Professional+Development

**Read for Professional Development Session**
//Linking for Learning//, p. 88-89

LaGarde, Jennifer and Tiffany Whitehead. "Power Up Your Professional Learning." // Knowledge Quest // 41.2 (2012): 8-13. Education Full Text (H.W. Wilson). Web. 6 Aug. 2013.

Werthmuller, Kelly. "My Crazy Road To Finding My PLN." // Knowledge Quest // 41.2 (2012): 76-77. Education Full Text (H.W. Wilson). Web. 6 Aug. 2013.  [|Five Key Roles for 21st Century Librarians] by Michele Luhtala

**Session Agenda**

 * Housekeeping**
 * Opportunities
 * Feedback on Virtual Session
 * Questions about Portfolio
 * Course Evaluations

There's no denying that the field is continually changing and expanding. How do we as a profession and as individual professionals keep up? [|Professional Development Talk]
 * Professional Development**

from Frey, Chuck. How to Cultivate a Personal Learning Network: Tips from Howard Reingold. Digital image. Mind Mapping Software Blog. N.p., 06 Jan. 2012. Web. 08 Aug. 2013. .
 * University Classes - both in context of programs and in continuing education
 * Professional Organizations
 * [|ISLMA]
 * [|Learning4Librarians]
 * MiniConferences
 * ALA, AASL, YALSA, ALSC
 * [|ICE]
 * [|ILA]
 * [|Library System] & [|State Library]
 * [|WebJunction Illinois]
 * Networking Groups
 * Example: Due North
 * High School Librarians Networking Groups
 * Online ListServs
 * [|ISLMANet]
 * [|LMNet]
 * Professional Reading
 * Blogs
 * Using an aggregator - like [|Feedly] - to aggregate content
 * Favorites?
 * Twitter
 * [|Educational Hashtags]
 * [|Twitter Educational Chat Schedule]
 * Favorites to Follow?
 * Google Plus --> google hangouts
 * Jamie Casap - apps & education
 * Facebook
 * Grow Personal Learning Networks

[|Kathy Schrock's Guide to Creating Your Professional Learning Network]

What role will YOU take on in delivering professional development?

Upcoming Professional Development Opportunities
 * [|ISLMA Fall Conference]
 * [|AASL Fall Conference]
 * Library 2.014


 * Action Plans**


 * Questions about Portfolio**


 * Course Evaluation**