#personalizedPD chat. A fast-paced, fun chat to discuss personalized professional development for educators. We discuss what it is, why it's better than traditional PD, how to create personalized PD opportunities, how to scale it from individuals to districts, and how to inspire it from individuals to districts to want more and more of it. Hosted each week by Jason Bretzmann @jbretzmann and Kenny Bosch @KennyBosch and moderated each week by a guest moderator. 8pm Central each Tuesday.
Good evening, #PIAChat and #PersonalizedPD, Mark here, elementary principal in MN. Here for the mash-up! Thrilled the amazing @posickj is leading us tonight!
A1 Personalized PD involves choice. Offering Ts a chance to learn based on their needs, areas of growth chosen. We need to honor their voice #PIAchat#personalizedPD
A1: Personalized PD - opportunities for choice & voice, opportunities to share your expertise while learning from others, opportunities for steps towards personal goals and collaborative goals #PIAChat#personalizedPD
A1: pd that is tailored to individual needs/goals & obtained in the most efficient form-workshop, Twitter, book study, peer observation, etc. #piachat#PersonalizedPD
A1- learning that challenges, stretches, and pushes me to want more as a leader, educator, and voice for kids. Relevant, impactful, MINE! #PIAChat#personalizedPD
A1: pd that is tailored to individual needs/goals & obtained in the most efficient form-workshop, Twitter, book study, peer observation, etc. #piachat#PersonalizedPD
A1) Learning that excites you & drives your professional passions. Allows you to fill holes you have in your own knowledge base to improve your prof practice. #personalizedpd
A1. I’m still learning about #personalizedpd but my vision is working w/Ts to assess where they are and then collaboratively Plan Pd connected to their needs - seems it may work for individual and grps of Ts #PIAChat That’s my very basic thoughts
A1) Learning that excites you & drives your professional passions. Allows you to fill holes you have in your own knowledge base to improve your prof practice. #personalizedpd
A1 #personalizedPD Taking the time to find the PD that meets my needs and makes me better prepared to go to school and help others. A lot of it is non-traditional. It is also making sure that the PD opportunities I provide the staff are personalized to what they teach.
A1: I imagine it could be #PersonalizedPD to meet individual, group, school, needs... about meeting a common goal of the group - not an external mandate #PIAChat
A2: I love to do EDCamp style PD. I also like to give them time to just bounce ideas. We did that at our last meeting and people got a lot of learning done! Need to do more! #PIAchat#personalizedpd
I love the "H"--honor professionals. We are professionals and should be treated that way--not assumed we won't make the most of the opportunity. #personalizedPD
A1. I’m still learning about #personalizedpd but my vision is working w/Ts to assess where they are and then collaboratively Plan Pd connected to their needs - seems it may work for individual and grps of Ts #PIAChat That’s my very basic thoughts
A2) Get input on what staff wants to learn about and go from there. Provide time and resources. It can look many different ways. Which I can now list with #280characters#personalizedPD#PIAchat
A2. Principals can give Ts the time to personalize their PD. Very hard in schools where all time is dictated to us. Must be done. #piachat#personalizedpd
A2) We are joining other districts in January for a large EdCamp style PD day. Teachers get choice in their learning for the day. #PIAChat#personalizedPD
A2 cont: I want to help each teacher reach goals, it's part of my own #personalizedpd It's finding the time around the "must dos" ..but I WILL find it. #PIAchat
A2 The most important & the most difficult: make time. Then TEACH people to choose. They don't inherently know how. We have taken that skill away. Give them resources to become truly reflective so they know what they need. #personalizedpd
A2: I love to do EDCamp style PD. I also like to give them time to just bounce ideas. We did that at our last meeting and people got a lot of learning done! Need to do more! #PIAchat#personalizedpd
A2 Principals need to listen, talk with Ts. Collaborate. Offer support & in-house PD based on needs & what is shared. Find innovative ways to make it happen. #PIAChat#personalizedPD
A2: Collaborate with lead teachers, and teachers with unique ideas to share with teachers. Teachers teaching teachers to teach better Ed Camp style! #PersonalizedPD#PIAChat
A2 Cont': book study group opportunities, supporting staff for coverage to allow them to observe others, using T input to determine focus discussions of S & data mtgs, #PersonalizedPD#PIAchat
A1: a supportive P is crucial! @smetigerwallace is amazing and it was her idea to start #personalizedPD off at our site. FInd the time...part of a PLC or Staff meeting. Having Ts genuinely into a topic is worth it!
