Passion-Driven Professional Development
http://bit.ly/o0WVrp What is passion? According to Merriam-Webster dictionary, passion is defined as "an intense, driving...feeling of conviction." To me, passion is feeling strongly enough about something to want to shout about it from the roof-tops. Well, maybe not a literal roof-top, but you know what I mean. Last year I found my passion as it relates to education: instructional technology. Once I started learning about it and using it in my classroom, I felt like I had to tell everyone I could about it. I took to Twitter , Facebook, my blog , professional development days , and conferences to share my message. I didn't feel obligated to do any of those things, but once I realized what a powerful tool I had unearthed, I felt the need to share it with anyone and everyone who would listen to me. http://bit.ly/poalPX What is your passion? Do you feel strongly about Google Applications? Using student feedback effectively? Standards-based grading? M