A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 2, 2020

One of the best parts about job-embedded, on-going work with school districts is facilitating a variety of professional learning opportunities. They have utilized me as a keynoter, coach (leadership and teaching), and workshop presenter. Below you will see the specific tools I provided during each session.

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A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 1, 2020

The fact remains that there was no professional learning to prepare for the reality that everyone is facing nor a plan for something like COVID19. I always like to focus on the small wins when I am facilitating professional learning with schools and districts.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 27, 2022

Just like with learning, it's a process, not an event. From a learning standpoint, this requires a focus on pedagogical leadership , something I learned over time when I was a principal, which required taking a critical lens to my practice if I was going to help my staff do the same.

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 4, 2018

The reaction to Learning Transformed has been truly humbling. We have also had the honor of co-presenting workshops across the United States. All of these experiences empowered us to think about and then create a deep learning experience that could be easily accessible to all educators across the globe. We can't stop here.

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A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 29, 2020

It is nearly impossible to create a culture of learning if there are elements of boredom, inactivity, and lack of relevance. This is a lesson I learned most recently as a presenter and workshop facilitator. In essence, my role is now more of a facilitator of learning.

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 11, 2022

These micro-credentials are developed, assessed, and awarded by more than 50 partner organizations, ranging from institutes of higher education to non-profit organizations. It helps you to really learn from your mistakes. Ongoing professional development is critical to the success of a teacher and the progress of students.

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Neo LMS

MAY 17, 2022

The success of professional development (PD) programs is achievable through a combination of approaches and methods based on the needs of the learning community. . The classic workshop model is not enough anymore because everyone gets the same information regardless of their expertise and prior knowledge.

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Digital Promise

MAY 19, 2021

After taking some time to reflect on your learnings, you’ll be ready to create a plan to sustain your technology practice in the school year to come. Every teacher’s starting point with technology and distance learning was different. What was it like to have to learn new technology skills under uncertainty and pressure?

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Digital Promise

JUNE 12, 2019

In this series, we take a closer look inside our new paper, “ Micro-credentials and Education Policy in the United States: Recognizing Learning and Leadership for Our Nation’s Teachers.”. For almost two decades there has been considerable debate over the importance of fully licensed teachers in ensuring quality teaching and learning (e.g.,

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 17, 2021

At the individual level, intrinsic motivation drives educators to actively seek opportunities that support their diverse learning interests and needs. Social media has played a considerable role in this area over the years, demonstrating the power of Personal Learning Networks (PLNs) with learning anytime, anywhere, and with anyone.

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Digital Promise

APRIL 30, 2019

Integrating computational thinking into activities, lessons, and curricula not only supports building new skills, but also enhances learning and engagement in every discipline. To address this, Digital Promise has led workshops with hundreds of teachers from all academic disciplines to introduce them to computational thinking practices.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JANUARY 16, 2022

Welcome to 2022 and the start of some Project Based Learning posts I wish to bring your way. I have some great posts coming your way involving PBL, STEM, tech integration, and a continuing series on Professional Learning Communities! 15 Ideas To Ensure That Project Based Learning Is Grounded In Content And Standards.

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edWeb.net

OCTOBER 30, 2023

According to Larry Cocco, Senior Professional Learning Consultant at edWeb.net, it really is a form of “machine learning based on training,” which provides responses based on probability. The paper also recommends developing education-specific guidelines and guardrails for AI.

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Reading By Example

MAY 21, 2016

Over 20 teachers recently celebrated their learning as part of their work with an action research course. Organizing and analyzing student assessment results was viewed as a necessary part of their practice, instead of simply a district expectation. She learned what not to do. Teachers didn’t want the learning to end.

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Reading By Example

MAY 21, 2016

Over 20 teachers recently celebrated their learning as part of their work with an action research course. Organizing and analyzing student assessment results was viewed as a necessary part of their practice, instead of simply a district expectation. She learned what not to do. Teachers didn’t want the learning to end.

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My Island View

JUNE 9, 2023

Andragogy is the art and science of adult learning. It recognizes that adults learn differently from children and that they need to be engaged in the learning process actively. The first step in delivering meaningful professional development is to understand the needs and interests of educators.

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TeacherCast

AUGUST 20, 2018

In order to personalize professional learning for your teachers, one of the first things to do is assess the skills of staff members. The question that often comes up is “what should a technology self assessment look like?” What is the best way to assess your staff? But that isn’t the only time.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

To learn more about how school districts and communities can effectively employ the dashboard, explore CoSN’s informative video tutorials. CoSN Resources on AI offer insight, advice and peer experiences that will guide EdTech leaders in harnessing the power of AI to enhance learning. Explore the Dashboard here.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JUNE 23, 2019

I have some great posts coming your way involving PBL, STEM, tech integration, and a continuing series on Professional Learning Communities! Also, remember that I can come to your conference or school district and provide engaging authentic, practical, and purposeful professional development. Curricular Content.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

I have some great posts coming your way involving PBL, STEM, tech integration, and a continuing series on Professional Learning Communities! Also, remember that you can contact me for professional development at your school or conference. How might we assess them in this style of thinking that provides deeper understanding.

