My Dreamweaver Nightmare

Busy week. That snow day was a gift from nowhere, eh? And on a Monday even!

I've been experimenting with some things technological. Unfortunately none of them were Dreamweaver. I am really intimidated by that beast. It is reminding me of high school math class. I know I have the requisite brain power but the whole thing is Greek to me. I have to just buckle down and face the challenge but I keep putting it off. One reason is that I'm not exactly sure what I would do with it once I have it. Don't fancy myself a web page designer.

Learning and Leading is an interesting read. I particularly liked the article on professional development. I think the approach they took was a good way to go. We have this discussion in my district all the time. The professional development that is usually offered is aimed at people who are already on board. Teachers who are intimidated by the use of technology are intimidated by the offerings of tech departments. The district in the article, after assessing ability levels, offered peer to peer, practical professional development. Teachers who were successfully using technology met with less "savvy" teachers in their departments and demonstrated content and curriculum specific ideas and methods. The peer to peer aspect was particularly effective because teachers tended to be reluctant to deal with the "pros" in the tech department. I think this kind of thinking fits in well with our TEAM training. We should be the ones our district will depend on to spread the word. I love sharing stuff I've learned in TEAM with colleagues and it's easy to do informally. Professional development based on peer to peer support seems the most practical way to go.

Well, off to Dreamweaver. Any peers out there want give me a hand??