Post of the Month-April-Professional Development

My most powerful source of ongoing PD is TWITTER! I know it seems like EVERYONE says Twitter is their go to PD place, but it really is an AWESOME resource for educators. Through Twitter I have grown in AWESOME ways within the past year and a half. I have met many new educators whom I've added into my PLN, I've found new conference opportunities, and I've become an executive board member of an AWESOME professional organization.

I will continue to promote Twitter to other educators until I am blue in the face. I can only imagine what Twitter will help me accomplish in the future.

What do I post where?

Sometimes, as a "new" blogger, I get confused on where to post various things, or what content I should post on my blog. I found this great infographic from someone in one of my Google+ circles. Check that site out for yourself!
http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2013/03/a-great-poster-on-how-to-use-blogs-as.html

New Year's Resolutions and Goals for 2014

Everyone makes resolutions at the new year. Most of the time we make goals that are great in theory, and hard to follow through on. I am going to give it my best shot to accomplish all of my resolutions, even if it takes me an extra 30 minutes to get to bed at night. 

Here are just some of my professional goals.

1. Attend at least 3 Edcamps in 2014.

2. Gather the resources needed to present on a good topic and actually present at a conference of some sort. 

3. Reach out to new members of my PLN for advice and networking. 

4. Get involved in a professional organization in some way.

5. Write at least one blog post a month (aiming for 1 a week, though) 

I hope these goals will be met, and if they are not, then I hope I can realize the steps I'll need to take in 2015 to achieve these goals. 

Best of luck in your own goals for 2014. 

Twitter Chats To Grow Your PLN

This week I participated in my first Twitter chats. I took part of #educoach on Wednesday at 10pm. I also participated in #atPLC at 9pm on Thursday and #PLC101 at 10pm on Thursday. I had participated in twitter "chats" during conferences, but these were my first REAL chats. I LOVED IT!!!
I wanted to write just a little bit here about how I think they can be beneficial to your PLN.

1. You connect with other educators
2. You can easily ask a question and get a variety of answers from other educators.
3. You can earn PD hours for just chatting with new colleagues and friends.
4. You can find new workshops and conferences to attend.