I was reading this article today which was very good. It occurred to be that I find PDD really boring most of the time.
http://blog.web20classroom.org/2014/01/3-things-we-need-to-remember-for-every.html
I really do find PDD (Professional Development Days) boring. I was thinking that it is a product of two reasons one of which is my fault.
1. I don't invest enough effort into it. My next PDD day the organizers have sent out a couple of articles for us to read. This time I will read them and take some notes. If I invest my time and effort I will get more out of it. Unfortunately most PDD that teachers do you walk in "cold" no prep and it is forced on you. I really don't have an emotional investment into it.
2. Presenters are boring. They never engage me. I sit and I listen. I am terrible at that. I want to do something I just don't want to sit there.
So is this going to change. Probably not. Since most of the time the PDD is forced upon me and I walk in "cold" I can't see any improvement in my attitude towards professional development days. I get more out of my own research and development on my own time.
