Professional Development Applications for Teacher Leaders

This year, The Loft has exploded with professional development opportunities. Unfortunately, as someone who just moved from being a technology coach back to being a classroom teacher, I was so busy with the day-to-day life of the classroom that I did not find time to attend any of the offerings.

Fortunately for me, the tech […]

June 6th, 2016 | Category: pd | Comments are closed

Tutorial: Create a Google Site

Feel free to use this tutorial. If it isn’t displaying well, you can also view it here.

I created it using Clarify software. If you use that and would like the original file to make modifications, leave me a comment.

Creating a Google Site In Google Chrome, open your Gmail or Google Drive

Find the […]

November 18th, 2012 | Category: google sites, pd | Comments are closed

Organize Your Google Drive: A Beginner’s Workshop

Note: Since I created this tutorial, Google has turned of the “use old look” setting. As a result, these directions may no longer help you. That has made it trickier to get your Google Drive organized after it migrates to the new look. I hope to create a screencast to replace this post since […]

October 28th, 2012 | Category: pd | Comments are closed

Top 10 Mistakes in Behavior Change

Whether you are planning your next lesson or working on your own new year’s resolutions, take a minute to flip through these ten mistakes people make when trying to change behavior. There is a wealth of information in this brief slideshow.

Top 10 Mistakes in Behavior Change

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January 15th, 2011 | Category: AV, pd, research, service games | 3 comments - (Comments are closed)

What Tech Tools are You Using to Support Writers?

I am preparing a three-part workshop for elementary teachers to familiarize them with different tech tools they could use to support their students as writers.

I am just getting started planning it. I know I will share some tools currently being used by teachers at my school. For example, one teacher has her students posting […]

January 23rd, 2010 | Category: pd, survey, writing | One comment - (Comments are closed)

A Better Model for Tech Professional Development

Last year my principal recognized that our schedule lacked time for tech professional development. There were few built in times, and teachers have so many commitments that they rarely can attend offerings after school.

We had just moved to a new professional development model that required staff to be in some sort of training every […]

November 11th, 2009 | Category: pd | 3 comments - (Comments are closed)
 
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