The document discusses redefining professional development for teachers using new tools. It suggests that teachers can individualize their professional development by collaborating with colleagues around the world using online discussion forums, presentations, webinars, seminars, communities for educators, and recorded lectures. This allows teachers to develop themselves professionally without being isolated from peers, helping them not just survive but thrive. Web 2.0 tools like social media allow sharing, contributing, collaborating and networking to keep information accessible for self-guided learning.
8. “ When a teacher tries to teach something to the entire class at the same time, chances are, one-third of the kids already know it; one-third will get it; and the remaining third won't. So two thirds of the children are wasting their time.” - Lilian Katz as quoted in Teaching Young Children (1993) We Must Know Our Students
