We need to share our impediments as teachers and fully disclose our struggles. We need to refrain from positioning ourselves as experts, most especially if we have secret challenges that keep us up at night. We need to speak of our shortcomings, mistakes, and battles as much as we speak of our triumphs. We also …
It takes effort, time and money to attend workshops and conferences. Sometimes our lives prevent us from being able to attend for these reasons. I go to stay relevant. Here are my top three reasons you should attend a workshop or conference. To Learn The main reason to attend any professional development is to learn …
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With in-person conferences canceled, travel restricted, and gathering in large crowds still uncomfortable, our options for professional development have dwindled. Despite organizations trying their best to provide online conferences (shout out to my favorite people @SHAPE_America and their #SHAPEVirtual conference), and with one eye on planning for next school year already, you might be finding …
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Spring Break is just around the corner, and hopefully recharging your batteries is number one on your list. The clocks have changed, the weather has improved and 4th quarter has a nice ring to it. However, if you do find yourself looking for free professional development during your break, here’s my Top 10 list. #1 …
This week's blog post presents you with 5 reasons to attend your state AHPERD convention. Although I have used my state of Illinois as the subject of the post, feel free to copy, paste and adapt it to suit the needs of teachers in your state. It's conference season, so let's encourage as many of …
I've blogged before about how there are so many free professional development opportunities out there for teachers nowadays. Nearly all of which can be accessed in your own time, without spending a dime. I thought it would be useful to collate some of those links all on one page so that it might act as …
I get it. Money is tight, and getting release time to go to conference becomes more difficult every year. And anyway, isn't everything I need available on the internet? If I need help with my teaching, can't I just Google it? As a teacher it is important that we stay connected with other teachers, advocates …
It's time for that oft-asked question at this time -"What are your plans for the summer?" and my response of late has been "Finding time to switch my brain off for a rest". It's been a busy school year for me and I am need in of re-charging my batteries a little. Having said that, …
Spring Break is just around the corner, and hopefully recharging your batteries is number one on your list. The clocks have changed, the weather has improved and 4th quarter has a nice ring to it. However, if you do find yourself looking for free professional development during your break, here's my Top 10 list. #1 …
There's no denying it. Funds for teachers professional development are like my three year old son at the park...always on the slide. Additionally, finding the time to go to conferences, and not just the awesome national conferences but even those held at a local level is difficult too. Now, we could see this as a …
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