Summer PD Archives - Mary Kienstra

Use Twitter for Personalized PD

By: Mary Kienstra on: August 6, 2017  in: Summer PD, Twitter, ,

Summer is the time when educators reflect and recharge. For most, the pace slows and allows time for thinking and planning, looking forward to the next school year. Many teachers engage in different types of personalized professional development , but the best (and most accessible) personalized PD is actually as close as your phone or […] Read more


Summer is the Time to Learn for Teachers

By: Mary Kienstra on: June 20, 2016  in: Summer PD, ,

The biggest complaint from teachers is that there is never enough time.  Once the school year begins, the time just flies by – there is so much to do. But, summer…. Ah, summer.  This is the season when teachers have time.  Summer is the time to learn.  Yay Summer! Summer Spark at the University School in Milwaukee […] Read more