Maximize your limited time for PD with a personal learning plan starts November 12

Would you like to be more skilled at finding answers to support your work and find ways to be professionally less isolated?
Join us for a series of 3 workshops in which you will learn about new places and ways to learn and support your professional development. We will look at Personal Learning Networks and how they can help you discover new perspectives on your practice. We will also explore ways to  share with and learn from others.  

What is a personal learning network?

Personal Learning Networks are formal and informal networks of people with similar goals and interests who interact using digital tools to share information, learn from each other, problem solve and collaborate. 

Personal Learning Networks are curated lifelong learning opportunities for professional development. They support practitioners who want to activate their intellectual curiosity in the company of others in a world of rapidly changing information.

Why do I need a personal learning network?

Here are some reasons we have been discussing at AlphaPlus and why we think you might enjoy these workshops.

• Diversity matters: personal learning networks create space for a variety of experiences and perspectives and can help us find interesting ways to innovate in our practice.
• Teaching can be isolating: personal learning networks help educators to escape the isolation that can become part of the profession.
• Connect anytime, anywhere: a virtual personal learning network can help you overcome networking barriers related to time, place, and distance.
• Opportunities to reflect: online discussion forums, blogs, and courses can prompt you to reflect more regularly on your teaching practice.
• Finding information or support: as a seeker of information, your personal learning network can help you solve challenges, learn about how other practitioners are applying methodologies and resources, and find mentors who might not be available locally.
• Sharing your expertise and ideas: as a creator of information, you can help others by talking about your experiences, interesting experiments and what you are researching. Participating in virtual discussions, workshops and courses helps others get to know you and benefit from your professional wisdom. 

The training series is three workshops on Wednesday, November 12, 19, 26, 2025, from 3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

In 3 Zoom sessions (90 minutes each), we will:

• Explore the role of professional learning in enhancing your practice
• Expand your list of learning resources as participants share their favourite places to learn
• Develop a curation plan that supports your own needs, goals and preferences

Register now

See what other workshop series are coming up in the next few months: Workshops at AlphaPlus

Or you may be interested in a quick update at a Lunch and Learn.

And to see what colleagues around the province are achieving with the help of educational technology, join us for a Virtual Showcase.