Online Professional Development

When I was given the assignment to attend an online professional development (PD) seminar I wasn't too excited. I have not had very many positive experiences with PD. The topics were usually irrelevant, the speaker was not captive, or the experience was a bore as a whole.

haha if only...

Teachers First a part of Ok2Ask had an online PD Monday, February 23, 2015 entitled Inspiring and implementing: Sharing and Solutions for Technology Coaches/Trainers 

The description for this seminar read:

      This session is for anyone (regardless of title) working as an instructional technology coach, technology integration specialist, technology facilitator, or working alongside teachers to help them integrate technology in support of effective teaching and learning. Explore resources to inspire your teachers and practical ideas to help them envision and implement effective use in their classroom. Share and exchange problems/solutions from your coaching experience. This session is appropriate for teachers at Intermediate+ technology comfort levels.

      Although I did not hold  a position listed, I registered and attended the PD. Upon entering the session I let everyone know that I was a kindergarten teacher and sitting in on this PD for a masters class assignment. The speaker was welcoming. I was a little apprehensive that my technology skill set would not match the requirements for this course but I was able to follow along and gain from this seminar. The seminar was a little over an hour long, and ended with a brief question and answer portion. Overall, it was an engaging PD and offered some interesting and new insights on using technology in the classroom.