1. The Development of a Pre-Service Teachers’
Professional Learning Network
Mr. Brent Saccucci on Twitter!

2. But.. who to follow?
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Michele Ford discusses issues related to
educational policy studies, specifically in Alberta.
Discussing issues from MLA’s, school boards, and
professional bodies, Michele is a great PLN
resource because of the discussion she facilitates
amongst educational stakeholders - all the way to
parents and pre-service teachers. As a professional,
great to know whats going on behind the scenes
in the education world.
- St. Albert Public Schools updates everyone from
parents to community members to teachers
on news, events, and opportunities happening
in their school district. This is a great resource for me
to have as a hopeful future employee of this board
because I get to see an inside look onto whats going
on in the district, what they praise, what they stand for,
and what issues they find important that maybe I didn’t
realize beforehand. Also, it’s great for me to see
whats going on in the schools I hope to be teaching at!

3. One more ‘must have’ resource to follow..
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We Are Teachers has been my biggest and most frequently utilized resource on my PLN thus far
because they tweet resources in almost every field. This diverse tweeter has allowed me to explore
concepts in Early Childhood Education, Math/Sciences, and PD worldwide. PLUS, they have a huge
amount of followers (101,000+) that contribute to their PLN daily. This is such an important resource
for me as a beginning teacher because if I need resources for courses I’m teaching outside my area of
expertise, I can easily look through their twitter feed to find some, or, tweet them to connect me, OR,
look through their followers for someone in the field that can help.

4. The Development of @VP__Education
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As of Nov. 27/13, 156 people/organizations follow me. This includes
principals, education organizations, bodies in higher education, and many,
many teachers provincially, and a few nationally. I have made 146 tweets
about education, technology, policy, and learning.
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The next few slides will outline conversations, followers, and tweets about
teaching/education that have helped not only my employability, but have
grown my TPACK professional development.

5. Contributions to my PLN
Future Employers.. as followers!
Future Employers.. as followers!
-A huge benefit of my
PLN has been the
amount of school leaders
that have followed me
and see my interest
in professional
development
-Now, when it comes
time to apply for jobs,
I can post my teaching
portfolio to my PLN
for all these employers
to view!

6. Contributions to my PLN
Multimedia- my practice in pictures
Multimedia- my practice in pictures

7. Contributions to my PLN
Connecting & Starting Conversation
Connecting & Starting Conversation
-I wrote Dr. Pascoe an email regarding her doctoral
research, and it’s impact on my studies. I’m skyping with
her in March now!

8. Contributions to my PLN
Connecting & Starting Conversation in Higher Education
Connecting & Starting Conversation in Higher Education
(above) Intra-University
connecting: The Faculty of
Education & Me
(above and left) Inter-University
connecting: Academics and
students in the Faculty of Science

9. Contributions to my PLN
Examples of Original Posts
Examples of Original Posts
-Original posts show your followers
your contribution to the larger network

10. Contributions to my PLN
Examples of Original Posts
Examples of Original Posts
-Original posts show your followers
your contribution to the larger network