A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 27, 2022

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, we as leaders need to focus on elements of our job that impact student learning.

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 8, 2017

I was recently working on my slide deck for a three-day workshop that will take participants on an immersive experience into digital leadership and learning. My primary objective for all multiday workshops is to illustrate the vital role that technology can play in improving teaching, learning, and leadership.

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Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

Moreover, we now know that educators are learning in more ways than ever before—at traditional workshops and in-service days, but also online, from colleagues, from mentors, and through trial and error in their classrooms. Micro-credentials provide a promising pathway to personalizing learning for educators.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 12, 2018

While this exposure to robotics has been eye-opening to some parents of children at the school, it is right in line with the Horizon Report: 2017 K-12 Edition put out by the New Media Consortium and Consortium for School Networking (CoSN) last year. Wonder Workshop, Sphero, Ozobots — they all have lesson ideas on their web pages.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 29, 2019

K–12 schools are evolving their use of data analytics tools as pedagogies such as personalized learning focus on more immediate feedback and the “whole student.” . “We 29 workshop at the Future of Education Technology Conference. by Eli Zimmerman.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 16, 2017

After the Denver Zoo’s James Garcia, who had been seeking a way to help Peruvian scientists save the frogs, saw students present a robot they had built at a local workshop, he asked if they could construct an underwater model. Photo: Wayne D’Orio for The Hechinger Report. Photo: Wayne D’Orio for The Hechinger Report.

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Digital Promise

APRIL 29, 2019

Students have fewer barriers to learning when they can use their tablets or laptops not only to find homework instructions, read e-books, and share important information with their families, but to create and work on independent projects, research topics that interest them, and connect with subject experts.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 25, 2024

Each of the participating startups will receive up to $100,000 in AWS computing credits, hands-on workshops, an individually curated curriculum, business mentoring and technical guidance, insights from Amazon leaders and teams, networking opportunities with potential investors and customers, and ongoing advisory support.

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EdTechTeacher

APRIL 20, 2019

A core element of personalized learning involves tailoring students’ path and pace to their specific needs and interests. This practice is often coupled with the overarching philosophy of mastery learning, sometimes referred to as competency-based education. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Personalized Pathways – Curriculum Samples.

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User Generated Education

OCTOBER 7, 2017

Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, said in a statement, “Even high quality professional development must be directly relevant to the needs of teachers and genuinely improve teaching and learning.” What follows are the general guidelines I use to plan and structure my professional development workshops.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 17, 2021

This story is a part of Learning from Lockdown , a series about education solutions in the pandemic, produced in partnership with the Education Labs at AL.com , the Dallas Morning News , Fresno Bee and Seattle Times partnered with The Christian Science Monitor , Hechinger Report and Solutions Journalism Network. Robinson says.

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EdNews Daily

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

First, as schools adjust to the seismic shifts in society at large, increasingly teachers must demonstrate skills in inquiry, project-based learning, design thinking and supporting personalized learning through coaching and mentoring. Think ecosystems, not workshops. This is highly disruptive to the system.

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Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

During the first phase of this project – research planning and design – we worked with teams from seven EdClusters as well as network and learning science researchers to workshop research questions and develop research designs. Collectively, they form the basis for a shared research agenda for Education Innovation Clusters as a whole.

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Edsurge

JULY 16, 2019

Hafiz’s school even has a formal partnership with Yale’s Center for Emotional Intelligence through which teachers participate in professional development workshops. Learn more about this EdSurge Research project. For her, professional development workshops on whole child education from Yale weren’t enough.

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Edsurge

JULY 13, 2017

Connection to the standards: CIP connects to ISTE's Empowered Learner standard, which expects students to leverage technology to take an active role in choosing, achieving and demonstrating learning goals. Studio A: Designing Creative K-12 Project-Based Learning. conduct mini-workshops and are available for “office hour” consultation.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Key points: Current education trends point to personalization and accessibility Keeping up with current trends in education is essential for educators Learn more about K-12 Tech Innovation News In the dynamic landscape of K-12 education, several trends are shaping the way students learn and educators teach.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 30, 2018

Photo: Sharon Lurye/The Hechinger Report. NEW ORLEANS — A few years ago, with little fanfare or announcement, the New Orleans education system began a massive experiment that’s reshaping how kids learn across the city. Supporters in New Orleans say that, so far, personalized learning has been transformative.

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Edsurge

JULY 29, 2020

By comparison, the state of California reported a 12 percent chronic absenteeism rate among students in 2018-2019, representing 676,000 students. Department of Education reported that for the 2015-2016 school year, more than 7 million students —or 16 percent of all students—and 20 percent of high school students are chronically absent.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 7, 2020

This team of educators was part of the Fuse RI initiative , a fellowship program that teaches educators, administrators and local education agencies in the state how to integrate blended and personalized learning and technology practices into classrooms. I can’t imagine not having that support system,” Ramm said.

