This week in class we explored DEN Star and made plans to sign up in the fall. In the meantime, I'm hoping to connect with some individuals in the #DENStar community. While I presume a Facebook group would be an easier way to meet a group, I do not use Facebook and do not have a profile. Luckily, there's more than one way to reach out! Instead of Facebook, I turned to Twitter and sent out a plea for connections, specifically other library folks.
I'm hopeful that for now I can get some tips for professional development that will help blend my library background with my pursuit of learning in education. Long term, though, I'd love to be able to invite people from #DENStar to virtually meet with my coworkers and maybe even students to learn about different topics (and share different topics we may have experience on, also). It would be nice to connect with a librarian specifically, but I will be happy to learn from anyone -- library, teacher, administrator -- we’re all educators!
At this time, I have not planned an event to host for when I do join in September. If I am able to connect with someone from the community first, I think I will benefit from hearing about their experiences and their favorite professional development conferences or webinars before I make concrete plans. That being said, I am toying with the idea of hosting an informal “explore DE” type event for my fellow librarians at work.
While I have not yet heard back from anyone, I expect that will take time since I did not immediately insert myself into the community but rather reached out with a hashtag. I will be keeping an eye on this tweet, and also the hashtag in Twitter, to see what people are chatting about. From my exploration this week, it appears to be relatively active and has included screenshots and shared tips from Discovery Education as well as personal thoughts and stories from the DE community.
My fingers will be crossed while I wait and see!
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