A2-tap staff passions, let them loose, ASK! It’s okay to guide & introduce new things, but also we have to give up some control to capture their talents too. #BetterTogether#PIAchat#personalizedPD
A2. Principals must cultivate a culture where Ts want to learn and are willing to take it upon themselves to help guide the learning. #PIAChat#personalizedpd
Was just talking w/ @PrincipalPaul about finding ways for our staff to learn from one another. This is #personalizedpd outside the box thinking #PIAchat
A2: SO MANY WAYS! From book studies 2 giving feedback through @voxer, It all starts with building a relationship with Ts, being present in classrooms & knowing their goals for learning. #piachat#personalizedpd
A2: a supportive P is crucial! @smetigerwallace is amazing and it was her idea to start #personalizedPD off at our site. FInd the time...part of a PLC or Staff meeting. Having Ts genuinely into a topic is worth it!
A2- I’m a fan of EdCamps! We also do something called Lunch in the Lab. Topics change and teachers can come and go based on interest. #personalizedPD#piachat
A2: Full support of passion projects. @JenniferAlbers2 came up w our plan and our Ts have thrived because of it. Their choice=risk-taking=Ss' engagement #piachat#PersonalizedPD
I know a district that is allowing a comp day if they enter their #personalizedpd hours on a google doc. It can be chats, books, podcasts, trainings or any other method. I LOVE that! #PIAchat
A2: #personalizedPD The school should sign up with EDx like platforms where LMS integrates with courses. Get Ts to finish self paced classes in their own field.
I like that idea, Lindsy, but what if none of it appeals to me? I think we need to provide a blank check/wild card option. Lets Ts decide. #personalizedPD
A2: Give opportunities to explore big ideas, collaborate, and create. Then more time to re-create and try it again. Third time's a charm. It's TryLab! #personalizedPD#PIAchat
I know a district that is allowing a comp day if they enter their #personalizedpd hours on a google doc. It can be chats, books, podcasts, trainings or any other method. I LOVE that! #PIAchat
A2 & A3: I think an important part of #PersonalizedPD is acknowledging that learning doesn't only happen during designated meeting times - trying new things, getting feedback, & trying again is Prof Development! #PIAchat
We had to convince our admin. to not assume the worst about his Ts. To treat us as the professionals we are. Agreed to try it once & it worked well! #personalizedPD
A3) By engaging in their passions; sharing their new learning; taking risks; being vulnerable; trying, failing, and trying again! #PIAChat#PersonalizedPD
A3: Sharing during informal conversations around where/how/when/what I am learning through books, Podcasts, Twitter, Edcamps, conferences...etc. #PIAchat#personalizedPD
A2 #personalizedPD I think principals can help by sharing what they see the need to be with the staff that provides the PD opportunities to the staff. Honest conversations lead to meaningful PD experiences that all can learn from
A3) Continual learning ourselves: read, tweet, chat, and share what we learn with others. Model that learning and growing is important. #PIAchat#PersonalizedPD
A3: finding many different in-roads into learning opportunities, sharing my own learning, trying risks & making public mistakes #PIAChat#personalizedPD
I know a district that is allowing a comp day if they enter their #personalizedpd hours on a google doc. It can be chats, books, podcasts, trainings or any other method. I LOVE that! #PIAchat
A3: I talk w/my teachers abougt my own journey with #INspiredleadership and what it's doing for me. I also talk about my Voxer groups and chats. I encourage them to get connected. #personalizedpd#PIAchat
A3 Principals must be learners, model behaviour. If it's important, find ways to make it happen. Learn alongside staff, book reading, one-on-one co-learning. Be in the class. #PIAChat#PersonalizedPD
A3. Model a lifestyle of constantly learning and not leading as a know it all. We must #BeTheOne that is constantly learning and personalizing our own PD. #personalizedpd#PIAChat
A3: Principals can't jump into the learning spaces w/ Ts & learn together. Also tweet, read, share, honor/value ALL the learning that Ts do. #personalizedPD
A3- be willing to learn in public. Talk about what you’re learning & how you’re doing it...share. Invite others to the conversations, seek feedback. Listen. Encourage passions. #PersonalizedPD#PIAChat
I think times like data meetings, team times, 1:1 teacher convos, and more can be great learning opportunities - prof. development. I always feel I've learned more when I see the amazing things happening in the classrooms in my school #PersonalizedPD#PIAchat
A3- Poll your Ts and then create PD based on ideas submitted by your teachers. This will allow for relevant and personalized PD sessions. #PIAchat#PersonalizedPD
A3: sometimes its about giving permission - had a T ask if she could embed more play into her room - my response - YES! another worried about failing with a new instructional technique - my response - you learn from those failures! #PersonalizedPD#PIAChat
A3 They take the time to share with everyone what they have learned. They do this in a joyful way that encourages others to pursue their own #personalizedPD
Yes, may be hard. I would like even 30 minutes to get exposure to some #edtech that I want to learn about. What if I mastered what the group is learning?#personalizedPD
A3: Ps also model by being transparent abt the things they have to “relearn”. Things that didn’t go well & they learned from a failure. #personalizedPD
A4. I like the idea of taking time with all staff for all educators to share what they are doing for PD and how it is going. Share and learn from each other. #PIAChat#personalizedpd
A4 Sit down with your colleagues and share like we have our kids do in class. Make time to learn together, and maybe have a twitter chat along the way. #personalizedPD#PIAchat
A3: Google Classroom, Twitter, #pineapplechart! Our school will also have a Google Site with everyone's evidence from their #personalizedPD topic to be shared at an upcoming Staff Mtg
Plus, I bet they have something they would like to get out of the day! I think #personalizedPD give ALL educators CHOICE. We are all in it to learn what we need.
