PLN- WHY

My Professional Learning Network

What does it mean to be a connected educator? Define PLN, explain your purpose or what you hope to gain. Set goals for yourself relating to a Professional Learning Network. (at least one paragraph that shows some thought.)

Being a connected educator is a very important job as an educator. Using technology to engage my students, using the most recent methods and making sure our students are learning. This ties right in the a PLN because within a PLN there is a group of teachers or learners who are going to work together to make each other better and share the ideas or thoughts on what is best for them and their group. Which has not changed from the past, teachers have always shared what they have learned with fellow teachers to make sure they are doing what is best for the students. Now with the PLN being more world wide or technology based, we as teachers will be able to share more of what we learn with more people than just the people we work around everyday. For me I hope to have a blog or a youtube channel where I can reach more teachers and really share what I have or will have learned in my years of teaching.