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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!
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