Technology and Teacher Professional Development

Today I learned that most professional development tools for educators are the programs or conferences they can participate in. I learned how expansive Edutopia is and how much information they have available for teachers, because before I only knew Edutopia as a twitter account. Looking through my classmates' bookmarks I learned that there are places to sign up for these conferences online. I also learned from Ms. Ginny that teachers need a certain amount of professional development to continue teaching, which is why today's lesson is so important.

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