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eSchool News

JULY 28, 2022

July 28, 2022) — Discovery Education —the worldwide edtech leader whose state-of-the-art digital platform supports learning wherever it takes place—today announced a host of new enhancements to its award-winning K-12 platform. Among the latest enhancements made to the Discovery Education K-12 learning platform for back-to-school are: .

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eSchool News

APRIL 8, 2021

Recipients receive services from BetterLesson to ensure continuity of learning and resilient pedagogy implementation. are motivated to improve teaching and learning in new environments and adopt strategies that promote social justice,” said Matt Kennard, CEO of BetterLesson. Learn more about the 2020 matching grant program here.

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 13, 2022

Our research-backed micro-credentials are digital certifications that verify an individual’s competence in a specific skill or set of skills, regardless of where and how they learned them. Digital Promise & Verizon Innovative Learning Schools. Carey Institute for Global Good. Kentucky Valley Educational Cooperative (KVEC).

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

We’re excited to partner with DEED, CORE and ASDN to offer this program to Alaska’s teachers and support their efforts to continuously hone their professional skills in service to their state’s children.”. CORE is a subsidiary of Pivot Learning. Portland, Ore., Oakland, Calif.,

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A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 4, 2016

Not only was I not in classrooms enough, but also the level of feedback provided through the lens of a narrative report did very little to improve teaching and learning both in and out of the classroom. If improvement is the ultimate goal, then we as leaders need to put the most focus on elements of our job that impact student learning.

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A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 19, 2018

Initially, I resisted but then decided that this could be an excellent opportunity to connect with more kids and hopefully in the process pass along some of the life lessons that I learned from my former coaches. The actual game was more or less an assessment of what my players had learned during practice.

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edWeb.net

JULY 6, 2020

edWeb.net and Eduscape have entered into a partnership to offer Virtual Learning Summits on today’s most important topics for teachers and administrators, including remote teaching, STEM education, Google and Microsoft 365 classroom, SEL, and early childhood education.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

To learn more about how school districts and communities can effectively employ the dashboard, explore CoSN’s informative video tutorials. CoSN Resources on AI offer insight, advice and peer experiences that will guide EdTech leaders in harnessing the power of AI to enhance learning. Download the K-12 Community Vendor Assessment Tool.

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eSchool News

APRIL 19, 2023

Available on Discovery Education’s Earth Day website and award-winning K-12 learning platform , this collection of high-quality digital content is organized by grade band and has been curated by Discovery Education’s team of curriculum experts. This resource is part of the Celebrations collection in the Sesame Learning channel.

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Digital Promise

JUNE 12, 2019

In this series, we take a closer look inside our new paper, “ Micro-credentials and Education Policy in the United States: Recognizing Learning and Leadership for Our Nation’s Teachers.”. For almost two decades there has been considerable debate over the importance of fully licensed teachers in ensuring quality teaching and learning (e.g.,

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Shake Up Learning

JULY 14, 2020

The post A Framework for Blended PD (Part 1) appeared first on Shake Up Learning. 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. Join a Shake Up Learning book study. Click To Tweet.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JANUARY 29, 2019

I have some great posts coming your way involving PBL, STEM, tech integration, and a continuing series on Professional Learning Communities! Also, remember that I can come to your conference or school district and provide engaging authentic, practical, and purposeful professional development. Thanks so much.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JUNE 25, 2018

I have some great posts coming your way involving PBL, STEM, tech integration, and a continuing series on Professional Learning Communities! Also, remember that I can come to your conference or school district and provide engaging authentic, practical, and purposeful professional development.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

MAY 14, 2018

I have some great posts coming your way involving PBL, STEM, tech integration, and a continuing series on Professional Learning Communities! Also, remember that I can come to your conference or school district and provide engaging authentic, practical, and purposeful professional development. Thanks so much. Curricular Content.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JUNE 18, 2018

I have some great posts coming your way involving PBL, STEM, tech integration, and a continuing series on Professional Learning Communities! Also, remember that I can come to your conference or school district and provide engaging authentic, practical, and purposeful professional development.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 6, 2020

What does this mean for teaching and learning? As reopening guidelines remain varied and in seemingly permanent flux, we must remember that children across the country simply haven’t experienced consistent online teaching and learning. These conditions combined are not conducive to teaching and learning.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

MAY 21, 2016

I have some great posts coming your way involving PBL, STEM, tech integration, and a continuing series on Professional Learning Communities! Also, remember that I can come to your conference or school district and provide engaging authentic and purposeful professional development. Formative and Summative Assessment.

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