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Professional That Impacts Learners... in Preparation for Renewal

Pedagogy Technology

Professional Organizations

Tammy Gillmore, NBCT 2025 – Early Adolescence/Young Adulthood English Language Arts

Before After

• Previous renewal candidates report the PPG process takes

30-40 hours. Since candidates for renewal have already demonstrated they are highly accomplished teachers, approximately 9 out of 10 candidates successfully renew their certification.

How are YOU different?

Share Time

Pedagogy• Content: – From topical to integrated thematic units• eng12cafe.wikispaces.com

• Methods: – From seats in a row to continual lit circles– TPT = Total Participation Techniques

• Assessment: – From quizzes/tests to

formative/summative assessments

Save student work.

Take pictures.

Technology• From TV/VCR and Internet to 1-to-1• From lesson plan book to wiki

– Lesson Plan Wiki– Class Think Tank

• From paper to blog– Class Blog– Student Blogs

• From tool to method– Google– Poll Everywhere– SlideShare

Use a new tech

tool each month.. Use what works for you!

Professional Organizations• Online• On-Site– PLC’s

• English Department• Common Prep

– Book Clubs: • BHS Reads –

bhsreads.wikispaces.com

• Local– White River Reading

Council

• State– ARA– ATNBC

• National– ASCD– NCTE

Get involved!

Save artifacts…

One Thing READ• Blogs• Twitter• Magazines• Books – three PD reads going on right now!

• Five Levers... for our faculty book club• 20 Literacy Strategies to Meet the Common Core for our English

Department• It's About Time for our Leadership Team within our building.

Benefits: YOU – Your Students

Good luck!