Professional Development - Why is it important and examples of articles, books, and blogs available for educators.

1. PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT
PRESENTATION
Michelle S. Wiley
EDUC 630 – Liberty University

2. Why should teachers
join a professional
organization?
• Expand Knowledge
• Collaborate with Professionals
• Network and Build
Professional Relationships
• Build Skills
• Address Challenges
• Professional Development
• Professional Support
• Legal Advice/Support

3. Why ISTE?
• LIVE and ON DEMAND Professional
Development
• Conferences & Expos
• Access to CONNECT
• Career Advancement (Job Boards/Webinars)
• Special SAVINGS on Resources
(Conferences, Books, Online Courses)
(ISTE, 2020)

4. Which resources?

5. 5 STRATEGIES TO EMBED ASSISTIVE LEARNING
IN EVERY CLASSROOM (NOT JUST SPECIAL ED!)
Text-to-Speech
Chunk/Collect Highlighted Text
Closed Captioning/Multiple Tabs
Virtual Reality for Social Situations
Google Translate
Inclusive Learning 365: EdTech
Strategies for Every Day of the Year
(Snelling, 2021)
Author: Jennifer Snelling
Serve Students with Special Needs
What will teachers learn?

6. HOW TO CHOOSE DIGITAL APPS, GAMES AND SERVICES
• Make a list
• Review the media
(Common Sense Media/Entertaiment Software Ratings Board)
• Research digital responsibility/Conversations
• Choose the media based on research
• Establish Expectations
• Enjoy the media and grow in healthy relationship with media!
Author: Tammi Sisk
(Sisk, 2019)
Serve Teachers/Students/Parents/Admin
What will teachers learn?

7. STEAM POWER
What will teachers learn?
Authored by Tim Needles
A resource for teachers & students
• Sketchnoting
• Draw with Computer Code
• Drawerlings
• ProCreate
• 3D Printing
• Collaboration
• Strategies for Implementing STEAM
(Needles, 2022)

8. ISTE
CONFERENC
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2022

9. EVERYTHING ABOUT AI
MINING FOR LITERACY