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Educators Need Each Other to Thrive: Why Educator Networks Matter

Digital Promise

The resources I learned about, and the teachers I have met, have made me more confident with powerful digital learning. Manus Edcamp Participant. They probably never envisioned that 1,800 educators would volunteer to organize and host Edcamps in their local communities of practice. Dr. Tina M.

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Looking Ahead to the 2020-2021 School Year

Digital Promise

Even if physical buildings are forced to remain closed, we must remember that schools themselves are not closed—learning must, and will, continue. Digital learning also strengthens each teacher’s ability to meet the needs of each student, regardless of whether they are in the classroom or at home.

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Professional Development Done With Us, Not To Us

The Jose Vilson

Whereas in the beginning, it felt more focused on digital learning and ed-tech, this year felt more like it was a hub for relevant education conversations. A small set of educators could always create an Edcamp , a model in need of revival in our times. And that they did. That’s healthy for everyone involved.

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Creating Future Ready Schools and Classrooms

Tom Murray

Personalized Professional Learning. In future ready schools, technology and digital learning expand access to high-quality, ongoing, job-embedded opportunities for professional learning for teachers, administrators, and other education professionals. Budget and Resources.

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8 Education Books For The Digital Age: The Connected Educator Series #CorwinCE

The Web20Classroom

In an effort to connect all teachers, EdWeek author and Corwin editor Peter DeWitt enlisted the help of his professional learning network (PLN) in order to launch a series of books on digital learning, digital leadership, mobile learning, digital citizenship, and everything else that is connected education.

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Educators as Empowered Learners

Tech Helpful

Below is the excerpt from the ISTE Standards for Educators that describes this standard: Empowered Professional Learner - Educators continually improve their practice by learning from and with others and exploring proven and promising practices that leverage technology to improve student learning. Digital Learning Day.

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How To Value Individual Staff Profesional Development Through Incentive Programs

TeacherCast

She said to me something that was remarkable but at the same time, it was a simple concept that should be adopted by any school district wishing to put a value on the professional well-being of their staff members. What is professional development? In the example that my Instructional Coach friend mentioned about her school district.

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