Does being connected make better teachers?
Looking at the videos about PLNs led to the question: Do I need to develop a Personal Learning Network? This is something that I will seriously consider in the near future. I have learned at my time at BU the importance of collaboration. The cohort that I have had the privilege of working with and learning from is the reason I have found success at BU. I do not want that collaboration to end when I venture into the profession of teaching. As teachers, we also need to model being life long learners and a PLN is an opportunity to do this. I do not believe that being “connected” will make one a better teacher. What it does is create opportunities for resources to be shared and built upon that may enhance your classroom teaching.
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Another great post, Sherri. I love the student voices and appreciate the work you do to include them.
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I enjoy the question posed to the students from Grade 9 on thinking. Their honesty is greatly appreciated, and I know that we have all seen this happen! We need to ask questions that foster deeper thinking and lasting understanding, instead of purely research-based questions that they Google, copy down the answer, and forget all about it!
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