Will Twitter & Facebook Replace Professional Development Programs For Teachers? | WiredAcademic | Higher Education Teaching and Learning | Scoop.it

Twitter and Facebook might soon replace traditional professional development for teachers. Instead of enduring hours-long workshops a few times a year, teachers could reach out to peers on the Internet in real time for advice on things like planning a lesson (or salvaging a lesson that’s going wrong), overcoming classroom management problems, or helping students with disabilities.

 

Or, at least, that’s what a group of Internet-savvy educators who convened in New York City this week are hoping.