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8 Key Focus Areas for Developing a Re-Entry Plan

A Principal's Reflections

Addressing and Closing Learning Gaps Many people are saying that the summer learning loss will pale in comparison to what educators will see when kids return to school. While many schools have valiantly continued with remote learning, some decided that it just wasn’t working.

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Participate.com: Your toolbelt for professional learning

NeverEndingSearch

A recent winner of the ISTE Seal of Alignment Report , Participate.com is a professional learning networker’s dream, packed with features offering local relevance as well as the potential for global connections. Way back in 2016 I wrote a post about Participate.com, Curating with Communities.

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95 Percent Group Unveils 95 Phonics Core Program for Grades 4 and 5

eSchool News

It also includes professional learning and ongoing coaching at the district and building level to support teachers in mastering phonics-based instruction. It engages students with informational text and literary passages to help them develop fast and meaningful word recognition and build fluency, comprehension, and confidence.

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PROOF POINTS: Researchers blast data analysis for teachers to help students 

The Hechinger Report

“Studying student data seems to not at all improve student outcomes in most of the evaluations I’ve seen,” said Heather Hill, a professor at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, at a February 2022 presentation of the Research Partnership for Professional Learning, a new nonprofit organization that seeks to improve teaching.

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Educators Team Up to Respond to Sudden Rise of ChatGPT

Edsurge

The group plans to produce reports and guidelines for using AI in education; make policy recommendations for incorporating AI in school curriculum standards, courses, tools, assessments, and professional learning; and establish a global framework for computer-science curriculum that includes AI.

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This Month at DE: October

Discovery Education

Explore Virtual Field Trips, activities, and a Master Class professional learning series to help you introduce students to cutting-edge tech and inspire them to create enduring innovations for the future. Learn More. Get started with the following new resources then browse the full channel for more!

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Does your district’s PL measure up?

eSchool News

Is your current professional learning (PL) program aligned with the federal definition of professional learning? The Frontline Research & Learning Institute set out to answer these questions in our four-part Bridging the Gap report series. Can you measure your progress against your organizational goals?