1. From #chat to #do: Taking Action with your PLN Entrance Ticket! What makes a teacher a “professional?” Eric Brunsell Damian Bariexca Elizabeth Alderton Brunsell‘sFlickrphotostream George Eastman House’s Flickrphotostream
2. 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
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4. 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. Raptortheangel’ Flickrphotostream Via danhollings.posterous.com
5. Who are they? George Eastman House’s Flickrphotostream
6. Who do they follow? Brajeshwar’sFlickrphotostream
20. 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 Image Source: Jeffrey BeallFlickrPhotostream
21. 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
22. Sustained How many times have you participated in #Edchat? Once 2-5 6-10 11-15 >15 7% 35% 16% 16% 26%
23. Sustained How many times have you participated in #Edchat? 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%
24. Sustained How many times have you participated in #Edchat? 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%
26. 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%
28. 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
29. ` 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
30. WE are smarter than ME! The Clever Sheep (RoddLucier) EnciendaEduCon
Editor's Notes
An intellectual is a person who uses intelligence .. and critical or analytical reasoning in either a professional or a personal capacity.
Timken Roller Bearing Co., calendar, September 1950, teacher at deskGeorge Eastman House's 5 Women, 5 MenRange of early career, mid-career, and “veteran”Most have been on Twitter less than 2 yearsHS Science, HS English, Special Education, MS Social Studies, Elementary
Timken Roller Bearing Co., calendar, September 1950, teacher at deskGeorge Eastman House's 5 Women, 5 MenRange of early career, mid-career, and “veteran”Most have been on Twitter less than 2 yearsHS Science, HS English, Special Education, MS Social Studies, Elementary
