Digital Promise

MARCH 29, 2022

In our latest publication, Micro-credentials for Social Mobility in Rural Postsecondary Communities: A Landscape Report , Digital Promise conducted four in-depth case studies to explore how postsecondary institutions are using micro-credentials to create real-time career pathways for rural learners. Read the complete TSU case study here.

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Digital Promise

JUNE 12, 2019

For almost two decades there has been considerable debate over the importance of fully licensed teachers in ensuring quality teaching and learning (e.g., see this 2002 Education Week report ). Policymakers are beginning to recognize that teachers “should periodically take steps to renew their professional licenses.”

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Digital Promise

JUNE 5, 2019

There is no shortage of sound research on what constitutes effective professional development for teachers—focusing on specific curriculum content, encouraging active learning, supporting collaboration among peers, and offering opportunities for analysis of student work. Teaching policies can—and must—play a significant role.

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Digital Promise

APRIL 30, 2019

To earn a micro-credential, teachers submit evidence of student work from classroom activities where they have applied one of the computational thinking practices (note that working with data is divided into two micro-credentials), as well as documentation of lesson planning and reflection.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Schools can also use tech and AI tools to enhance the success of teacher teams and professional learning communities (PLCs). Miro users populate their whiteboards by uploading documents and images, embedding videos, or linking to websites. The whiteboards expand to hold any amount of content.

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edWeb.net

DECEMBER 6, 2018

They built an online professional learning program that uses the edWeb.net platform in combination with webinars and 14 virtual specialists in social studies at all grade levels. Our goal was to find a way to provide professional learning for content and instructional support throughout the state of Georgia.

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NeverEndingSearch

AUGUST 12, 2018

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. It’s definitely time for a revisit.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Arlington, VA (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — ASCD releases Witsby , a new professional learning and credentialing platform featuring ASCD’s trusted research-based content. We’re excited to give educators what they have been asking for – a professional development tool that meets the needs of today’s teacher. “Our

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Edsurge

JANUARY 25, 2021

Even in the face of current challenges, many schools and districts are using this moment to design new approaches that will shape learning far into the future. As 2021 kicks off and we set our resolutions for the new year, we pledge our organizations’ continued efforts to respond to educators’ professional learning needs.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

How can you leverage AI to improve teaching and learning? Whenever possible, schools should integrate these conversations into professional learning opportunities and staff meetings so educators can engage with one another and collaboratively develop an action plan. How can you empower your students for success in an AI world?

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Digital Promise

OCTOBER 24, 2019

We are excited about the opportunity to engage with stakeholders across the country to find and include innovative practices and research that will influence how technology can and should support teaching and learning. The National Education Technology Plan (NETP) is the flagship educational technology policy document for the United States.

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Edsurge

APRIL 10, 2024

Having quantitative data readily available increases the efficiency of professional learning communities (PLCs) coming together. They might use three different platforms for universal screening, another for attendance and yet another to find out about incident reports. We sent home all of our assessment reports.

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Digital Promise

JUNE 12, 2019

For almost two decades there has been considerable debate over the importance of fully licensed teachers in ensuring quality teaching and learning (e.g., see this 2002 Education Week report ). Policymakers are beginning to recognize that teachers “should periodically take steps to renew their professional licenses.”

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Edsurge

JULY 12, 2019

According to the authors of a newly published report, at least 10 state education agencies—Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Louisiana, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Washington—have launched official microcredential pilots. Co-authored by Barnett Berry, CEO of CTQ (the Center for Teaching Quality) and P.

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The Principal of Change

APRIL 4, 2015

What if we created professional learning opportunities that were not only engaging, but also empowered educators in the change process? If you do “Inquiry Based Learning” in your professional learning, I would love for you to leave a link in the comments.). (If This question would be, “Why do we…?”

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Education Specialist, Digital Teaching & Learning, Utah State Board of Education; Nancy Mangum, Director of Learning Partnerships, Leading EDge Learning; Theresa Gibson, Director of Operations, Leading EDge Learning; and Darren Hudgins, Founder and CEO, Think Do Thrive.

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Edthena

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

After our recent announcement about Edthena’s AI Coach platform, THE Journal reported on this revolutionary new way to offer teachers personalized coaching. Edthena founder Adam Geller added, “One of the values of the AI Coach platform is it gives teachers a really flexible way to have documented professional learning time.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 21, 2021

The academic, social and health challenges that besieged K-12 students during the pandemic are well-documented and appalling. However, at the beginning of the pandemic, a few schools and districts — which grew to become hundreds — leaned into a simple, elegant but rarely used solution to bring kids back to school: They took learning outside.

