The first attempt to infuse technology into professional development was to work with an amazing group of teachers that have volunteered to be turnkey trainers in our district for DI. This group came together in July 08' for a full week working with Carolyn Chapman. They are scheduled to work with her for DI management part II in the summer of 09'. The NING seemed like a perfect place to build an online learning community to support the teachers throughout the year by keeping them connected to one another.
The course was offered in October and it was a three hour session where the teachers were taught how to use the NING and about the opportunities for sharing and learning from one another. The idea was well received and they all seemed to have the basics of the tool. However...after that course ended so did any activity between the teachers. I was alone in my own professional learning community-
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