Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Professional Learning Networks

My new favorite professional learning network is blogs via Google Reader. I love that all of the blogs I follow are located in one place where I can view recent posts with educational information and activities. I have recently been focused on my literacy instruction, and the best things I've learned via bloggers include ideas and downloads for reciprocal teaching. I have discovered various templates for students to provide written response to reading during guided reading groups. Students can then share their thinking and lead some of our discussion themselves.

I am also learning a lot more from Pinterest now that I've reorganized some of my boards and pins. Because I now have more specific titles for each of my boards, I am finding it much easier to make better use of this learning network. I have used many more ideas from Pinterest in the last couple weeks than I have in a while, simply because I have been able to find the resources!

I have no idea what teachers did before blogs and Pinterest and professional learning networks. I'm so thankful I have begun my career in education at a time when these networks are rapidly growing and expanding!

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