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EdTechSandyK

OCTOBER 12, 2009

The Personal Learning Network (PLN) that I''ve built on Twitter over the past couple of months has become an amazing resource for learning about what''s going on in the educational technology world. You should subscribe to the @spam Twitter account and report all spammers and pornos to them.)

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Edsurge

JULY 5, 2018

You’ll often find EdSurge reporters, researchers and other staff members at events like these, covering the latest news and emerging trends in education technology. EdSurge HigherEd also regularly hosts meetups and workshops on online learning and higher education technology.

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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. To compliment traditional means of professional learning, work to create or further develop a Personal Learning Network (PLN).

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Digital Promise

AUGUST 9, 2019

Combining AI and HI maximizes how educators can personalize instruction and empower learners to help them reach their full potential. We will discuss and define terms including personalized learning, whole child frameworks, and equity in school. Participants will also experiment with these technologies to tell their own stories.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 20, 2017

In one notable example of how little research plays into development, a 2015 report from The Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop found that of the 180 most popular literacy apps, more than 70 percent made no reference to any research or learning expertise concerning the product’s effectiveness. “We

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Edsurge

JUNE 11, 2018

Education is awash with efforts to personalize learning. But what does it mean for a company to personalize its support for the teachers who use its product? Teachers learned how to move their existing curriculum from Google Drive into collaborative Kiddom classes. She struggled to figure out what was going on.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 17, 2018

Through my research, I learned out about Youth Elevate and attended a week-long workshop over the summer. Erin Haley's students practicing yoga, Image Credit: Erin Haley Alternative Pathways to Progress After completing the workshop, I told practically every teacher I knew about it. Dealing with anger and emotions.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 29, 2017

They include learning activities, skill development, formative and performance tasks, and teaching tools. Redesign also produces publications and reports with in-depth looks at research-based models, programs and frameworks, along with its experiences with them.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 22, 2018

Feedback: One teacher in Northern California told my team that when her class started using personalized learning software, her students were “just click, click, clicking away.” So much of today’s educational technology supports students in mastering new skills and standards, but few tools facilitate inquiry- or project-based learning.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 10, 2017

Photo: Tara García Mathewson/The Hechinger Report. Anglin, who has led workshops for Math for America master teacher fellows seeking to better understand and implement the Next Generation Science Standards in their own classrooms, sees these three elements as critical to boosting student engagement in her class.

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Digital Promise

AUGUST 2, 2018

Reports from the field. Katrina Stevens, Director of Learning Science at the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, also shared a vision for how mature EdClusters can collaboratively design, evaluate, and scale promising tools and practices. REPORTS FROM THE FIELD. Personalized learning implementation. — Demetrius C.

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Digital Promise

OCTOBER 10, 2017

Attendees workshopped two new tools for EdClusters — an Asset Mapping Guide and Equity Audit, each of which grew out of two working groups EdClusters network partners have participated in over the past several months. MAKING AND STRENGTHENING CONNECTIONS. — Aubrey Francisco (@aubreyfrancisco) September 27, 2017.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 28, 2019

The mounting stress levels have sparked a trend of “resilience” trainings and workshops, which typically include yoga, mindfulness and meditation. About 8 percent of teachers leave the profession annually, and only half of those leaving retire, according to a 2017 report by the Learning Policy Institute, an education think tank.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 26, 2021

The profiles are part of the school’s embrace of personalized learning, which centers on the belief that a teacher lecturing at the front of a classroom is a bad fit for today’s students. Personalized learning has, in recent years, become one of the most talked-about trends in education.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 5, 2018

We hope you’ll join us both online and at many of the events that we’re planning: We’re excited to share that we’ll host our Immersion workshop for entrepreneurs just ahead of the ASU + GSV Summit in April. We’re ramping up more podcasts and webinars, an exciting fresh Fusion conference, deep research reports and our jobs board.

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eSpark

AUGUST 26, 2016

Google Docs are a powerful tool for writing workshops. This information determines the personalized learning activities students participate in throughout the year.”. I embed short video clips in Forms and ask students to give feedback, report their learning , and assert their opinions. Google Forms. “We

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 2, 2023

Despite my best efforts, I couldn't visit classrooms as frequently as I would have liked, and the feedback I provided in written reports could have done more to enhance teaching and learning both inside and outside the classroom.

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techlearning

MAY 22, 2018

Real-time data and in-depth reports help educators track student performance and guide instructional intervention. The mobile program has engaging reading practice opportunities, such as read alouds, guided reading, interactive writing, writing workshops, and reading workshops.

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