Ditch That Textbook Digital Summit - Sat, Dec. 21 - Wed, Jan. 8

The Ditch That Textbook Digital Summit is a FREE online conference for teachers, starting on Sat, Dec. 21 and closing on Wed, Jan. 8, 2020.

It brings together some of the brightest minds in education to discuss technology, pedagogy and more.

Watch helpful, inspiring videos with top-notch educators. Generate FREE certificates for professional development credits. 

Here are the official details:

• The summit opens on Friday, December 21
• New videos will be released daily (except on December 24 and 25)
• All new videos will be available by Monday, December 31
• All previous years' videos will be available through the whole summit
• Videos will become unavailable on Wednesday, January 8, 2020

Register here: ditchsummit.com

Ditch That Textbook's FREE Digital Summit

Want to learn some pretty cool things? Get new ideas? Maybe even find that what you're doing is totally on the right path? Check out the coming Ditch That Textbook's FREE Digital Summit. New videos are released every day Dec. 14 - 22 and remain available through Dec. 31. Participate at your own pace. Read more & sign-up. 

Birdville ISD's FREE online Digital Summit -- going on NOW!

Birdville ISD's BirdNest (Digital Learning) is hosting a #12DaySummit right now. Each day, Dec. 3 - 18, a new guest speaker video is emailed out to participants for you to view at your convenience. Videos are available through early January. Read more and sign-up.

Today's guest speaker was @jmattmiller from Ditch That Textbook. I recommend you check it out!

Common Sense Education's Best Professional Development Resources

Common Sense Education put together this list of their Best Professional Development Websites and PLNs for Teachers. I recommend taking a look at the list to see what might be a good fit for you. 

Teacher Pages to Follow on Facebook

I just ran across this list of 30 Teacher Facebook Pages You Should Follow Today. If you use Facebook, take a look at the list and see who is a good fit for your PLN (Personal Learning Network).

Education Blogs 2018

When you have some down-time this summer, take a look through the 2018 Honor Roll: Ed-tech's Must-Read K-12 IT Blogs. If you find something you like, look for subscription information. On most sites you can sign up for email notifications or RSS feeds.  There's some good stuff out there! 

If what you learn is in line with your T-TESS goals, keep track of what you do and that can be documented as professional learning through Strive.

Building Your PLN

A Personal Learning Network, or PLN, is an integral part of being a life-long learner. Edublogs put together this resource to help you get started. It includes tips on using Twitter, blogs, Diigo (social bookmarks) and more to find and curate (collect and organize) resources and ideas.

If you would like help with anything mentioned in the article, please contact Penney Matos!