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Do-It-Yourself Professional Development

1/14/2018

It doesn't have to be this way!

The first time I saw this, I thought it was hilarious, because it's often not far from the truth.

Professional development is one thing I'm very passionate about. I've always been that teacher that purposely signed up for sessions to make teaching easier and more fun. Once technology conferences were an option, I was hooked! That's what made me pick this book ... to help teachers feel the same as I do.

Inspiration from "The Four O'Clock Faculty"

@RACzyz #4OCF

" A ROUGE guide to revolutionizing Professional Development"
Here are some of my favorite thoughts from Rich Czyz's book!

"Pursuing learning and professional development is the single most important action we can take to hone our craft as educators."
"You have the power to improve your own professional learning."
PD must be meaningful, relevant, have choices, never a waste of time, and focus on improved learning outcomes for students and teachers.

Does someone have to create or provide this PD for you? Not necessarily ...

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My One Word!

1/3/2018

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My interest was peaked with an email from our assistant pastor at church. What is this "One Word" that everyone is talking about? Then I open Twitter, as I do every day, and there it was again... #myoneword to start off the new year right. It's not a New Years Resolution, so what is it?

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Do-It-Yourself Professional Development

It doesn't have to be this way!

Inspiration from "The Four O'Clock Faculty"

My One Word!

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