Professional Development Presentation

Barry Jones: ID# L30398111 

Liberty University 
EDUC-630; Section B07: Technology Practices for Instructional Improvement 
Professor Carrie Deel, Ph.D. 
February 7, 2021
 Author Note

Barry L. Jones

I have no known conflict of interest to disclose.

Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Barry L. Jones

Email: bjones167@liberty.edu
 Names of the resources…

ISTE • BLOG:
• Foulger, T. S., Graziano, K. J., & Borthwick, A. C.

Resources (2020, November 24). Developing Technology

Excellence in Teachers Requires Lots of Practice.
Retrieved January 30, 2021, from
to Promote https://www.iste.org/explore/professional-developm
ent/developing-technology-excellence-teachers-requ
ires-lots-practice
Professional • PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT:
• Learning Differences. (n.d.). Retrieved January 30,
Growth 2021, from
https://www.iste.org/learn/iste-u/learning-difference
s-1
• BOOK:
• Snelling, J. (2017, December 14). 14 edu-books
worth reading. Retrieved January 30, 2021, from
https://www.iste.org/explore/Personalized-learning/
14-edu-books-worth-reading
 What can a teacher expect to learn from these
resources?
ISTE • Foulger, et al., (2020): A teacher would expect to learn
about new technology, its applications in classrooms,
Resources and how to implement the new technologies in a
classroom setting.

to Promote • Learning Differences: A teacher would expect to learn

how to integrate technology into an inclusion classroom.

Professional In a professional development setting, the expectation

would be to receive hands-on training.

Growth • Snelling, J. (2017): A teacher would expect to learn

about current topics education authors are covering,
which of those topics is relevant, and how and where to
procure those books.
 ISTE How does this resource help me to serve my
students?

Resources • Foulger, et al., (2020): This resource would help me

proficiently integrate technology into my classroom
instruction.
to Promote • Learning Differences: This resource would help me
understand learning differences, how they manifest
Professional themselves, and how my instruction could better serve
all the students in my inclusion classes.

Growth • Snelling, J. (2017): This resource would help me stay

current with new technologies, new insights, and new
research.
 ISTE What student population do I see benefitting
the most?

Resources • Foulger, et al., (2020): All my students would benefit

from this resource.

to Promote • Learning Differences: While all my students would

certainly benefit, I believe my IEP and 504 students
would benefit the most from this resource and the
Professional influence it would have on my ability to differentiate
classroom instruction.
Growth • Snelling, J. (2017): All my students would benefit from
this resource.
 Professional development opportunities (“3
Why Join a Reasons to Get Involved…”, n.d., see also “ISTE
Standards”, 2021)
Professional • Professional contacts and/or referrals

Organization? • Mentee and mentorships

• Educational opportunities, certifications, credentialing,
seminars, etc.
 New acquisitions (“3 Reasons to Get
Why Join a Involved…”, n.d.)
• Personnel (talent acquisition)
Professional • Programs
Organization? • Curriculum
• Technology
 Why Join a Kindling (or rekindling) your passion (“3
Reasons to Get Involved…”, n.d.)
Professional • Inspiration

Organization? • Fatigue and/or burnout prevention

• Modeling opportunities
 Benefits of Networking with fellow educators (“5 Reasons
Why…”, 2019, see also Frederiksen. n.d.)
Joining a • Learning

Professional • Collaboration
• Fellowship
Organization • Relationships
 Benefits of Opportunities for Research (“5 Reasons
Joining a Why…”, 2019, see also Frederiksen. n.d.)
• Learn about new research & industry insight
Professional • Present new findings

Organization • Gain access to research journals

 Benefits of Improve leadership skills (“5 Reasons Why…”,
2019, see also Frederiksen. n.d.)
Joining a • Opportunities to become members of boards
• Opportunities to lead workshops
Professional • Opportunity to demonstrate special expertise and/or
special knowledge
Organization • Opportunities to take on leadership roles within the
organization
 Benefits of Access to specific grants, fellowships, &
Joining a awards (“5 Reasons Why…”, 2019)
• To fund better teaching methods
Professional • To fund educational research

Organization • To fund the “extras” of education

 Benefits of Prioritizing of growth as an educator (“5
Reasons Why…”, 2019)
Joining a • Due to constant change, networking is key to staying

Professional current (and relevant)

• Opportunities to continually learn
Organization
 Inviting Special Guests to Your Classroom
Through Videoconferencing (Bickley, et al.,
ISTE EdTech 2019)
• First, this presentation focused on identifying primary
Conference sources of information.

2019 - • Second, this presentation focused on strategies to

connect with the people around these primary sources
who can make direct communication with the primary
Philadelphia sources possible.
• Third, this presentation linked videoconferencing in the
classroom with primary sources to ISTE standards.
 Inviting Special Guests to Your Classroom
Through Videoconferencing (Bickley, et al.,
ISTE EdTech 2019)
• As a history teacher, providing my students with direct
Conference access to primary sources is exciting. It personalizes the
content.
2019 - • Getting a primary source to spend a day in person at my
school is challenging.
Philadelphia • Technology such as videoconferencing opens new and
exciting doors of opportunity to connect my students to
the history-makers.
 Teaching Critical Thinking Skills in the Age of
ISTE EdTech Fake News (Hudgins, 2019)

Conference • First, this presentation established principles of dealing

with misinformation.

2019 - • Second, this presentation defined misinformation as an

“insidious attack on empathy” (Hudgins, 2019).

Philadelphia • Third, this presentation provided tools for educators and

students to become media literate.
 Teaching Critical Thinking Skills in the Age of
ISTE EdTech Fake News (Hudgins, 2019)
• As a history teacher, I would be interested to learn what
Conference the presenter defines as “fake news”. History has always
been written by the winners – thus misinformation is not
2019 - new.
• As a history teacher, I would be interested to learn what
Philadelphia tools the presenter provides educators and students to
differentiate between real and fake news.
Sources
Bickley, M., Krauss, R., & Zanetis, J. (2019, June 23). Inviting Special Guests to Your Classroom Through
Video Conferencing. Retrieved January 31, 2021, from
https://conference.iste.org/2019/program/search/detail_session.php?id=112098866
ISTE Standards for Educators. (n.d.). Retrieved January 30, 2021, from
https://www.iste.org/standards/for-educators
Liberty University. Frederiksen, Lee. (2021, January 30). The Value of Your Professional Associations.
https://canvas.liberty.edu/courses/59763/pages/watch-the-value-of-your-professional-associations?module_ite
m_id=5466343
National Society of High School Scholars. (2019, November 04). 5 Reasons Why It's Important for
Educators to Join Professional Organizations. Retrieved January 30, 2021, from
https://www.nshss.org/blog/5-reasons-why-it-s-important-for-educators-to-join-professional-organizations-1/
Hudgins, D. (2019, June 23). Teaching Critical Thinking Skills in the Age of Fake News. Retrieved January
31, 2021, from https://conference.iste.org/2019/program/search/detail_session.php?id=112204364
3 Reasons to Get Involved in Professional Organizations. (n.d.). Retrieved January 30, 2021, from
https://www.aicpa.org