I chose to share one of my kids favorite way of expressing themselves, Glogster. Due to the fact that our school year has been jam packed with PD's, I chose to present to my 6th grade colleagues during our planning time. Nevertheless, two teachers had IEP's and one was absent. The other three teachers did attend and were very enthusiastic. Only one teacher knew about Glogster, but she had not worked with the program.
Integration
The language arts teacher (also Pinnacle) on my team and I are working on a collaborative project for the next school year. I have been researching the achievement gap between black males and other races. As a result I shared with her what I have learned and some suggestions for closing the gap. We decided to pursue the purchase of new classroom books and needed an outlet so students could share their reading. Everyone present agreed that Glogster could be used as one source.
Form of Delivery Sanders Glogster PD
I set up laptops for everyone to use. To deliver the PD I chose to share Glogster via a Google presentation.
Audience reactions/followup
The teachers were very receptive and offered suggestions of ways to use Glogster. Two set up Glogster accounts for educators. They do not plan to use them until the next school year, but are eager to get started with the planning. Followup is continuing in the form of getting each teacher signed up and developing lesson plans that integrate Glogster.
Conclusion Feedback Link
I enjoyed working with my colleagues. It was not all smooth sailing though. First, a not so nice support person scheduled a meeting with a parent at the same time as the PD without asking if we could attend. This caused me some concern. I felt bad for the teachers who were waiting and had gave up their planning time. They were very understanding and helped me to regain my focus on the task at hand. This was not my first presentation, but somehow it felt different than the others. Possibly because I work with these teachers daily. I did learn a lot about myself. I never get upset with students and I don't mind being flexible where they are concerned. I do mind adults not being respectful of their colleagues; however, this is going to happen from time to time and I realize I have to adapt to the situation.
I would change my presentation to be more streamlined. I also failed to check out the site requirements. I pay for Glogster because I teach two teams, so I didn't check on the "free" usage. That has changed and I should have known. I would have been able to explain the setup much better to participants.
