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=Welcome to SPS PLN wiki!=

INTRODUCTION: This site will serve as an information repository and knowledge base for the implementation of the formal use of PLNs (Personal Learning Networks) in Stonington Public Schools. This wiki is free and open to the public but will be monitored for abuse. It is covered by a Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike 3.0 License. We encourage everyone to be an active part of this community!

BACKGROUND (fictional): The Stonington BOE recently adopted the use of a student PLN as the main performance assessment for students for CSDE required "tech literacy" by the end of 8th grade. All students, with the support of their middle school teachers and administrators, will be expected to begin formally building and documenting their PLN starting in the 5th grade. By the end of 8th grade, each student will make a formal presentation to a committee comprised of their teachers and their peers. A formal critique of the presentation and the PLN project will be given to each student and reported to parents and to counselors at Stonington High School.

NEXT STEPS: A professional development course has been designed for middle school staff to better prepare them for using PLNs in the middle school curricula. Please see the COURSE-1 link to the left.

If you have any questions, please contact: PLNexpert@stonington.org