On-going Professional Development

 

Sharing knowledge with staff members and the greater community is easier said than done.  From my experience, teachers are bogged down with parent meetings, volunteer school activities, discussions about certain students, IB get-togethers, grade team meetings, union gatherings, and staff meetings.  I am sure that there are more meetings than what I have listed, but the point is that teachers are busy.  It is difficult to host a sharing meeting where all the interested staff can attend.

In the spirit of trying to get my colleagues involved with the library, I have carved out a time that would be the least impactful to their schedule.  As staff trickle in for IB meetings, I set up displays for the staff to look at and discuss with me.  With teacher input, I have been able to toss out old teacher resources that are of no value anymore as well as advertise references the library has.  New additions to the library collection are also introduced.  Additionally, an email goes out to staff about the new books with a link to the library website for further information.  I know my colleagues are with emails, but I think providing teachers inundated with options to access the information is key to sharing with a wider audience.

Through listening and talking with colleagues, I know there is a desire to know more about coding and to learn different apps that help students read and write.  The demand has propelled me to look into this aspect of technology.  I hope to share my knowledge through a lunch and learn.  With the understanding that staff members have a hectic schedule, I would like to try to provide the information through different leaning mediums.  This includes providing a handout for teachers to walk away with notes.  Additionally, posting a video of the learning session can help those who have missed it and those looking for a refresher.  Using Twitter can broaden the number of individuals that can benefit from the information.  Knowledge is not limited to the teaching community.  Parents always want to know ways to help guide their children.  Information sessions on how to use the library catalogue and the resources the library has to offer can be held to benefit parents and students.  The knowledge that I have to share need not be attributed to a certain group as we all stand to benefit if we do not know the information and want to learn.

 

The first step is to figure out how to record the screen.

This video discusses different programs that can help with screen recording.

 

Lastly, the video as the name says an introduction to OBS program for screen recording.

 

 

 

Reference

Ansonlobo.  (2016 March 30).  Knowledge-sharing.  Retrieved from https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Knowledge-sharing.jpg

Brown, J.  (2017 July 23).  “How to record your screen on windows! (Screen capture windows tutorial).” [YouTube]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fo6j35kV-3o

TechGumbo.  (2017 December 11).  “How to use OBS Studio (Beginners guide).” [YouTube].  Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTk99mHDX_I