My Personal Learning Network has developed in many ways over the last several months. It began with a 10 week internship that I did in the Fall with a middle school math teacher. My PLN continued this Spring by following teachers and other education professionals on Twitter, and through the many blogs I was exposed to in EDM 510. However, I think the greatest impact on my PLN was attending the NCTM conference in New Orleans this April. I attended this conference with a group of graduate students and a group of middle school math teachers. Not only did I get great teaching ideas from the sessions and workshops of the conference, but I also met several math teachers from the area who invited me to visit their classrooms. This development in my PLN is going to help my Personal Development Plan. My main goal is to finish my Alternative Masters in Education next May. During that time I plan to visit many classrooms to be exposed to different teaching ideas from experienced educators. I also plan to spend more time on Twitter to gain ideas for my future classroom. Lastly, I plan to continue to blog and learn more about blogging so that I can incorporate it into my teaching.
