Presentation @ Educon 2.3 1/30/2011

1. From #chat to #do: Taking Action with your PLN Entrance Ticket! What makes a teacher a “professional?” Eric Brunsell Damian Bariexca Elizabeth Alderton Brunsell‘sFlickrphotostream George Eastman House’s Flickrphotostream

2. A professional is… … highly educated, mostly salaried, who enjoy considerable work autonomy, a comfortable salary, and are commonly engaged in creative and intellectually challenging work. -- Wikipedia a. The ability to learn and reason; the capacity for knowledge and understanding. b. The ability to think abstractly or profoundly. Thefreedictionary.com

4. Hey, this is Nancy. Twitter is down right now…when you get this message, give me a call. I’m dying to hear what you had for breakfast. Raptortheangel’ Flickrphotostream Via danhollings.posterous.com

5. Who are they? George Eastman House’s Flickrphotostream

6. Who do they follow? Brajeshwar’sFlickrphotostream

7. Educators: 67% Content: 17% Other: 16% Brajeshwar’sFlickrphotostream

8. What are they Tweeting? Educational Practice Asking Questions Sharing Resources Social Unknown 40% 4% 10% 43% 3% nicholasjon'sFlickrphotostream

9. What are they Tweeting? Educational Practice Asking Questions Sharing Resources Social Unknown 40% 4% 10% 43% 3% 54% nicholasjon'sFlickrphotostream

10. Access Access http://www.flickr.com/photos/jasonsrobb/3991521628/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/jasonsrobb/3991521628/

11. Support http://www.flickr.com/photos/makelessnoise/2213147237 http://www.flickr.com/photos/makelessnoise/2213147237/

12. Leadership http://www.flickr.com/photos/shortfatkid/4181391927 http://www.flickr.com/photos/shortfatkid/4181391927/

13. Direction Direction http://www.flickr.com/photos/ramkarthik/4022566308/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/ramkarthik/4022566308

14. So What? Image Source: Duke Yearlook’sFlickrPhotostream

15. I learn more with Twitter than in my district PD George Eastman House’s Flickrphotostream

16. Really?!? Really?!?

17. What are the characteristics of effective professional development?

18. #cpchat #ntchat #scichat #lrnchat #artsed #diversedu #elemchat #edadmin #edchat #mathchat #sschat #engchat #titletalk #spedchat #gtchat #ellchat #kinderchat #web20chat

19. #ntchat #scichat #lrnchat #artsed #diversedu #elemchat #edchat #edadmin #mathchat #sschat #engchat #titletalk #spedchat #gtchat #ellchat #kinderchat #web20chat Image Source: Jeffrey BeallFlickrPhotostream

20. Fogarty & Pete (2010 Jan). Professional Learning 101: A Syllabus of Seven Protocols. Phi Delta Kappan. 9(4). P 32-34 #edchat Job Embedded Collaborative Practical and Relevant Active and Engaged Learning Results Oriented Student Learning Sustained Image Source: Jeffrey BeallFlickrPhotostream

21. Worthwhile 4.35 For me, some of my best learning experiences have been from challenging intellectual or philosophical dialogue ... such as what I find at #Edchat. 1 = strongly disagree <> 5 = strongly agree

22. Sustained How many times have you participated in #Edchat? Once 2-5 6-10 11-15 >15 7% 35% 16% 16% 26%

23. Sustained How many times have you participated in #Edchat? 21 #edchats from 10/13/09 – 4/20/10 1742 total participants 60% 32% 6% 2% 1% Once 2-5 6-10 11-15 >15 7% 35% 16% 16% 26%

24. Sustained How many times have you participated in #Edchat? 21 #edchats from 10/13/09 – 4/20/10 1742 total participants 60% 32% 6% 2% 1% Once 2-5 6-10 11-15 >15 7% 35% 16% 50 Educators participated in more than ½ of the chats! 16% 26%

25. Job Embedded Collaborative Practical and Relevant Active and Engaged Learning Results Oriented Student Learning Worthwhile 3.62 4.33 4.22 4.31 3.11 3.95 4.35 1 = strongly disagree <> 5 = strongly agree

26. Collaborative 4.33 How often do you carry on the #Edchat conversation beyond the 1 hour session (i.e.: via blogs or other medium)? Almost Always Occasionally Rarely Never 20% 49% 17% 13%

27. Job Embedded Collaborative Practical and Relevant Active and Engaged Learning Results Oriented Student Learning Worthwhile 3.62 4.33 4.22 4.31 3.11 3.95 4.35 1 = strongly disagree <> 5 = strongly agree

28. I've been trying hard to find new ways to convert the awesome discussion to real action. We have a lot of opportunity for this, but I get the feeling that everyone has their hands in so many different pots already that it's hard to coalesce. -- Edchat Survey

29. ` How do we continue to move PLN-based professional development forward so that it fosters a culture of professional inquiry? I Tweet, I learn James Sarmient’sFlickrphotostream

30. WE are smarter than ME! The Clever Sheep (RoddLucier) EnciendaEduCon