A recent Twitter post inspired a great exchange between me Jennifer Marten,@jenmarten. I wanted to share this conversation because it epitomizes what effective educators are about. Effective educators should be about learning new information that will make a difference in their schools or classrooms and making sure that students in classrooms reap benefits as well. That’s the essence of a PLN – helping other educators help their students.
I’m Not Going to Convince You That You Need a PLN http://t.co/TLfBRFyKDY
— Derek McCoy (@mccoyderek) April 21, 2014
@jenmarten I think the better question is ‘If you learn something and don’t share it, did you make a difference?’ — Derek McCoy (@mccoyderek) April 21, 2014
@mccoyderek “So, my question is this, if you learn something new and you don’t share it, did you really learn it?” http://t.co/6wVME5quOF
— Jennifer Marten (@jenmarten) April 21, 2014
@jenmarten I need people to help me impact the learning and teaching in my school
— Derek McCoy (@mccoyderek) April 21, 2014
@mccoyderek I’ve learned so much from others I work with; can’t imagine NOT sharing. Learning doesn’t happen in isolation.
— Jennifer Marten (@jenmarten) April 21, 2014
@jenmarten We have to have a lot of conversations and continue to change mindsets at all levels
— Derek McCoy (@mccoyderek) April 21, 2014
@mccoyderek. Yep. We need to be comfortable learning from & with each other. Imagine the modeling that would do for our students!
— Jennifer Marten (@jenmarten) April 21, 2014
@mccoyderek Exactly, and sometimes there are growing pains to go along with that growth mindset. Change isn’t easy but it’s worth it.
— Jennifer Marten (@jenmarten) April 21, 2014
Thanks Jennifer for this great conversation!
Take a moment to reflect on what your PLN means to you or better yet, what you want your PLN to do for you! Now’s the time to engage with the difference makers who will help the learning in your classroom! We are all committed to growing students!
Derek L. McCoy 
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