A4- Why keep it a secret??? Give time to talk, reflect and engage in conversation. We are #BetterTogether so provide encouragement, listen & be present. #PIAchat#PersonalizedPD
If every principal blogged and shared their learning & experiences, would every teacher follow suit? (feel free to replace 'every' w/ 'most') #personalizedPD#PIAchat
A4 Use Twitter, share on Social Media, informal get together, innovate staff meetings, allow for more collaborations. Celebrate Ts & student learning daily. Say it loud and proud! Shoutout! #PIAChat#PersonalizedPD
A4) Provide some time for reflection in PD time. Perhaps pull in some good PBL strategies such as critique and revision on each other's #personalizedPD plans and progress. #PIAchat
Agreed. Sometimes changing cultures & minds is the biggest first step. Ppl are afraid to do/try new things. Or, think it is not professional for them do so. #personalizedPD
Q5 PD has stood for Professional Development. What words/phrases come to mind if instead PD stands for Professionally Driven to describe us as educators? #PersonalizedPD#PIAChat
Professionally Driven is a fantastic book that give an effective method of implementing #personalizedPD at the district or school level. Written by expert @jbormann3 you'll read it & refer to it often https://t.co/FGuFGQVfcG#PIAchat
Q5 PD has stood for Professional Development. What words/phrases come to mind if instead PD stands for Professionally Driven to describe us as educators? #PersonalizedPD#PIAChat
A5 Let the learning happen, make it about student learning, PD should be fun, innovative; drive others to be better, collaborate. #PIAChat#PersonalizedPD
Q5 PD has stood for Professional Development. What words/phrases come to mind if instead PD stands for Professionally Driven to describe us as educators? #PersonalizedPD#PIAChat
Q5 PD should always be professionally driven. It's important to take responsibility for our learning and to share it with others. #personalizedPD#PIAChat
Q5 PD has stood for Professional Development. What words/phrases come to mind if instead PD stands for Professionally Driven to describe us as educators? #PersonalizedPD#PIAChat
A5: #PersonalizedPD - "Professionally Driven" describes my staff! Wanting to continue to grow and get better on behalf of kids... knowing that this work is never done, and that our growth only helps our S grow! #PIAchat
Q5 PD has stood for Professional Development. What words/phrases come to mind if instead PD stands for Professionally Driven to describe us as educators? #PersonalizedPD#PIAChat
Q5 PD has stood for Professional Development. What words/phrases come to mind if instead PD stands for Professionally Driven to describe us as educators? #PersonalizedPD#PIAChat
Q5 PD has stood for Professional Development. What words/phrases come to mind if instead PD stands for Professionally Driven to describe us as educators? #PersonalizedPD#PIAChat
Q5 PD has stood for Professional Development. What words/phrases come to mind if instead PD stands for Professionally Driven to describe us as educators? #PersonalizedPD#PIAChat
Q5 PD has stood for Professional Development. What words/phrases come to mind if instead PD stands for Professionally Driven to describe us as educators? #PersonalizedPD#PIAChat
A5– Growth, challenge, enjoy the journey! For me personally, I know I’m not done yet...still a work in progress and I want to learn! #PIAChat#PersonalizedPD
Q5 PD has stood for Professional Development. What words/phrases come to mind if instead PD stands for Professionally Driven to describe us as educators? #PersonalizedPD#PIAChat
A5 learning because the kids we teach today and tomorrow matter! They are humans and the future. Drive our way towards change in Ed that gives Ts and Ss what they need to be successful! #PIAChat#personalizedPD
Q5 PD has stood for Professional Development. What words/phrases come to mind if instead PD stands for Professionally Driven to describe us as educators? #PersonalizedPD#PIAChat
Q6 When it comes to being Professionally Driven, how do we support a growth mindset, intrinsic motivation, and sustainable autonomy in our districts? #PersonalizedPD#PIAChat
Q5 PD has stood for Professional Development. What words/phrases come to mind if instead PD stands for Professionally Driven to describe us as educators? #PersonalizedPD#PIAChat
