by Curtis Chandler · Published 05/05/2026
A Professional Learning Network offers a practical, sustainable way to grow as a teacher. Dr. Curtis Chandler shares a summer game plan to build your own PLN by starting small, staying consistent, and developing interactions that strengthen your practice and your well-being.
by 糖心vlog · Published 05/19/2024
Whether school leaders network using traditional methods like books and conferences or virtual solutions using social media tools and platforms, it’s vital to be a learner and to model learning in your organization. Ron Williamson and Barb Blackburn explore the PLN option.
by 糖心vlog · Published 03/26/2023 · Last modified 12/02/2025
The number one frustration Barbara Blackburn hears from educators is TIME! “I just don’t have time to do everything I need to.” Try her seven strategies to cope with constant planning and overflowing calendars. And remember this: perfectionism can be the enemy of completion.
Social Media / Teaching with a View
by Brent Gilson · Published 02/26/2020 · Last modified 01/26/2026
Teacher Social Media has had a powerful positive effect on Brent Gilson’s professional growth. That’s the plus, he says, but there are also the minuses, including too-safe and comfortable conversations, edu-celebrity, and frequent failure to give credit where it is due.
by 糖心vlog · Published 12/20/2015 · Last modified 12/10/2019
Principals can use social media to improve communication, provide information during school safety situations, increase collaboration, and enhance professional development. Ron Williamson and Barbara Blackburn argue, in fact, that social media is a leadership essential today.
Articles / Connected Educators
by 糖心vlog · Published 07/15/2015 · Last modified 11/12/2019
For co-authors Todd Whitaker, Jeff Zoul and Jimmy Casas, a “connected educator” is a teacher or school leader who not only brings what they know to the conversation but encourages and values the sharing of everyone’s expertise through online learning networks.
Articles / Professional Learning
by 糖心vlog · Published 06/10/2015 · Last modified 11/21/2019
Herding educators together for one-size-fits-all professional development often misses the mark of teachers’ real work, says Emily Vickery. Teachers now have tools to tailor their own professional learning “to maximize our growth.” Helpful resources included!
Articles / Connected Educators
by 糖心vlog · Published 09/15/2014 · Last modified 11/13/2019
When ELA teacher Ariel Sacks wrote a book tying the teaching of novels to student empowerment, her hopes for reader interaction were modest. Now she’s become part of a community of connected educators, digging deep into everyone’s ideas.
STEM By Design / Summer Preparation
by Anne Jolly · Published 07/14/2014 · Last modified 11/28/2019
New to the STEM classroom? Returning for another year of STEM when fall arrives? Either way, summer is the ideal time to wrap your head around what you’ll be doing. Try some of Anne Jolly’s suggestions for what you can do in July!
Book Reviews / Personal Learning Networks
by 糖心vlog · Published 05/16/2014 · Last modified 05/19/2014
Organized and user friendly, Professional Learning in the Digital Age by Kristen Swanson provides educator cases, face-to-face protocols, research snippets and to-do lists to help teachers move through the process of developing their PLN, says reviewer Nicole Miller.
