Focused PLN

After reading the article, "Online Professional Learning Networks: A Viable Solution to the Professional Development Dilemma" by Rebecca Cook, Melissa Jones-Bromenshenkel, Shawn Huisinga and Frank Mullins, I set out to determine the purpose of my own PLN (Professional Learning Network).  The purpose for my PLN would be to connect with educators who are already teacher librarians or those interested in school libraries to gain new ideas, stay up to date with technology and deepen my understanding of how school libraries can support the learning of all students.

The first three steps I'd take to create a focused PLN are:

    1. Reflect on my own strengths and weaknesses as and educator and determine which             areas are not being addressed by current pro-d opportunities.

    2. Set professional growth goals to work towards.

    3. Find and join an online PLN that addresses one of my goals.


References

Cook, R. J., Jones-Bromenshenkel, M., Huisinga, S., & Mullins, F. (2017). Online Professional Learning Networks. Journal of Special Education Technology, 32(2), 109–118. https://doi.org/10.1177/0162643417696930


Comments

  1. KappaBattaApril 16, 2023 at 7:39 PM

    Matthew here.
    Coincidentally, Rachel's PLN is close to my own. I too would like to be part of a PLN of Teacher Librarians. Rachel, do you engage in any social media apps already? If so, perhaps mention them in in your PLN and then you could investigate some of the TL groups. This could aid with clarifying/identifying professional growth goals.

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  2. PhilApril 17, 2023 at 9:17 AM

    Hi Rachel, I like that your PLN includes thinking specifically about your own practice and thinking about how pro-d opportunities can help with these. For #2, do you have a specific goal in mind that you could work towards?

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