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The workshops that are listed on this page are NOT necessarily an endorsement by Union County Public Schools and should not be construed as an endorsement. They are simply a means to post all opportunities that are marketed to our office. Register for these workshop only after you have personally vetted them for content and appropriateness to Union County Public Schools guidelines.


Thursday, April 2, 2009

Version 2-What's Available in UCPS for PD?

There are numerous ways to stay involved with professional development at the county level. But, it seems that there is so much coming down the pipe, that it is almost impossible to keep up. In this article, I will attempt to give you a view from 30,000 feet of three ways to stay abreast. Today's tools will focus on communication tools.
  • Twitter-It seems that more and more people are using this online, microblogging tool to get out their message to the world. The UCPS Staff Development office uses Twitter (ucps_pd) to send out daily reminders about meetings that are on tap and ongoing staff development news from the educational world. Twitter often links to our next tool.
  • Blogger-This tool for blogging by Google offers more information about PD needs that Twitter for more in depth study. Twitter allows for 160 characters, but Blogger allows for more in depth posts and the possibility to post comments about articles that you find interesting.
  • Distance Learning Labs-Currently, every cluster in the county now has a video distance learning lab for delivery of content. The ultra modern system can deliver workshops or classes (PDC included) to any local high school and even around the world. Workshops are currently scheduled for next fall for deliver to our site from the remote site at UNC Chapel Hill. In addition, the NC School of Natural Sciences and NASA among others can deliver courses to our schools now.
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  1. ErinApril 7, 2009 at 6:16 PM

    It doesn't seem that all that many people in Union County have jumped onto the Twitter bandwagon- much to my chagrin. Facebook however, is swimming with people in our area. Unfortunately, FB isn't as easily searchable (in my opinion anyway) as Twitter is.

    I'd like to offer you http://unioncountyneighbors.com - if you click through to the community and sign up, you can form your own group (private, if you prefer) or, join the Small Business group - and since the site is dedicated to Union County, you're guaranteed that all info and networking will be on a local level.

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