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A Framework for Blended PD (Part 1)

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As schools across the globe begin to plan for the new normal and redefine the school day and location, we must also rethink our professional learning plans for teachers and staff. I’m sharing a framework for Blended PD. I have put together a Blended PD Framework that I hope will help us approach this problem with purpose.

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Lessons and Leadership During the Switch to Online Learning

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Knowing the lack of digital access would severely impact the education of students in lower-income households, the district decided to empty the “Chrome carts,” used to bring Chromebooks to classrooms, and set up drive-through distribution points where students could receive computers and connectivity devices. Join the Community.

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Holiday Reading: 6 Books That Will Transform Your Classroom – SULS042

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Very handy for teachers to learn how to choose the best tool for the job. [24:48] Be sure that you also check out Holly Clark’s blog, The Infused Classroom , as well as her companion course, The Chromebook Infused Classroom. What professional learning book will you be reading over the holidays? . ShakeUpLearning.

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Read-Along Storybooks Using Audio in Google Slides

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Related: 13 Tools to Record Audio on a Chromebook. 6 hours of professional learning credit. Click here to learn more and to ENROLL TODAY! © Shake Up Learning 2020. Students used Cloud Audio Recorder to record audio because it is free and has a simple workflow for recording directly to Google Drive.

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Teacher-Student Digital Communication Makes for Good Learning

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So explained Dr. Julie Evans, Chief Executive Officer of Project Tomorrow, in an edWebinar sponsored by Blackboard , examining findings from the program’s 2020 annual research project, Speak Up , for which 10,000 K-12 students nationwide shared their preferences and expectations for two-way communications with their teachers. The results?

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3 Key Actions for 2021-22 You Can Take Now

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The panelists put stopgaps in place to ensure students were learning and engaged: providing devices such as Chromebooks to all students and setting up WiFi hotspots. Yet, even with devices and access, students who were already struggling academically pre-pandemic had an even harder time learning at home. Anna Logan.

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Using Data to Improve Student Outcomes and School District Management

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Previously, each school in the district had its own platforms, many of which “didn’t talk to each other,” and the district could not provide effective tech support and related professional learning for many of the end users. Join the Community.