From #chat to #do

From #chat to #do: Taking Action with your PLN
Entrance Ticket!
What makes a teacher a “professional?”
Eric Brunsell
Damian Bariexca
Elizabeth Alderton
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George Eastman House’s Flickrphotostream

A professional is…
… highly educated, mostly salaried, who enjoy considerable work autonomy, a comfortable salary, and are commonly engaged in creative and intellectually challenging work.
-- Wikipedia
a. The ability to learn and reason; the capacity for knowledge and understanding.
b. The ability to think abstractly or profoundly.
Thefreedictionary.com

Hey, this is Nancy. Twitter is down right now…when you get this message, give me a call. I’m dying to hear what you had for breakfast.
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Via danhollings.posterous.com

Who are they?

Who do they follow?
Brajeshwar’sFlickrphotostream

Educators: 67%
Content: 17%
Other: 16%
Brajeshwar’sFlickrphotostream

What are they
Tweeting?
Educational Practice
Asking Questions
Sharing Resources
Social
Unknown
40%
4%
10%
43%
3%
nicholasjon'sFlickrphotostream

What are they
Tweeting?
Educational Practice
Asking Questions
Sharing Resources
Social
Unknown
40%
4%
10%
43%
3%
54%
nicholasjon'sFlickrphotostream

Access
Access
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jasonsrobb/3991521628/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jasonsrobb/3991521628/

Support
http://www.flickr.com/photos/makelessnoise/2213147237
http://www.flickr.com/photos/makelessnoise/2213147237/

Leadership
http://www.flickr.com/photos/shortfatkid/4181391927
http://www.flickr.com/photos/shortfatkid/4181391927/

Direction
Direction
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ramkarthik/4022566308/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ramkarthik/4022566308

So What?
Image Source: Duke Yearlook’sFlickrPhotostream

I learn more with Twitter than in my district PD

Really?!?
Really?!?

What are the characteristics of effective
professional development?

#cpchat
#ntchat
#scichat
#lrnchat
#artsed
#diversedu
#elemchat
#edadmin
#edchat
#mathchat
#sschat
#engchat
#titletalk
#spedchat
#gtchat
#ellchat
#kinderchat
#web20chat

#ntchat
#scichat
#lrnchat
#artsed
#diversedu
#elemchat
#edchat
#edadmin
#mathchat
#sschat
#engchat
#titletalk
#spedchat
#gtchat
#ellchat
#kinderchat
#web20chat
Image Source: Jeffrey BeallFlickrPhotostream

Fogarty & Pete (2010 Jan). Professional Learning 101: A Syllabus of Seven Protocols. Phi Delta Kappan. 9(4). P 32-34
#edchat
Job Embedded
Collaborative
Practical and Relevant
Active and Engaged Learning
Results Oriented
Student Learning
Sustained
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Worthwhile
4.35
For me, some of my best learning experiences have been from challenging intellectual or philosophical dialogue ...
such as what I find at #Edchat.
1 = strongly disagree <> 5 = strongly agree

Sustained
How many times have you participated in #Edchat?
Once
2-5
6-10
11-15
>15
7%
35%
16%
16%
26%

Sustained
21 #edchats from 10/13/09 – 4/20/10
1742 total participants
60%
32%
6%
2%
1%
Once
2-5
6-10
11-15
>15
7%
35%
16%
16%
26%

Sustained
21 #edchats from 10/13/09 – 4/20/10
1742 total participants
60%
32%
6%
2%
1%
Once
2-5
6-10
11-15
>15
7%
35%
16%
50 Educators participated in more than ½ of the chats!
16%
26%

Job Embedded
Collaborative
Results Oriented
Student Learning
Worthwhile
3.62
4.33
4.22
4.31
3.11
3.95
4.35

Collaborative
4.33
How often do you carry on the #Edchat conversation beyond the 1 hour session (i.e.: via blogs or other medium)?
Almost Always
Occasionally
Rarely
Never
20%
49%
17%
13%

Job Embedded
Collaborative
Results Oriented
Student Learning
Worthwhile
3.62
4.33
4.22
4.31
3.11
3.95
4.35

I've been trying hard to find new ways to convert the awesome discussion to real action. We have a lot of opportunity for this, but I get the feeling that everyone has their hands in so many different pots already that it's hard to coalesce.
-- Edchat Survey

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How do we continue to move PLN-based professional development forward so that it fosters a culture of professional inquiry?
I Tweet,
I learn
James Sarmient’sFlickrphotostream

WE
are smarter than
ME!
The Clever Sheep
(RoddLucier)
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From #chat to #do

by E Brunsell on Feb 02, 2011

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