Review of Professional Development through Concept Mapping
The following presentation incorporates a concept map to review the key concept of what Blended Learning is as well as further information gained through this professional development opportunity
- Link to concept map as seen in presentation:
- http://www.gliffy.com/go/publish/image/9209435/L.png
Further Reflection:
2.Were you aware of sites like edX that offer free online courses? What other companies or organizations are you aware of that offer online professional development support (courses, lesson resources etc.) for teachers? List them.
To be completely honest, I had never heard of edX or any other free online courses for students. As an educator, I think we should be taking for advantage of learning opporunities to grow professionally. To consider some opportunities for he future, I did some brief research of other opportunities. I found the following:
-Concept to Classroom: http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/concept2class/index.html
-Curriculum Associates: http://www.curriculumassociates.com/...additional_nav
-Annenberg Media: http://www.learner.org/workshops/workshop_list.html
-Teacher to Teacher Digital Workshops: http://www.paec.org/teacher2teacher/index.asp
Microsoft in Education Webcasts and Podcasts: http://www.educationwebcasts.com/Res...yword=teaching
3. In what ways do you review your learning experiences in your life right now?
If asked to "review" something, I traditionally would be using methods I was "taught" or shown in school. We are often asked to reread, write, reflect, or create something simple- like a power-point of facts, an outline, etc. I am now aware of what effective review looks like, and utilizing technological tools like concept mapping will be a consideration I make in the future when "reviewing".
4. When is the last time you discussed with another person some important things you were learning how to do? What was the nature of the learning (content, concepts, skills etc.), and who were you discussing your learning with?
I had a friend ask me tonight "what in the world are you doing??" while creating my concept map (great timing, right?!). Reflecting upon that experience now, this is a great example of how discussion what we are learning including concepts, skills, and more serve as a review in itself. If we (or our students) are able to discuss and "tell" someone what they are learning or learned, the chances of true understanding of concepts is incredibly likely. Additionally, through discussion, we can also gain the perspective of others and be questioned in our own thinking.
- How Gliffy.com can be a better presentation tool than PowerPoint for student projects?
2.Were you aware of sites like edX that offer free online courses? What other companies or organizations are you aware of that offer online professional development support (courses, lesson resources etc.) for teachers? List them.
To be completely honest, I had never heard of edX or any other free online courses for students. As an educator, I think we should be taking for advantage of learning opporunities to grow professionally. To consider some opportunities for he future, I did some brief research of other opportunities. I found the following:
-Concept to Classroom: http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/concept2class/index.html
-Curriculum Associates: http://www.curriculumassociates.com/...additional_nav
-Annenberg Media: http://www.learner.org/workshops/workshop_list.html
-Teacher to Teacher Digital Workshops: http://www.paec.org/teacher2teacher/index.asp
Microsoft in Education Webcasts and Podcasts: http://www.educationwebcasts.com/Res...yword=teaching
3. In what ways do you review your learning experiences in your life right now?
If asked to "review" something, I traditionally would be using methods I was "taught" or shown in school. We are often asked to reread, write, reflect, or create something simple- like a power-point of facts, an outline, etc. I am now aware of what effective review looks like, and utilizing technological tools like concept mapping will be a consideration I make in the future when "reviewing".
4. When is the last time you discussed with another person some important things you were learning how to do? What was the nature of the learning (content, concepts, skills etc.), and who were you discussing your learning with?
I had a friend ask me tonight "what in the world are you doing??" while creating my concept map (great timing, right?!). Reflecting upon that experience now, this is a great example of how discussion what we are learning including concepts, skills, and more serve as a review in itself. If we (or our students) are able to discuss and "tell" someone what they are learning or learned, the chances of true understanding of concepts is incredibly likely. Additionally, through discussion, we can also gain the perspective of others and be questioned in our own thinking.