PD+made+easier


 * professional learning communities
 * we need to differentiate the instruction for teachers
 * most effective when it meets the teachers needs
 * teachers who learn it through PD are more likely to use it in the classroom
 * reduces cost of professional development activities while enhancing effectiveness
 * instead of paying for teachers to go to conferences - webinar/videoconferencing

Strategies for Implementing technology-based professional development
 * Low tech
 * internet
 * googledocs** (used to share data - DRA scores, curriculum revision)
 * moodle
 * skype
 * dlicious
 * wikispaces
 * webinar
 * Social studies teachers worked together to create schedule
 * Faculty meeting agenda (in his district, they have a backchannel on skype)
 * names of students don't go in body of email - everything is in googledoc (i.e. student numbers)


 * Check 'n Connect - if kids have continuous problems, they choose faculty member to check in with every morning - just for a minute, but the child chooses the teacher so they're more likely to respond