Hi! Friday of a three day weekend......I know the last thing you want to think about is developing your network of education professionals, but.....
I just wanted to let you know about this great place to keep in touch with peers from your area of study. It's http://www.edweb.net/.
Here you can join over 900 communities of people who are interested in the same things you are. The communities range from Common Core to Special Needs to Guidance. There is literally something for everyone.
In these communities, you will find many people who have the same job you do. You can post questions, read others' posts, read blogs, watch videos, etc. There are just many different ways to get information about what you teach everyday. A great aspect of belonging to a community is you receive email updates when someone has new info or questions, and invites to participate in webinars that deal with issues in that community.
I know this is rather nerdy of me, but I have watched three webinars this week dealing from brain-based learning, to Google Hangouts, to iPad apps for the evaluating portion of Blooms. It is a great way to get current information about topics you are interested in, and often by respected leaders in education.
Think about it...it's an easy way to get you toe wet in expanding your PLN
