I have always thought sharing what's learned from a conference or workshop is a great idea, even when budgets are not tight, although the execution sometimes is spotty.
What if there were a Ning or a Wiki or (for Peter) a Moodle space or a FirstClass conference with a placeholder for each of the conferences/workshops being attended. The first posting could be the teacher/admin giving a link to the workshop/conference with an overview of why they are attending. If there were live blogging or tweeting by the teacher/admin that could also be included. And when he/she returns a full posting of the session(s) and their educational value. For the final posting it might be helpful to use the format I use with my graduate students - S - A - O - Q. S=Summary of the conference/workshop. A=Analysis - what was useful, unique, etc. about the conference/workshop O = Opinion, "In my opinion, I felt this could work in the following classrooms and disciplines .." and Q = Questions that arise from the experience.
Of course, if nothing like this has been done there will be a transitional period. However, enriching your learning community by members coming back with specific ideas, feedback, and things that may work in the classroom will float all boats.
Best regards,
Pamela
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On Thursday, February 04, 2010, at 08:20AM, "Peter Richardson" <richardson@rutgersprep.org> wrote:
>Friends,
>
>In this time of tight budgets, we are looking for ways to leverage our PD
>dollars. We are thinking of establishing the expectation that upon return
>from a conference or workshop, faculty would share what they learned.
>
>I am wondering if anyone has a policy along these lines. If so, what is it
>and what method is used to share the information (emailing notes,
>presentation at a faculty meeting, post on CMS, etc)?
>
>Any thoughts would be most welcome.
>
>Thanks
>
>
>Peter Richardson
>Director of Technical Services
>Rutgers Preparatory School
>1345 Easton Avenue
>Somerset, NJ 08873
>
>732-545-5600 x238
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