Technologies to Create Inspired Synergy by Mark Brumley. He introduced several tools with which I was not familiar and showed how to combine them in a variety of projects. At the same conference, I also found the Earth Mashing session presented by Jim Holland and Susan Anderson extremely valuable but, then, theirs always are. Lots of great ideas, suggestions and resources. And, finally, my most memorable workshop was a two week long NEW workshop at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in 2001. NASA hosted a group of teachers from all over the country and from Wales – the NASA folks are super communicators, their enthusiasm was contagious,and we all came away with a new appreciation for the space program.
The professional development that had the most profound affect on me was one I attended years ago lead by Al Burr, a retired principal from Parkway. I was early in my career and have lived and taught by his advice ever since. He said every child has a trump card. It is our job to find it and play it for all it is worth.
The best presentation that I’ve had in education was by Ron Clark. He exudes passion and enthusiasm. His idealism is contagious and he makes you want to be a better teacher so it’s easy to understand how his students want to be better as well. However, the lates and best professional development presentation has to be Leslie Fisher’s iPhone/iPad/iTouch workshop where she highlighted the best apps for the iPhone, iTouch, iPad of which we could use with our classes and personally. I learned a lot of ways to integrate technology into the classroom, stay organized, maintain communication, provide enrichment, etc. all with one device. She had a sustained enthusiasm and passion for what she was discussing and the workshop was hands-on so that we all could actively participate and we were actively engaged.
Peggy Sheehy is so far out in front of a majority of us it is amazing. I’ve seen her do a presentation of Second Life twice now. Once in Atlanta and I can’t remember where the other was. (Minneapolis? San Antonio?)The activities that kids do at her school in the virtual world are incredible. If you ever have the chance to see her, don’t miss it.
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