Learning More Than You Know with PLNsLearning More Than You Know with PLNs

Marcia Lawand

Kathy Jones

Marcia Lawand

Kathy Jones

What is a PLN?What is a PLN?

•Professional Learning Network

Personal Learning Network

•Professional Learning Network

Personal Learning Network

Why should I have a PLN?Why should I have a PLN?

•Accessibility to learning on your schedule

•Allows you to be an autonomous learner

•Share and gain knowledge with others

Networking

•Accessibility to learning on your schedule

•Allows you to be an autonomous learner

•Share and gain knowledge with others

Networking

The FutureThe Future

Learning to Change-Changing to LearnLearning to Change-Changing to Learn

Example from YouTubeExample from YouTube

Education MessageEducation Message

Some Resources to UtilizeSome Resources to Utilize•Plurk

•Google+

•Facebook

•Twitter

•iTunes U

YouTube

•Plurk

•Google+

•Facebook

•Twitter

•iTunes U

YouTube

SearchesSearches

•Search for people

•Search for organizations

Cross-reference among formats

•Search for people

•Search for organizations

Cross-reference among formats

ParticipateParticipate

•Don’t be the wallflower (or a lurker)

You came to the party...join the fun and learn!

•Don’t be the wallflower (or a lurker)

You came to the party...join the fun and learn!

Some to follow/network withSome to follow/network with•Anyone you know in education

•Ginger Lewman

•Kevin Honeycutt

•High profile names: Betts, Reis, etc.

•School board members and administrators

Expand to other countries

•Anyone you know in education

•Ginger Lewman

•Kevin Honeycutt

•High profile names: Betts, Reis, etc.

•School board members and administrators

Expand to other countries

OrganizationsOrganizations•AHA-Learners

•State gifted associations

•Kansas NEA

•Kansas Association of School Boards

•Kansas Learning First Alliance

National Association for Gifted Children

•AHA-Learners

•State gifted associations

•Kansas NEA

•Kansas Association of School Boards

•Kansas Learning First Alliance

National Association for Gifted Children

More OrganizationsMore Organizations•Belin-Blank Center

•Ingeniosus

•Gifted Homeschoolers Forum

•Education Nation

•PBS

NPR

•Belin-Blank Center

•Ingeniosus

•Gifted Homeschoolers Forum

•Education Nation

•PBS

NPR

Dispelling MythsDispelling Myths

•Posting = great way to dispel myths and provide professional development to others

Not “preachy” but provides insight when you share with others “interesting reads” or compelling videos

•Posting = great way to dispel myths and provide professional development to others

Not “preachy” but provides insight when you share with others “interesting reads” or compelling videos

Box of TricksBox of Tricks

A-Z Internet ResourcesA-Z Internet Resources

AHA LearnersAHA Learners

•We provide a variety of professional development opportunities for your school, district or organization.

Please contact any of our board members to schedule your learning.

•We provide a variety of professional development opportunities for your school, district or organization.

Please contact any of our board members to schedule your learning.