Professional Development Colleagues:
 
Sometimes, we might find ourselves "caught" in a daily work regimen or it is challenging to find time to participate in this online community. Good questions about PD confront us but we have little time to investigate them. (You might even feel a little guilty about it!)
 
But here's an idea -- what if we combined efforts by intentionally exploring a PD question or two a month together -- where, for example, a question about professional development would be posted for discussion every-other Monday?
 
The question would come from you -- something you are currently involved in or grappling with in providing professional development. You could post the question or send it to me for posting. Questions might cover, for example:

*	Helping administrators build instructional leadership skills
*	Providing effective PD around college transitions
*	Identifying what's new and what's working in PD
*	Showing return on investment in professional development 
*	Sharing Web 2.0 tools that others use to support communities of practice
*	Extending practitioners' learning experiences beyond 'one shot' workshops
*	Providing PD on demand for volunteer tutors
*	Being an effective... facilitator...teacher...trainer...PD liaison, etc.

This would not preclude anyone from being able to post a question anytime; rather, it would be a new way we could focus our energy to advance our work. Responses could be compiled in the PD area of the ALE Wiki.

What do you think?

If you like it, what's a question we might explore together?

jackie

Jackie Taylor, PD List Moderator, jackie at jataylor.net <mailto:jackie at jataylor.net>  

 
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