5 Tech Tools That Help Personalize PD - David Raths, THE Journal

Students aren't the only ones who can benefit from differentiated instruction. Teachers, too, have individual strengths and weaknesses, and they need different types of professional development at specific points of their careers. So why clump them all together in the same PD courses? Some school districts around the country are finding new ways to use social media and online offerings in combination with professional learning communities to empower teachers to develop their own personalized PD plans and reflect on how that PD is affecting the work they do in class. THE Journalspoke with leaders in several of these districts about the role of technology in personalizing the PD process. http://thejournal.com/articles/2015/02/04/5-tech-tools-that-help-personalize-pd.aspx