Q6 When it comes to being Professionally Driven, how do we support a growth mindset, intrinsic motivation, and sustainable autonomy in our districts? #PersonalizedPD#PIAChat
A6 We model, we support, we celebrate, we collaborate. We make miracles happen, we find time, we break down barriers & excuses. We innovate. We lead with kindness and heart. Show empathy! Be there! <3 ##PIAChat#PersonalizedPD
Q6 When it comes to being Professionally Driven, how do we support a growth mindset, intrinsic motivation, and sustainable autonomy in our districts? #PersonalizedPD#PIAChat
Q6 When it comes to being Professionally Driven, how do we support a growth mindset, intrinsic motivation, and sustainable autonomy in our districts? #PersonalizedPD#PIAChat
Q6 When it comes to being Professionally Driven, how do we support a growth mindset, intrinsic motivation, and sustainable autonomy in our districts? #PersonalizedPD#PIAChat
A6: Practice defined autonomy when possible. Identify what shared learning needs to be done. Open the doors wide on everything else! #PersonalizedPDhttps://t.co/ZJAyHOq7U1
Q6 When it comes to being Professionally Driven, how do we support a growth mindset, intrinsic motivation, and sustainable autonomy in our districts? #PersonalizedPD#PIAChat
A6- We have to be willing to want more. Our students deserve it and so do we. Provide reassurance that it’s ok to take risks, acknowledge the efforts, & encourage exploration. #PIAChat#PersonalizedPD
Q6 When it comes to being Professionally Driven, how do we support a growth mindset, intrinsic motivation, and sustainable autonomy in our districts? #PersonalizedPD#PIAChat
Welcome Brian. You missed the following: Everything Jay says is gold. Ts are Pros who we should trust to be awesome. Jarod wrote a book. Kenny stays up way too late at night. Caught up. #personalizedPD
A3: #personalizedPD Patience is KEY! "Sprinkle" in new ideas and things to try, and when Ts are ready, they will go for it. I have seen this SO much. Not to overwhelm anyone, but keep ideas and sharing flowing!
Q6 When it comes to being Professionally Driven, how do we support a growth mindset, intrinsic motivation, and sustainable autonomy in our districts? #PersonalizedPD#PIAChat
A6: #personalizedPD Patience is KEY! "Sprinkle" in new ideas and things to try, and when Ts are ready, they will go for it. I have seen this SO much. Not to overwhelm anyone, but keep ideas and sharing flowing!
Q6 When it comes to being Professionally Driven, how do we support a growth mindset, intrinsic motivation, and sustainable autonomy in our districts? #PersonalizedPD#PIAChat
Q6 When it comes to being Professionally Driven, how do we support a growth mindset, intrinsic motivation, and sustainable autonomy in our districts? #PersonalizedPD#PIAChat
A6- Remind teachers why they got into the profession and to reflect on those moments that make you love what you do(especially on those tough days) #PIAchat#PersonalizedPD
A6 when Ts want PD help them get it. Feel lucky my district supports adult learning which supports Ss learning. All Ss are who we want to reach. PD helps us get to them, social media helps us learn from each other #PIAChat#personalizedPD
Q6 When it comes to being Professionally Driven, how do we support a growth mindset, intrinsic motivation, and sustainable autonomy in our districts? #PersonalizedPD#PIAChat
Q6 When it comes to being Professionally Driven, how do we support a growth mindset, intrinsic motivation, and sustainable autonomy in our districts? #PersonalizedPD#PIAChat
A6: We have to recognize that shifts take time. WE can want it for people, but they have to want it. What will we do to encourage without suffocating? #personalizedpd
Awesome Jason, so... Just like before the #personalizedPD crew is amazing, teachers are awesome, Jared knows a lot, Jay is a wise sage, and Kenny has great memes.
A6 We model, we support, we celebrate, we collaborate. We make miracles happen, we find time, we break down barriers & excuses. We innovate. We lead with kindness and heart. Show empathy! Be there! <3 ##PIAChat#PersonalizedPD
Q6 When it comes to being Professionally Driven, how do we support a growth mindset, intrinsic motivation, and sustainable autonomy in our districts? #PersonalizedPD#PIAChat
Awesome Jason, so... Just like before the #personalizedPD crew is amazing, and teachers are awesome, Jarod knows a lot, Jay is a wise sage, and Kenny has great memes.