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Edsurge

MARCH 16, 2020

However, a question I’d rather start with is this: In a time requiring literal distance, how will we ensure continued interpersonal and emotional connection across our learning communities? We’ve done a lot of work to explore what effective teacher learning looks like online.

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The Principal of Change

APRIL 9, 2015

(This is the second of two parts on professional learning. Connected Learning. To be successful in helping people develop professional learning networks is to narrow the focus on the tools that are being shared with staff. It is not only in our report card system, but also our evaluation process of educators.

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 5, 2017

One strategy I developed as a principal was to create a template for my staff to easily share all the amazing work they were engaged in both with students and their own learning. This template was used to create the monthly Principal’s Report as I called it. If so check out IFTTT. Well there are tools for that as well.

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edWeb.net

JANUARY 22, 2021

All educators have now become managers and reporters of data, whether they are classroom teachers compiling information on individual students and sharing it with parents, or top district administrators evaluating teachers, principals, and all their students. Optimizing Data Reports. By Robert Low. WATCH THE EDLEADER PANEL RECORDING.

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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. This is extremely important in terms of technology integration in the classroom and professional learning to improve practice.

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edWeb.net

JUNE 2, 2021

While the money is still allocated through the Title I formula, this time, there is a reporting requirement. States must document that they’re using the money to address learning loss. However, like the second stimulus funding, there are reporting requirements. There are opportunities here for assessment companies.

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edWeb.net

MAY 31, 2023

Additionally, this lets stakeholders leave comments and document student plans over time, which makes the “handoff” between schools seamless. Specifically, one way an MTSS can support students who are lagging behind is by collecting and analyzing prior attendance, academic, and report records.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 6, 2020

Given the evidence, education leaders should replace high-stakes evaluation systems aimed at measuring teacher effectiveness in order to weed out so-called “bad” teachers and reward “good” ones— initiatives that have been costly and largely ineffective —with a professional learning model that prioritizes supporting and strengthening teachers.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 3, 2024

When teachers engage in this collaborative culture, they share best practices, develop interdisciplinary projects, and contribute to professional learning communities, leading to more innovative teaching strategies and cohesive learning environments. Adaptive teachers, as Madda et al. 57, cited in Vaughn, 2015, p. Madda et al.,

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 13, 2020

What I didn’t expect was just how many challenges today’s students face, as staggering statistics document. In 2019, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that one in six U.S. But not every teacher uses these platforms, and they’re not meant to host this kind of professional learning.

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edWeb.net

MARCH 9, 2022

along with Jacquelyn Whiting, an instructional coach and technology integrator for Brookfield Public Schools (CT), discussed ways to make in-school learning more engaging for today’s students. Many of them reported a priority realignment in which grade motivation has been replaced by a desire to focus on authentic “passion projects.”

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Additionally, documents such as PDFs, notoriously difficult to annotate online, should be dynamic and interactive. Embedded, Flexible Content This new learning environment has placed greater demands on teachers, making instructional time more precious. A robust LMS also ensures that content is easily accessible.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Frontline Human Capital Analytics , a recent addition to the HCM portfolio, added new data, analytics, and insights that provide quick views into key Absence, Recruiting and Hiring, Professional Learning Management and Central solution metrics, while providing more detail through drill-down capabilities.

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edWeb.net

APRIL 13, 2021

Dr. Pitre-Martin and her staff review health reports on their area to identify factors that may affect students’ ability to be competitive and reach their potential, and the administrators stay “keenly aware of adverse childhood experiences that could impact students’ ability to perform.” WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING. LISTEN TO THE PODCAST.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 5, 2016

On the administrator side , BloomBoard offers the ability to look at reports and recommend resources for professional development. Analytics provide insight into which professional development resources and topics are most popular. track teacher professional learning for credentialing or recertification (or salary schedules).

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edWeb.net

JULY 29, 2022

From the documentation of skillsets to the way that resumes are shared, there have been positive changes to the process that have allowed those searching for a job to make it easier for employers to find them. In their last report, Digital Promise includes information about an emerging Teacher Wallet that teachers will own and manage.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

As aspects of pre-pandemic life slowly emerge from nearly two years of masking, testing, and social distancing, educators are once again gathering at edtech conferences to experience the latest and greatest solutions, digital tools, and professional learning opportunities. Kami demonstrated its all-in-one digital learning platform.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

Once set up, the platform works hand-in-hand with OneNote Class Notebooks to provide a digital workspace where teachers can create collaborative classrooms, connect in professional learning communities, communicate with school staff, plan lessons, assign and grade homework, comment on work, and differentiate for student needs.

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Edthena

JULY 25, 2017

And somewhere within this busy schedule, teachers are also participating in professional learning to continually increase their effectiveness. Track all professional goals in one place. Commitments can be linked to content inside Edthena, but it’s also possible to document goals from other professional development experiences.

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