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“Bring It On” Chat Prod 2005 – Professional Learning

Wow.  I had to pull this photo out from my edu-archives.  “Chat Prod 2005” was an edu-initiative taken with my edu-buddies, Cam and Dave, at the secondary school I used to teach at.  We formed the school professional development (PD) committee with the school principal at the time and I was the school’s PD teacher representative.  I will confess… I am a PD junkie.  I loved this event.  It was totally unique.  Look at the sea of RED.  Who wouldn’t love that?  The metaphor of “prodding” our colleagues to share and collaborate (aka. Pro-D) was really about creating community and collegiality.  Nowadays, I get my PD fix from Twitter chats like #bcedchat and EdCamps like #edcamp2031 with new edu-buddies whom I adore just as well.  The only way I can get better about what I do is to dialogue face-to-face, online, or some other way I have not discovered yet with others to reflect, assess, and learn.  Learning is way too fun… Professional learning is even more rewarding.  How do you get your edu-fix?