What is a PLN?
- A Personal Learning Network is a group of varied educators around the world or could also simply be educators from your community that come together to help each other and share opinions and give each other feedback on many different topics that are based on education. A PLN could be on Facebook or Twitter. It is just any social network that allows you to connect with other educators and mutually learn from each other.
Professional Organizations (I do not really have a specific subject that I want to teach, especially since I want to teach younger elementary… but for this assignment I am going to choose math.)
- https://www.nctm.org/Standards-and-Positions/Principles-and-Standards/
- This site National Community of Teachers of Mathematics provides a set of mathematical standards for all students pre-k to grade 12 where they describe the information they provide to be college and career readiness for this 21st century. This site focuses not only on students, if not also teachers, administrators, community leaders and even parents.
- https://www.amstat.org/ASA/About/History.aspx?hkey=9e112633-cdf8-42ea-b0de-7a6b0775b8e2
- This site The American Statistical Association is primarily about enhancing statistical knowledge to students, educators, and whoever would like to receive a more profound teaching about statistics. They provide classroom resources, workshops and more to expand their association for grades pre-k though grade 12
- https://www.siam.org/
- This site named The Society For Industrial and applied Mathematics promotes the research of mathematics while including scientific computing. while they do this they try to include applications of their work to real world situations.
- https://www.maa.org/
- The Mathematical Association of America says to be the worlds largest community of mathematicians, students, and enthusiasts. They use mathematics and apply in to their daily lives other than only something seen as just something you would do in a classroom.
- https://www.ams.org/home/page
- The American Mathematical Society connects the diverse global mathematical community through publications, conferences, and meetings. They provide help and various resources for mathematicians, students, and the general public. while receiving input from other voices around the world so that they may all connect through math.
Blog/Website Focusing on The Integration of Technology into Education
- https://www.thedaringlibrarian.com/p/about.html
- This blog is created by a librarian and educational technology leader at a middle school in Maryland. She encourages students to read while involving technology and being able to express themselves with different books.
- https://www.edutopia.org/
- This foundation is focused on providing students k-12 their skills, thoughts, attitudes, and more to their studies, adult lives, and careers. They do rigorous research to allow students to receive what they need in this 21st century and as technology advance they try to provide resources for the students that will prepare them for their future.
- https://www.teachercast.net/my-paperless-classroom/
- This site is a blog that provides information for how teachers can provide tech integration into their “paperless classrooms”. They provide their own real life experiences which include do’s and don’ts for tech integration in classrooms.
- http://ilearntechnology.com/wordpress/?page_id=480
- This blog is created by an educator who is not currently an educator in a classroom anymore as she was, however; she created this blog to provide her own experience to help teachers and provide them advice on how to integrate technology in their classrooms. She is in love with technology and decided to make a blog specifically for educators looking to improve their experience in technology.
- http://teacherrebootcamp.com/
- This blog provides loads of information for teachers trying to incorporate technology in their classroom. The creator of this log is a woman who shares her experience and accomplishments.
3 Local Organizations That Offer Professional Development Workshops
- Atlantic Southern Regional ETTC http://www.ettc.net/
- This is a Educational Technology Training Center that provides professional development for educators who would like to teach from pre-k to grade 12 and various professionals who provide service in education. ETTC’s goal says to be to offer technology services and technology training and enhance technology in education by providing help to various educators or those who plan to pursue in education.
- Cape May County Technical School District http://www.capemaytech.net/ettc
- This is a technology training center located on the campus of the Cape May County Technical High School in Cape May Court House. At this location they offer technical training to all educators in Cape May where they have customized free workshops if a fee has not been indicated and provide on site learning. They use many different resources on how to incorporate technology in classrooms.
- Salem County Vocational-Technical Schools http://www.scvts.org/
- On the site of this Salem county vocational technical schools they state their mission as being an organization that provides students preparation for employment and lifelong learning with technical education programs. That in return will give the students essential skills they will need for their future concerning technology.
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