2. The Good news....
Teachers see connection between their own prof
growth and learning gains of their students
3. Factors Preventing Effective PD
Time Factors
Funding Issues
Lack of Quality Materials for teaching
Lack of Support Resources
Lack of leadership
0 22.5 45.0 67.5 90.0
Are we surprised??
4. Online tools and environments are
not being used to their great potential
Nearly 70% of educators state they have
NEVER used web-based tools or environments
to communicate at a distance for PD
10. School as a learning environment for teachers
Is your school fostering a learning community for you?
Observed that those schools with a strong learning
community for their teachers through mentorships,
opportunities for informal and formal PD are strong
learning communities for their students
11. (Diagrams by Alec Couros in PhD Dissertation - “Examining the Open
Movement: Possibilities and Implications for Educationquot;,(172) 2006.
Used with permission.)
12.
13. Shared online learning spaces provide opportunities
for students to quot;be human togetherquot; (Siemens)
How about educators?
14. Your Network is Your Filter. (Tapscott)
We learn from the company we keep. (Smith)