Has Edmodo Revolutionized the Professional Learning Network (PLN)?
New York, NY (PRWEB) November 21, 2016 -- Technology is quickly and forever changing. The moment teachers master one new piece of ed tech, there may be something newer they need to know more about. With Edmodo’s support, teachers from all over the world are meeting up with other teachers in their local communities to talk about ways they can improve their teaching with technology.
These informal gatherings - TeachUps - are face-to-face get-togethers initiated by Edmodo-using educators. A TeachUp is usually hosted and organized by one teacher. It’s a “mini-classroom” in which teachers can network, exchange ideas on best practices as well as share resources. Response to date from teachers hosting TeachUps has been so positive that Edmodo is now working with educators to expand and enhance this professional learning initiative and encourage collaboration amongst TeachUp hosts.
C. M. Rubin, Founder of CMRubinWorld, recently interviewed educators about the TeachUps to get their thoughts. “The TeachUp model allows an Edmodo-using educator to design a professional development experience that is tailored to the teachers that will be attending. The variety of approaches that this allows is endless,” says teacher Keith George. “The point is that a TeachUp is about good teaching.” “I’ve found that I can train teachers willing to get involved in projects that are jointly moderated. I feel that I can draw positive energy from the audience and get feedback when my ideas are important to them,” adds teacher Joanna Waszkowska.
“We've seen huge enthusiasm for TeachUps internationally,” says Edmodo’s Senior Manager of Programs, Niccolina Clements Mangroo. “If you imagine each TeachUp as a mini-classroom of local educators based on collaboration and mutual respect, it's easy to see how a TeachUp so perfectly complements Edmodo's online global network of educators.”
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