Build Your PLN - Join These January Book Studies and Twitter Slow Chat

“Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young.” ― Henry Ford

I am excited to be part of two book studies and twitter slow chats starting this month. Slow chats are a great way for educators to grow as learners. They also support building a diverse PLN.  Will you join me in one or both?

The ISTE EdTech Coaches Network Book Study is starting on January 22nd. The book has some great insights and ideas to support the future of teaching and learning. 

Learning Supercharged: Digital Age Strategies and Insights from the Edtech Frontier by Lynne Schrum with Sandi Sumerfield

The Edtech Coaches Network promotes the development and collaboration of educational technology coaches who support the professional growth of teachers as they use technology to enhance learning.

The book looks at emerging approaches and tools, and incorporates professional educators’ stories of how and why they have implemented each trend, including information on challenges faced and overcome, how to get started and other resources to explore. The book inspires educators to try new approaches with the understanding that they will devise new ways to synthesize, interpret and implement ideas to fit their context, learners and resources.

You can learn more and register for the book study here.

The ISTE Teacher's Education Network Book Study is starting on January 28th. I recently completed the book and it serves as a great read for all educators. 

EduMagic: A Guide for Preservice Teachers by Samantha Fecich

The Teacher Education Network members include higher education faculty teaching in graduate and undergraduate programs, graduate students, K–12 teachers, administrators, information technology specialists, instructional coaches, curriculum specialists, and anyone teaching and conducting research in teacher preparation and instructional technology.

This book challenges the thought that “teaching” begins only after certification and college graduation. Instead, it describes how students in teacher preparation programs have value to offer their future colleagues, even as they are learning to be teachers! This book provides positive examples, helpful tools, and plenty of encouragement for preservice teachers to learn, to dream, and to do.

You can learn more and register for the book study here.