Google Classroom as a Professional Development Tool

Have you ever hosted Professional Development for teachers and wondered how you might get all of the digital resources to those teachers easily?  Google Classroom (GC) is your answer!

I think when teachers hear Google Classroom they think of it with their own students in mind and not as a PD treasure trove of resources.  By using GC as the medium for PD, you immerse teachers in another tool that they might find to be applicable with their own students or to use it in new ways.

Here's how you do it.  Assuming you are a GAFE school, login and access your Google Classroom Account.  From here, create a class that you can rename to function as the PD Class.  

Note: I still offer choice so participants have the flexibility to choose their preferred learning path.

Then teachers can be engaged in the session as opposed to being at the traditional "Sit-and-get" PD Session.  See how I have the stream set up with the Bell Ringer and Backchannel below?  I place the Presentation and Exit Ticket on the About tab.

If you are someone that provides Job Embedded Professional Development, consider using Google Classroom for your PD needs.  The staff will appreciate navigating to one location for shared resources.