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Twitter education chats: An astonishing source of professional development | edu@scholastic
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Skip to main content. Scholastic’s blog about. Twitter education chats: An astonishing source of professional development. September 4th, 2014. I have recently discovered Twitter, and it has supercharged my professional development. The reason? If you have yet to experience one of these chats, you may be surprised to learn that there is a rapidly growing network of enthusiastic, welcoming educators who are sharing a wealth of resources on a regular basis through Twitter. Step 1: Cultivate Curiosity.
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Introduce Yourself
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Let’s meet before EdCampLA begins! Start talking to people on Twitter. And fill out this form:. Responses will be posted within 24 hours. Area of Expertise (Job): Love teaching and learning…. Have you been to an unconference before? Area of Expertise (Job): Expertise? Tech Coach, moderator of toddler arguments, fixer/breaker of household items, assistant to an awesome wife, and chef for La Cucina Matematica. Also into 3D printing. YEP. Have you been to an unconference before? Area of Expertise (Job): I t...
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How to Recognize Snake Oil in Your Personal Learning Network - David Kelly
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How to Recognize Snake Oil in Your Personal Learning Network. November 17, 2014. The Snake Oil Salesman. Despite how dated the term is – most hypotheses on the subject estimate it first being coined in the 19th century – the phrase still conjures up a standard vision of a man in the old west, well dressed, and selling the miracle elixir that will cure whatever ails you. The phrase is still used today to describe unscrupulous practices, usually in the context of sales. If so… you’d be wrong. I’ve of...
