Developing a Professional Learning Network.

Developing a Professional Learning Network

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"A Professional Learning network is the engagement of educational professionals in order to enhance teaching experience"

Benefits:                                                     

• Share thoughts and ideas with other professionals.
• Learn strategies and resources to use in your own classroom.
• There when needed, easy access.
• Develop relationships with there professionals.
• Hear/learn from real experiences 

"Technology can bring your Professional Learning Network to life" through:

• Blogs
• Share idea with your PLN team.
• Read about other educator experiences.
• Social Media accounts
• Follow educators online to see what they're doing in their classrooms.
• Podcasts

• Listen to teacher experiences.
• Share your own ideas with others.                  
• Nearpod
• Share lesson plans, what worked? What didn't?
• Virtual Field trips.
• Flipped Classroom experience.
• Zoom

• Host a Zoom conference call with you PLN team.      
• "face-to-face" meeting from anywhere.

Who to Follow?:

1. 42 of the Best Teacher Blogs
2. Must-Follow Elementary Teachers on Instagram
3. Special Education Teachers Unite- Teacher blogs

Video: 10 Benefits of a Professional Learning Network.

Reflection:

A professional learning network can be beneficial to the educator and students. The educator benefits from learning about other professional's experiences, while the students benefit from the different ways the educator learned to teach topics. PLN's provide educators with a support system and team. I will join a PLN team when I become an educator. I want to learn and hear from others what worked for their students and what didn't. I will implement the great ideas into my own classroom. I want to celebrate others success and my own though a professional learning network. PLN's will give me more knowledge and insight to become a better educator for my students.