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What Does Bad PD Look Like?

August 15th, 2007 · 2 Comments

That’s a terrible question.  We all know what bad professional development is, but it continues to happen all over the world.  I spent Monday and Tuesday leaning a new e-grade book and I couldn’t help thinking of the ingredients that make-up a poor experience. 
1.  Rushed (Having to use or re-teach material/software within a week)
2.  Errors!  [...]

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Tags: PD 2.0 · best practices · ed tech · effective practices · kpruitt · new technology · presentation · presentations · professional development · workshop

2007 In-Service Presentation

July 18th, 2007 · 1 Comment

In August I will be going around to 9 of our schools and talking to the faculty and staff.  As the new Technology Integration Specialist, I am going to briefly cover who I am and why my job has become necessary. 
Using information from folks like Ian Jukes, George Siemens, Karl Fisch and Scott McLeod, I [...]

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Tags: Education reform · Open Discussion · School 2.0 · Web 2.0 · flash · kpruitt · presentations · spresent · swf