Pre-Service Teacher Fire Up Conference!

Teaching in the Digital Age: Get Noticed to Get Hired

Monday, March 2, 2015 - GVSU - MAC D1-215

 Session 1-9:15AM to 10:15AM - Session 2-10:30AM to 11:30AM - Session 3-11:45AM to 12:45PM

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6 Key Drivers of Educational Technology That Will Affect Your Teaching and Learning Practice:

• Expectation to be able to work and learn anywhere and anytime
• Cloud computing allows access to powerful platforms anywhere and on any device
• Collaborative work is the norm outside of school - it should be inside school too
• Having mentoring and facilitation skills is a core competency of a great teacher
• Blended learning will be the new normal
• A shift to PBL - where students are engage in real-world problem solving

Step One - Lurk then Participate

Professional Organizations 

Linked In

Step Two - Take Charge of Your Professional Development

Join MACUL for Free - http://www.macul.org/membership/no-dues-membership/ - Signup Form

Join the MACUL Google+ Community

Watch the Tweets - #edchat - #miched

21 Things for the 21st Century Educator

EdCampGR - November 7, 2015 at Kent Innovation High - or other upcoming edCamps

EdCamp OAISD - March 7, 2015

Step Three - Practice Key Interview Questions

Can you answer the key questions?

Also - Kevin Polston, Principal from Lakeshore Middle in Grand Haven posted his questions here.

Step Four - Things To Start Doing 

Digital Identity and Profile Tools:

Domain Name - Hosting - Google account - Blogger - Edublogs - Wordpress - Weebly 

Building your PLN:

Follow some Tweeting Teachers:

Twibes - Education Groups - Twitter Chat Hashtag List and Times

Use Tweetdeck for maximum effectiveness

Blogs to read using your RSS Reader:

Teach 100 List 

52 Blogs You Should Follow

PBL

Edutopia

Buck Institute for Education

UDL

Center for Applied Special Technology

Reading:

Stop relying on your resume

Learning Communities for Administrators

The Principal's Role in Supporting Learning Communities

Networking for the Novice, Nervous, or Naïve Job Seeker

Invite:

EdCampGR - November 1, 2014 at the Kent ISD

Evaluation

Click here for the ITEC-WM Evaluation Form