Comments on: Thinking about Professional Development http://blog.schoollibrarymedia.com/index.php/2009/04/25/thinking-about-professional-development/ by Kristin Fontichiaro Thu, 17 May 2012 16:46:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Tim http://blog.schoollibrarymedia.com/index.php/2009/04/25/thinking-about-professional-development/#comment-16321 Tim Wed, 17 Jun 2009 15:55:21 +0000 http://blog.schoollibrarymedia.com/index.php/2009/04/25/thinking-about-professional-development/#comment-16321 Kristin - I started reading your blog as part of the summer 21st Century learning professional development opportunity you are spearheading. You write some good stuff! I read all the way back to this April entry about Professional Development, and must give your thoughts a hearty "Hear, hear!", especially your next to last bullet point...I AM that poor music teacher that has had to sit through discussions of how to interpret reading scores in standardized, state-mandated testing...more times than I care to remember! :-) I have the utmost respect for people who can craft and deliver a professional development opportunity that is equally applicable to all people required to attend - a very difficult job, indeed. Kristin -

I started reading your blog as part of the summer 21st Century learning professional development opportunity you are spearheading. You write some good stuff! I read all the way back to this April entry about Professional Development, and must give your thoughts a hearty “Hear, hear!”, especially your next to last bullet point…I AM that poor music teacher that has had to sit through discussions of how to interpret reading scores in standardized, state-mandated testing…more times than I care to remember! :-)

I have the utmost respect for people who can craft and deliver a professional development opportunity that is equally applicable to all people required to attend - a very difficult job, indeed.

]]> By: Carina http://blog.schoollibrarymedia.com/index.php/2009/04/25/thinking-about-professional-development/#comment-12895 Carina Wed, 29 Apr 2009 17:50:45 +0000 http://blog.schoollibrarymedia.com/index.php/2009/04/25/thinking-about-professional-development/#comment-12895 Kristin, Thanks for this funny and creative way to point out PD (no matter what the industry) needs to be relevant, useful, and interesting. It wil then be worth my time and attention (I like Brickbreaker on my BB). I have been out of teaching for thirteen years, and am now in a M.A. Ed and Library Media program. As a parent of three kids in elementary school, I certainly hear the groans of their teachers about yet one more PD meeting or requirement that does not improve either their skills or their students', does not make their jobs any more efficient, or is so full of ideas and not practical uses they don't know what to do with all of those spiral notebook notes once they leave the room. Heading back into education, and largely focused on the technology side of things, I want to know I can participate in and provide PD opportunities that are going to be useful and practical. As the teacher-librarian, I expect the first response I get from teachers I ask to contribute to my wiki will roll their eyes and run the other way, but if I can show them how to use it and why it helps our teaching experience and the kids' learning experiences, I have a much better chance of getting them onboard. I recognize that as a media specialist (and one fresh out of classes that promote it so greatly) I need to promote, support, teach, and model. Thank you for pointing out that no matter how small, our PD needs to stay focused and it will be valuable...to all of those who really need to be there (not really the PE teacher when discussing peer editing). :) Kristin,
Thanks for this funny and creative way to point out PD (no matter what the industry) needs to be relevant, useful, and interesting. It wil then be worth my time and attention (I like Brickbreaker on my BB). I have been out of teaching for thirteen years, and am now in a M.A. Ed and Library Media program. As a parent of three kids in elementary school, I certainly hear the groans of their teachers about yet one more PD meeting or requirement that does not improve either their skills or their students’, does not make their jobs any more efficient, or is so full of ideas and not practical uses they don’t know what to do with all of those spiral notebook notes once they leave the room. Heading back into education, and largely focused on the technology side of things, I want to know I can participate in and provide PD opportunities that are going to be useful and practical. As the teacher-librarian, I expect the first response I get from teachers I ask to contribute to my wiki will roll their eyes and run the other way, but if I can show them how to use it and why it helps our teaching experience and the kids’ learning experiences, I have a much better chance of getting them onboard. I recognize that as a media specialist (and one fresh out of classes that promote it so greatly) I need to promote, support, teach, and model. Thank you for pointing out that no matter how small, our PD needs to stay focused and it will be valuable…to all of those who really need to be there (not really the PE teacher when discussing peer editing). :)

]]> By: Kristin http://blog.schoollibrarymedia.com/index.php/2009/04/25/thinking-about-professional-development/#comment-12725 Kristin Mon, 27 Apr 2009 14:00:59 +0000 http://blog.schoollibrarymedia.com/index.php/2009/04/25/thinking-about-professional-development/#comment-12725 Hi, Judy -- The new AASL Standards consciously chose to promote "inquiry" as the preferred term over "information literacy." That's why I'm suggesting that we move away from it. In addition, I don't think it was a term that ever gained broad acceptance or a common understanding, and so I fear that it didn't give us the traction we need. Hi, Judy –

The new AASL Standards consciously chose to promote “inquiry” as the preferred term over “information literacy.” That’s why I’m suggesting that we move away from it. In addition, I don’t think it was a term that ever gained broad acceptance or a common understanding, and so I fear that it didn’t give us the traction we need.

]]> By: Judy Hauser http://blog.schoollibrarymedia.com/index.php/2009/04/25/thinking-about-professional-development/#comment-12718 Judy Hauser Mon, 27 Apr 2009 12:34:29 +0000 http://blog.schoollibrarymedia.com/index.php/2009/04/25/thinking-about-professional-development/#comment-12718 Kristin - Regarding your last bullet point... I agree with you but educators and librarians seem to like the term "information literacy." What are the terms you use instead? I'm open to suggestions because I think information literacy is ambiguous and outdated. Kristin - Regarding your last bullet point… I agree with you but educators and librarians seem to like the term “information literacy.” What are the terms you use instead? I’m open to suggestions because I think information literacy is ambiguous and outdated.

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